This particular lens I would buy new (and I have, twice) because it is not known for being terribly robust and many have had problems. buy new if for no other reason than to get the one year warranty in case you get a lemon or in case you bump it too hard and the AF or the IS goes goofy.
Mike "Joe B." wrote: > > I've seen a 28-135 IS lens advertised as used, M-, for around 80% of what I'd pay >for a new one. But I wonder about and what might have happened to the lens with the >previous owner and the resilience of the electronic focusing and (especially) the IS >mechanisms. This is a much more complicated and hi-tech lens than anything I've owned >before and I don't have a feel for it in the same way as I would have with a >mechanical lens for a manual focus camera, where I know from experience that there is >nothing much to go wrong. Does it make any sense to consider buying this IS lens as a >used purchase with the above saving, or is it a (much?) better policy to buy it new? > > Joe B. -- Michael Shupe M.J.Shupe Photography Michigan Tech University www.northernlightsgallery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
