Yatim-
Since you chose to ignore my previous reply completely, (you know,
the part where I inquired as to why you posted in the Canon SLR's
forum instead of Open Talk), and why you (especially as a person
who has spent so much time in the education field earning a PHD and
therefore would be viewed my the majority of people as highly
educated, someone to admire, etc.), would post a message with the
header "B&H sucks!", (which smacks of a youngster's style of
response), I must ponder this question (possibly only in rhetorical
terms), how can you be so sure that it was B&H who mucked with
((tasted? (see the pizza analogy post))) your lens?
Since you live half a world away from the company that sent it to
you, ANYONE (even Osama), may have been the one who fingered
(tasted) your lens along the way. I fear, you assume too much.
Once again, I submit that if there were actually something WRONG
with the lens, then I would sympathize with your perceived dilemma,
but you act as though you have been personally violated or
something (at least that's how I interpret your latest "Pizza
analogy" post), because, (as Johnny Carson would have succinctly
put it), your lens wasn't hermetically sealed in a mayonnaise jar
when you received it. You said it was not abused, or damaged, so
why not let it go? It's a camera lens, not a holy relic!!
Do you think that this perceived transgression will impact the
quality of your photos? After all, isn't this the reason why we all
have a passion for this art, why we spend so much of our hard
earned money on equipment (that performs as promised, even if
previously touched by someone else's hands) and why we (myself
included) spend so much of our own precious free-time responding to
these posts (even yours, my friend), that we read here?
Peace-
Gary Shepard
