Nikon 200-500 AF Question

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fulltimewanderer said:
Ken, we’re back in the Tampa Bay Area for the winter. As large as this area is we only have one rather small camera store and it is about as far north as you can be and still be referred as the Tampa Bay Area. For us Orlando would probably be the closest for a nice camera store. So Bozeman kinda spoil’s us, still a bit of a drive but does spoil you.
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Yes, it is nice when we find stores that provide good customer service. Glazer's has been good to me over the years, as has Kenmore. I have picked up a number of used lenses from the former and been quite happy.

--Ken
 
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Replytoken said:
Dug out my 200-500 for an upcoming outing and tried it out with my Z6iii. I like the new AF modes that this body offers, but I am still seeing a behavior in the lens that it did when mounted to my D500 which I still do not understand. My recollection from all of my older DSLR bodies and AF lenses is that when the lens does not have anything in focus, it racks through the entire focus range before it decides that it cannot find anything to focus upon. Quite often, but not always, the 200-500 just sits there when it does not have anything in focus and I press the shutter button. Sometimes it will rack through the focus range and acquire focus, but often it just sits there even if I re-press the shutter button. I am not saying this is not normal behavior, but I just do not understand the logic of it. I can accept a lens that cannot acquire focus AFTER it racks through the entire range, but not even moving just doesn't make sense. Any thoughts?

--Ken
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Mine does that too🤷🏻‍♀️ and I have used it extensively on my D500 and now my Z8….
 
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