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70-300L change of mind

Started Oct 5, 2014 | User reviews thread
Timbukto Veteran Member • Posts: 4,988
Re: 70-300L change of mind

kevindar wrote:

Timbukto wrote:

kevindar wrote:

its interesting that you quoted me without properly reading what I wrote, and then proceeded to correct a mistake which was not there Read it again.

Sorry, my mistake. Still I kind of see the 70-300 non-L not lasting in wildlife shots like the pictures he have shown (well if you baby it even in the outdoors it should be ok, but lenses shot by wildlife shooters typically aren't the type of lenses that you can sell on ebay or CL as mint condition)

I had one too...I think the biggest potential point of failure on the non-L is that its probably the largest lens I've ever owned that still utilizes front element/cam rotation on focus.  I think that might be a point of failure but that is just pure speculation on my part.  50mm 1.4 has a bad reputation for AF failure and it has a slightly protruding lip that is coupled to its AF motor.  The 70-300 non-L in comparison has a huge rotating cam that may be coupled to its AF motor and like the 50mm 1.4 it uses a cheaper grade of USM (gear based?) compared to many L Ring USMs.

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