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Dave, Your anecdotes are both scary & encouraging.  I've had mixed results from local Nikon & Sigma repair facilities, and from independent shops. You're lucky to know some trustworthy repair ...

Hi Tord, Nice shots! I'm hoping the replacement 70-300 CX will be sharp throughout, as the majority of them seem to be, according to folks on this forum.

Thanks, Sonyshine / Nikonshine. I figured that the loose VR component couldn't have been caused by improper mounting / unmounting, otherwise all such lenses would ultimately "break" in this manner. ...

I'd appreciate any comments on the following: I took my 70-300 CX to Nikon service a few weeks ago due to poor resolution on the left 10% of the frame (decentering) between about 70 & 120mm at ...