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AFS Nikkor 18-135 mm lens when the focus blurs time i objects at a distance (10 meters), no autofocus, too?
Nikon D40 18-135mm lens. In automatic mode, the non-self-centeredness.
Review AF switches on the sides of the lens and camera mount (two). If it is set to "M", switch to "AF". I turned off the AF in my cameras and lenses for special situations and sometimes they forgot to swtich back to AF. Hope this is helpful.
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