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18-200 VR autofocus broke

I swapped my18-200 VR from my D40 and put it on my D70 today, taking my 18-70 from the D70 and putting it on the D40.

I then went to shoot the D70 with the 18-200 and… no autofocus. So I checked every possible switch on the lens and checked the settings on the D70 and nothing was wrong. I cycled the switches on the 18-200 and reseated the 18-200, no improvement. I put the 18-200 back on my D40, still no autofocus. Shit.

Where’s my local Nikon dealer located?

Here are some links about autofocus problems with this lens.

http://www.onexposure.net/forum.php?action=viewtopic&tid=1806&page=0

http://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=138&topic_id=1904#1905

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgwphotography/1385596731/

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50mm f/1.4 D Nikkor

Adorama credited my credit card last night for the 85mm f/1.8 I returned. They didn’t have the 50mm f/1.4 that I planned to order instead, so I ordered it from B&H. B&H shipped it this morning! Yay!

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Thinking while talking

I think well while talking. It’s not always the first thing that comes out of my mouth that’s the best, though. Sometimes it’s where the talking leads me, even if I’m monologueing.