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New 100-400L, seagulls, and good Canadian price.

Started Mar 16, 2013 | Discussions thread
Tom Caldwell Forum Pro • Posts: 46,318
Re: New 100-400L, seagulls, and good Canadian price.

Kevin Jorgensen wrote:

Tom Caldwell wrote:

Kevin Jorgensen wrote:

Ember42 wrote:

thanks! Always good to know what the vulnerabilities of an expensive piece of kit are. I will have to develop my technique to avoid that failure mode.

I find it remarkable that you're taking advice from someone who had to ask you if it was the ''trombone'' as he put it. Canon doesn't make any other 100-400s, something I would have thought he knew. Take it from someone who uses this lenses every day, never heard of this problem, which is strange given its supposed to affect 10% of these lenses.............. and never had the problem. Go out and enjoy your lens, don't baby it.

''Oh you mean the f4.5-5.6 do you? Don't be so condescending. I was just checking that I was talking of a particular design that caused the potential problem. I should obviously have known otherwise I would not have launched into such a long winded explanation.''

Lol..............................no mate I'm talking about all the other 100-400s Canon makes! 1 in 10 huh, I would have thought the decimation of a lens model would at least warrant a mention on some of the review sites. Nope, can't find one! Some links would be good Tom.


Kevin,

Next time I need to buy a lens I will seek your advice, you seem to be very knowledgeable.

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