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Unacceptable reliability !

Started Aug 10, 2015 | User reviews thread
gaul Senior Member • Posts: 1,505
Re: Unacceptable reliability !
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Scott Larson wrote:

gaul wrote:

Scott Larson wrote:

Suave wrote:

And your sample size is?

I've personally broken two of them.

It doesn't just break the AF. You can't manually focus either.

Sorry for that Scott

But how did you do that?

My EF 50mm f/1.4 has been rock-solid for now

I don't know exactly how I broke the first one. When traveling to an event I discovered it had no MF and no AF. CPS fixed it for free because CPS was awesome in those days.

I know exactly how I broke the second one. I lightly bumped the lens on the camera against a wall while trying to get around someone. That's all it took. CPS charged me for that repair and now I never use the lens although I'm sure a lens hood would protect it.

Thx for the explanation Scott

I should use it with a lens hood too I guess

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