Miha Valencic wrote: > > Hi! > > Wonder whether to buy 28-135 IS or not. I was testing it yesterday and was really > >impressed with it. But all these talk about malfunctioning scares me. I do not > want to buy a lens to have it repaired all the time. Nor do I want to buy a lens >that I > will have to treat it in gloves. > > So, are there any lens "abusers" :) that own a 28-135 IS and that is still working > as it should? >
Well, I probably don't qualify as a "lens abuser", but I sure don't "baby" my lenses. I dropped my 28-136 IS once accidentally from a height of about 50 cm. The result was a jam in the manual focusing ring. Because I thought the lens was damaged anyway, I forced the manual focusing ring and luckily this brought everything back to normal. Makes me think about the advantages and disadvantages of Polycarbonat vs. metal lenses. With a metal lens the focusing ring probably wouldn't jam as easily. But IF it was jammed, forcing it would not solve the problem ;-). The IS still works BTW. May have been luck - or it is not THAT sensitive as one might think. Another thing to consider: I had the lens hood attached when I dropped the lens, so this may have dampened the shock somewhat. Anyway, I have learned one thing from this accident: Don't throw your camera on the bed from too much height - or it might bounce and land on the floor :-) Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
