Tamron Macro lens help!

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Permalink Reply by Fred on January 16, 2010 at 2:05pm

If you had looked in your manual you would see it means "No lens attached".
It is quite a common fault, to try and get you going make sure the lens is locked in the auto position.
Try cleaning the contacts on the lens with a very soft, lint free cloth. You could also clean the contacts on the lens mount on the camera. It should get it working

Permalink Reply by Sara on January 16, 2010 at 2:07pm

ok I'll try that. I wasn't able to find a place on the lens itself that lets me choose manual or auto so I'll try it.

Thanks again

Permalink Reply by Sara on January 16, 2010 at 2:27pm

I dont see anywhere that has an option to make it manual or auto focus

Permalink Reply by Fred on January 16, 2010 at 11:07pm

There must be something to change it from Auto to Manual, all lenses have them unless they are a manual lens. Your lens was discontinued in 1994 so there is not a lot of information about it. I still think it is bad contact. Can you try the lens on another camera?

Permalink Reply by Sara on January 16, 2010 at 11:14pm

yea I think im gonna try it on my 35mm..I didnt pay too much for it so hopefully it will work somewhere :(

Permalink Reply by Sara on January 17, 2010 at 9:36am

I had it set on the lowest aperature and it still didn't focus or anything.

Permalink Reply by John on February 2, 2010 at 8:55am

Hi Sara,
Just joined the forum, and read your thread. I also have the same problem with my Tamron lens, I have just contacted the supplier to return it. In my case the problem has got steadily worse since purchase in December.
Have you solved your problem? or is it still ongoing?

Permalink Reply by Sara on February 3, 2010 at 3:58pm

No I had a professional look at it and he said its not a nikon lens..wouldn't work on his camera either. So I'm pretty much stuck with it now haha

Permalink Reply by Gina on February 21, 2010 at 3:16pm

that's not a macro lens anyway. a true macro lens would have a fixed f-stop, not a 35-90. the tamron macro is a 90mm f2.8 lens. it has no zoom. it's like a prime lens, no range.
you need to check the compatibility of lenses when you buy them. not all lenses fit on any camera. that's why they make canon lenses and nikkor/nikon lenses and sigma, etc.

Permalink Reply by John on February 22, 2010 at 3:15pm

Hi Gina,
Sorry, Neglected to say that mine was the 90mm Prime Lens. It seems to be a problem with the actual fitting of the lens to the camera body. Will keep the site posted as to my outcome.

Cheers,

John

Permalink Reply by Gina on February 22, 2010 at 3:21pm

i know what you're talking about. mine is okay, but when i first got it, i felt like i was loosening a bolt when I tried to mount the lens/turn it. it has a VERY tight connection. hope yours is okay for a long time! :O)