Not to rub salt in the wounds, but hoods that screw onto the lens body rather than onto the front elements that move forward and backward are much better in absorbing shocks.
Take it as your opportunity to buy a 50mm f/1.4 or Mark I! Karen At 5:08 PM +0400 2/20/02, David Magradze wrote: >ノbut I hoped my 50mm f/1.8 Mk2 would last longer. It fell apart after it hit >my carユs door. I bought it last summer and was so happy with it. I know I >canユt demand 80$ lens to be very durable, but Canon couldユve made it >better >built. It really wasnユt a hard hit, you can tell it by dent on the lens cap >(it is hardly notisable). Whole front element (one that moves back and >forward) fall off. Oh, that was painful. But I donユt blame lens, I blame >Canon, they couldユve made it a bit stronger. >Now I plan to buy a new one (still), and my ski boots must wait till next >winter :) >Poor Mk2! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
