My Nikon 3400's kit lens(18-55mm) works fine when I take pictures at 18mm. But when I extend lens beyond that, the picture gets blurry(no clarity). Though I can focus on extremely close distances while using anything beyond 18mm, but cant take any landscape shots while zooming. I have tried switching from auto to manual focus. Tried to take pictures in proper light too. P.s: It all started after I tried to shoot in extremely low light condition.
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Try a different lens on the same camera, or try the suspect lens on a different camera, or both, to resolve whether it's a lens or camera issue. – user10216038 Oct 13 '20 at 15:50
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1Related: How do I diagnose the source of focus problem in a camera? The accepted answer also cover many possible causes, other than focus related problems, that can make pictures blurry. – Michael C Oct 14 '20 at 04:30
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1What exposure times (shutter "speeds") are you using? – Michael C Oct 14 '20 at 04:31
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What is the exact name of the lens? – Arji Oct 14 '20 at 13:56
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I can focus on extremely close
The closest focus a Nikon 18-55 should work at is about 25cm - that's about 10 inches.
If you can focus much closer than that it is a fault. It likely needs to be repaired or replaced.
Before going down that route try a factory reset on the off chance it is an odd computer issue (which seems unlikely, but these gadgets are quite complex computers now).
My Nikon 3400's kit lens(18-55mm) works fine when I take pictures at 18mm. But when I extend lens beyond that, the picture gets blurry(no clarity)
Again this suggests (to me) a physical fault with the lens.
It all started after I tried to shoot in extremely low light condition.
I cannot see how that would cause a problem. It could be a coincidence and the fault would have developed anyway.
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