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NEW 24-70mm f2.8ii Zoom Ring "Ticking" While Zooming

Started Oct 21, 2013 | Discussions thread
OP dsc888 Forum Member • Posts: 97
Re: NEW 24-70mm f2.8ii Zoom Ring "Ticking" While Zooming

Buchanan wrote:

anand71 wrote:

Good for you. Unfortunately I am waiting on the new exchange lens from B&H and dont get to pick the batch/year. I saw in invoice the new one I am getting on exchange also starts with 03.... serial (and last four digits are an earlier number compared to the one I RMA'ed) which tells me its Mar 2013 batch again and I am pretty sure its going to have the same "ticking" issue

Man just wish the zoom was as quite and smooth as my other L...I hope this "ticking" doesn't turn out to be an issue once the warranty expires!

Anand

When I got home last night I listened for the tick in the 24-70 I received earlier this week. Sure enough it was there. Forgot to check if it is an 03 ser #, will look tonight. Also the zoom is not as smooth as my 24-105 or either of my 70-200 lenses. While I haven't extensively tested it yet I did some comparison shots against my 24-105 and it isn't blowing it away in the sharpness department.

Yup, that was what I had and was why I started this thread. My replacement is tick/click free but it is an October 2012 unit. And the zoom ring is smoother like my 24-105. It was obvious on the first turn of the zoom ring when I took it out of the box. A good 24-70 should be sharper at f2.8 and have more contrast than a 24-105 at f4. Just make sure you test it scientifically with the camera body mounted on a tripod and taking a few shots to compare with and not just one. And do it at several focal lengths from infinity to MFD.

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