Dust in 105mm VR

[lunas]

I just discovered that there is a gap between the rear element of the lens and the corners...that are not sealed with the rear elements in the 105mm VR.

Hence, all the time I have been blowing dust away, not knowing the gap..hence there are quite a few particles of dust in the lens already..

Guys, try to use a lens pen instead...

[vinzlee]

Thanks for the tips dude... me olso own same len... hope you can get the dust off your prime len.

[lunas]

Originally Posted by vinzlee Thanks for the tips dude... me olso own same len... hope you can get the dust off your prime len.

Can't get it off already...unless I send it to NSC

[psychobiologist]

yeshh!!.. its a total IF mechanism, so if you dont need to, dont blow... and dont wipe too much.. nano coat :P~

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by psychobiologist yeshh!!.. its a total IF mechanism, so if you dont need to, dont blow... and dont wipe too much.. nano coat :P~

Nano crystal coat only on the last element lah.. So don't wipe the rear element too much..

[lunas]

Originally Posted by lsisaxon Nano crystal coat only on the last element lah.. So don't wipe the rear element too much..

Then cannot wipe too much and cannot blow...wah headache...maintaining the 105mm VR isn't easy..How ?

[psychobiologist]

Originally Posted by lunas Then cannot wipe too much and cannot blow...wah headache...maintaining the 105mm VR isn't easy..How ?

handle it with love and care


most of the time when i remove the lens i'll cap it almost immediately

cam body nvm.. cuz easier to clean than lens though

[CYRN]

Originally Posted by lunas Then cannot wipe too much and cannot blow...wah headache...maintaining the 105mm VR isn't easy..How ?

Lenses are supposed to be "maintenance-free". unless kenna oil or stains then clean it. Dun need to bother with dust if it dun affect pic quality.

Once in a long while, send the lens for servicing can liao. Not only to clean but to lubricate the internals.

[catchlights]

Originally Posted by lunas Then cannot wipe too much and cannot blow...wah headache...maintaining the 105mm VR isn't easy..How ?

just buy another body for this lens, so as long you don't dismount it, mean don't need to wipe, don't need to blow.

[zac08]

Originally Posted by catchlights just buy another body for this lens, so as long you don't dismount it, mean don't need to wipe, don't need to blow.

Wah.. power, so a D300 or a D3?? Got live-view... good for macros rite?

[rvxing]

See link for pic of VR 105mm lens, about where the Nano Crystal Coat is, is right at the end of the link, so scroll down to the end and also extract from Nikon about NCC.

http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...8_if/index.htm

Nano Crystal Coat is an antireflective coating that originated in the development of NSR-series (Nikon Step and Repeat) semiconductor manufacturing devices. It virtually eliminates internal lens element reflections across a wide range of wavelengths, and is particularly effective in reducing ghost and flare peculiar to ultra-wideangle lenses. Nano Crystal Coat employs multiple layers of Nikon’s outstanding extra-low refractive index coating, which features ultra-fine crystallized particles of nano size (one nanometer equals one millionth of a mm). Nikon now proudly marks a world first by applying this coating technology to a wide range of lenses for use in consumer optical products.