walterh Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Hello I wonder if it is a "do it yourself" job or if it is a bit more complicated to fix a Series E 75-150mm Nikkor lens. The zoom creeps when tilting the lens up or down. It is the second edition. I do ok in fine mechanics but hate jumping springs and work without documentation. Is there an explosion drawing available? Thanks for your time. Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Live with it. Get used to it. Don't try to do anything and enjoy the lens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I got two small pieces of regular scotch tape on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbrain_ronny_perry Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I use a wide rubber band like off a stalk of broccoli, works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 So this is a "feature not a bug" ^^ or more seriously stated not unkommon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Isn't this E(conomy) lens made in the early 80's? It must be 20+ years old now...give it a break:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfa Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 A piece of electrical tape along the barrel cured it on mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_gifford Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Walter, yes, zoom creep is the nature of the beast with the Series E 75-150. I just live with mine... but if you wish to fix it, I have run across what seems to be a fairly elegant solution in various forum posts. Take a straight length of plain, unused Dymo brand self-adhesive label tape and apply it to the lens barrel longitudinally, which is to say running from near the aperture ring end directly toward the filter ring end. This will increase the effective diameter of the barrel, impinging on the underside of the zoom ring just enough to increase friction and stop the creep. Meanwhile, it looks nice and has a smooth nonporous surface so it doesn't attract crud or scuff or scar anything. The suggestions for applying a layer or three of electrical tape or other thinner types of tape should also function well, if not perhaps look as "finished." Be well, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 "It must be 20+ years old now...give it a break:P" Hey 20+ is no age for an Nikkor lens :-) I got older ones in good condition. But this zoom gives me the creeps ^^. I would like to "live with it" if I can convince the current owner that those modern zoom lenses are much better. Creep too but feel less cold cause made of plastic :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd peach seattle, washi Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 The friction in the zoom mechanism is just a felt strip rubbing on the tube. Even if you had the skills to tear it down and re-assemble, there really isn't a 'magic bullet' like heavier grease in the helicoids or anything. I used a strip of electrical tape on mine. Tightened it up a mite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 ...or get a small section of gaffer's tape. Use it to 'paste' the lens at the spot you want to use it__no sticky residue if you lift it up and reposition the tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbudway Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Interesting that so many people have this lens with the creep problem. I just picked one up from KEH a couple of weeks ago. They had two in "bargain" condition, one for $39 usd, the other for $89, so I called. The cheaper one had creep. I took the $89 lens and it is immaculate. I would call it like new. No creep what-so-ever. I guess I got lucky. I'll try to remember some of the advice given here if/when it starts creeping on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbudway Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Actually, maybe I wasn't so lucky -- I paid $50 for something that could have been fixed with a piece of duct tape or the rubber band from a bunch of brocolli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky2 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Walter, just buy three, and fix their focal lengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitaraman Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 "Hey 20+ is no age for an Nikkor lens :-)". Just a nerdish note. The lens is a Nikon E (for economy) lens, not a "Nikkor". Much was made of this back in the 1980s when this superb zoom lens and its E series siblings came out - the build quality was not supposed to be good enough to warrant the label "Nikkor". Suffice it to say that the Nikon E lenses of 20+ years ago easily outperform most other lenses in almost all areas of build quality. But lens creep has plagued this lens since the early days. Mine started creeping about 2 years after I bought it in 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky2 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Mani, those 20 year old E lenses out build most Nikkors today. I promoted my 75-150E Nikon to Nikkor level ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 What do you mean E for Economy! E is for Excellent, Extraordinary and Exquisite. Ok maybe I've gone too far with the last one. Yes, there is a problem with the creep. Oddly enough I use it as two primes. Either at 75 or at 150. Perhaps it is Economical after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_vink Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I bought a 75-150 with zoom creep but it tightened up soon after. I believe the lens came from a very dry climate. The higher local humidity caused the felt pad to swell slightly giving sufficient friction to hold the zoom ring in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Sorry Walter. Off the subject. Roland, I've tried to get to your site for a few weeks "photosynthesis.co.nz/" but all it says is "hello world" and that's it. some time ago I was able to get on and there is some really good info on lenses. Maybe it's my PC. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_vink Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Andy, You need to go to www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon to access my nikon pages. I had ideas of doing other things with my site but never got beyond "hello world". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Thanks Roland. Amazing amount of information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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