> > Most (if not all) of the L lenses I own have plastic barrels. There > are plastics and there are plastics if you get my drift. The plastic > L lenses mostly use the better quality stuff. >
OK, space age polymer instead of the negative connotation of "plastic". Agreed that plastic, I mean SAP when used at right places adds strength without the weight penalty of the metal equivalent. Plus SAP will more likely bounce back from an impact, metal would just dent or fracture. Back to scrapping up all the loose change around the house for that 1D.2 Ken * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
