So, I thought I would attempt to fix this myself and donate this lens to my edification. Plus, I’m probably going to be buying a Nikon 14-24mm AFS f/2.8 G ED in the near future (donations graciously accepted) which would relegate the prime 20mm lens to back-up duty. I didn’t want to waste my time or money with having the lens “repaired” by Nikon or a service center since the problem would most likely return. I pulled then lens off and noticed the lens stayed wide open at f/22. I pressed the Depth of Field preview button (DOF) and nothing happened (the viewfinder should darken as the aperture stops down). I took a photo with the lens and noticed it was extremely overexposed. Īnd just recently my 20mm developed the same problem which is where we are at now. Now the lens is again developing the oily residue although I haven’t had any symptoms yet.
I sent it in for repair and it came back with clean blades and worked for a little while but developed the problem again and was sent in again. My 35mm 1:2.0D developed this problem in 1999 after only a couple of years. This means Nikon’s design and/or production methods are substandard for these lenses. And sometimes the blades become oily even if the lens is properly stored. Once the oil is on the blades, the aperture can be slow to close which causes overexposed images or the blades will not close at all which means you can only shoot properly exposed images wide open (maximum aperture). The oil originates from the grease used to lubricate the focusing mechanism and if the lens is subjected to excessive heat or stored with the rear facing down then the oil works its way onto the blades which make them stick. Most lenses can develop this problem, but these three lenses (as far as I know) are the most problematic in Nikon’s line of lenses. This lens, along with the AF 35mm 1:2.0D and the AF Micro 55mm 1:2.8, is more prone to develop oil residue on the aperture blades than other lenses. How to disassemble and reassemble a Nikon AF 20mm 1:2.8D lens in order to clean sticky aperture blades
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