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Yes - it's the AF-S with 77 mm thread with a US serial number. I bought it in 2014. It seems to be working consistently now thank goodness.

Good thinking - I was in too much of a panic to think of that.

A couple of days ago I reset my D850 for AF-ON focus and shutter to release only. The lens on it at the time was the f2.8 24-70 mm. Yesterday I had to take a portrait and the lens would not autofocus - I didn't have time to mess around with the settings, so I used manual focus and got the shot I wanted. Today, I reset all the controls to factory default (including the shooting banks) and it still would not focus. Just on the off-chance a problem had developed with that lens, I tried with a couple of other lenses, and autofocus worked!. I put the 24-70 mm back on, and it was still not working. I switched everything off for maybe 5 minutes, came back to the camera, gave it one last try, and autofocus was now working on the 24-70mm. Has anyone else had this experience or maybe could explain it to me?

The process is explained in a youtube video - - I imagine it applies to most cameras providing you can obtain the part. I am not sure I would like to attempt this myself for fear of damaging the display. The process shown is probably much the same as the Nikon techs would use but if you send it to them it would be insured against any damage they might cause. I have been using the commercially available screen protectors mentioned by other correspondents. When these crack, as mine have, they are easy to replace and the LCD is not damaged.

Agree with donbright above. I have had my XT-2 for about the same amount of time - 9 months. I took it with me to Berkeley earlier this year (A week in Berkeley - April 1-10, 2017) and then to the South of France in the summer Avignon and Environs June 20-July 5 2017). I have never felt an emotional connection with my cameras in the past - mostly considering them for their utility - how well they work in the situation. This camera I find I actually love, for the handling, for the color processing of the photos, for the ease and simplicity of use in full manual, for the beautiful fujinon lenses. I graduated from the Fujifilm XM-1 to the XT-2. I bought the XM-1 for its retro feel and look and the price. It seemed to be a nice entry point for a light weight travel camera. It convinced me of the quality of Fuji products and was the reason I bought the XT-2 with its higher resolution and better specs all round. Really a wonderful little camera.

I ordered a D850 body from Amazon on Aug 26 and received it on September 26. I am sorry to hear that others have had to wait so much longer. Just want to say that this camera is exceptional in the photos it produces. Dynamic range, focus, everything is better in my hands with this camera than with my D810. I shoot under a very wide range of lighting conditions and have never been disappointed with the output. The Live View interface is so much better and I find that the movable screen is a welcome improvement when shooting in Live View. The camera just feels right in my hands - the improved shape of the body, providing better grip for the right hand probably explains that. I am still not used to the new ISO button, but presumably that won't last. On the negative side I found that some of the button assignations were less than intuitive. For example, to display the meter on the Live View screen you have to press the OK button. Why? However, this is a camera I have rapidly come to love, in spite of certain Nikon eccentricities. Worth the wait.

Japanese beetle with Nikon D810 and Micro-nikkor 70-180 mm at f5.6 - more detail with this macro than I was able to get with more conventional lenses but fearsomely difficult to stop motion blur.

<p>It's raining, night has fallen, and there is an accident emergency on our street. The local fire engine pulled up outside our house.</p><div></div>

<p>One man and his dog in a canoe (Neshaminy Creek, Bucks County, PA)</p>

<p>One man and his dog in a canoe (Neshaminy Creek, Bucks County, PA)</p>

<p>One man and his dog in a canoe (Neshaminy Creek, Bucks County, PA)</p>

<p>Heron in flight at Wisley Gardens, UK</p><div></div>

<p>A new striker...</p><div></div>

<p>The church organist.</p><div></div>

<p>I learnt a lot from these responses - I certainly don't have the experience of these contributors - but I would like to add that I have been using the D810 (and the D800) for wildlife photography handheld for quite some time now with a variety of lenses, including the new 200-500 mm and even with heavier lenses like the f2.8 300 mm and have been very satisfied with the results. I also own the 800 mm lens but, even with a very good tripod and a remote trigger I have not been entirely satisfied with the D810 results. The other camera backs suggested may be more optimal for you however if you want to focus mainly on wildlife photography.</p>

<p>Just for fun this is a "macro" taken with the new 200-500 mm inexpensive Nikon telephoto.</p><div></div>

<p>Dancers in the street.</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks for all the good suggestions and good wishes. I am excited about using this, though it is heavy. However, I have managed to use the 80-400 without too much stress and obtained some nice shots even when using the additional TC1.4x with this lens. Here in Pennsylvania it's fine Fall photography weather. I hope it's the same for you where you are.</p>

<p>I wanted to buy the new NIKKOR 200-500 mm zoom but missed the first batch and so waited for B&H and Amazon to refill their stock. Amazon initially reported that it was out of stock and only obtainable from third party suppliers at twice the recommended Nikon price. So I waited. Eventually Amazon reported that it was available on Prime but for approximately $1800 which of course I was not prepared to pay.<br> Normally I order on my PC, but late one night I was trying to get to sleep reading a book on my iPad when I decided to try Amazon there. I wasn't logged in to Amazon with my user name, and instantly a price of $1396 was revealed and the lens was available for immediate shipping on Prime. I wonder if the searches on my PC where I automatically login to Amazon as a known user affected the price they were asking and when I logged on as an unknown on my iPad I got the right price? Just a thought.<br> By the way I received and registered the lens today and found that the serial number was not one of those lenses needing to be fixed. Also, at least on my PC, the only examples of this lens available on Amazon are from third party suppliers, described as 'used' for $1,104. I wonder if these are lenses needing the firmware fix.<br> Still haven't heard back from B&H.</p>

<p>Páramo leader explains the history of the charango (South American folk guitar)</p><div></div>

<p>Turtles sunbathing right in the middle of the Delaware on the PA-NJ border line somewhere between New Hope and Washington Crossing.</p><div></div>

<p>Coreopsis in Tyler Park, Newtown PA</p><div></div>

<p>Outside Newtown PA United Methodist Church.</p><div></div>

<p>In the Bucks County Children's Museum New Hope.</p><div></div>

<p>Transport railcar at Radegast rail station - Memorial museum of the Holocaust - Łódź, Poland</p><div></div>