[frostbear]

Apologies for sensationalist title, but when using a Nikon 18-100 VR zoom lens attached to a 3 week old D40 a bizarre phenomenon became apparent. When using the zoom ring to adjust the lens, a veritable torrent of air scooshed into my eye! A search of the web brought up a few similar instances, but not many. This phenomenon also occurs with the kit lens, albeit in a less spectacular fashion.

As a result, Currys have agreed to collect the camera and give a refund. I'm hoping I can still score my thirty quid cashback! Another, more expensive result, is that I've gone and ordered a D300 body only plus the cheapest photo paper - this allows a hundred quid off offer online to trigger, giving me the D300 for £904.

I'd be very grateful if any D300/18-200 users could reassure me that the viewfinder is sealed tight!

PS. nightmare getting the 18-200 from purelygadgets, got eventually from AJ Purdy - great service, and price (429) but states Netherlands on lens warranty despite saying UK stock only on their website.

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by frostbear

When using the zoom ring to adjust the lens, a veritable torrent of air scooshed into my eye!

Surely this is a feature rather like sensor cleaning but relating to your eyeball!

And since you've now gone ahead with a more expensive D300, I'm thinking Nikon will make it a feature on all their cameras!

[frostbear]

Originally Posted by Markulous

Surely this is a feature rather like sensor cleaning but relating to your eyeball!

And since you've now gone ahead with a more expensive D300, I'm thinking Nikon will make it a feature on all their cameras!

lol, let's hope not!

[Dave]

Now I've heard of some extravagant reasons for upgrading , but this takes the biscuit

[tomu]

I have a D300 and an 18-200mm VR - no hurricane here Also used the lens on a D40 without the problem too...

As for saying Netherlands on the warranty slip, that's as its a European model, so warranty will be honoured without a problem. Both my 18-200mm VR lens and SB-800 flash have European slips, while only my D300 and D100 bodies and the 24-85mm f2.8-4 lens have UK warranty slips. Lens warranties should be worldwide anyway (but from what I understand you have to get fixed in the country/region that it originated from, but I might be wrong so hopefully someone can clarify this).

Also, it's good that you didn't get your lens from purelygadgets, as when I spoke to them about buying the SB-800 from them they said all their stock is imported, hence the cheap prices and them offering an "18 month extended" warranty - you get no manufacturer warranty.

Hope that helps

[frostbear]

Dave, any excuse

Tomu, thanks for your reassurance and other information. Trading Standards are on the case of Purelygadgets, although to be fair they have now refunded my money after 4 weeks of bull and breath-taking levels of deceit. A truly horrible company to deal with. If you want grey imports, far better to go to the Far East companies directly.