Wallace, Brian wrote:
>
> I just got a Canon 50 mm 1.4 USM lens from B&H (of course), and there
> are two things that concern me. First, the focus ring is looser than any
> of my other lenses -- could that be because it's not a ring-type USM
> like my other lenses? It just seems so poorly dampened ... I dunno, it
> works and everything, but it just doesn't feel right. Also, when I mount
> the lens on my camera, the last bit of the turn is kind of rough --
> almost like there's some kind of grit between the lens and the camera
> body, but there isn't. All of my other lenses (I've owned six total)
> have slid easily into place.
>
> For those of you who also own the lens, does the loose focusing ring
> seem normal? And should I be concerned at all about the rough coupling
> between camera and lens?
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Is the ring lose when the AF is engaged? I have that lens and the
ring is easy to turn but I would not say lose. Does it move back and forth
or simply turns very freely? You can manually focus that lens after
the AF sequence with that lens.
Peter K
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