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Great range, poor performance

Started Sep 26, 2015 | User reviews thread
petrock Regular Member • Posts: 207
Re: Great range, poor performance

petrock wrote:

I got 15-85 for my T2i. I found that it had a bad problem with blurriness in the right quarter, particularly in the 16mm-to-35mm range. In manual focus, it varies depending on whether you reach focus clockwise or counter-clockwise. Also, if the lens/camera is rapped onto the open palm, the next images can improve, but not predictably. My guess is that a lens element, or the IS unit, is loose.

Sent it Canon on warranty and was told 'looks good to us'. It's now out of warranty, so my only choice is to send it into Canon for repair, on my own dime. Any suggestions on this ?

Correction of my above post: I said "In manual focus, it varies depending on whether you reach focus clockwise or counter-clockwise."

It's been awhile since I've played with the lens. What I should have said was "It varies whether you reach your zoom setting clockwise or counter-clockwise." Sorry.

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