On 1 Dec 2004 at 15:41, Keith Green wrote: > Gary Lawton wrote: > > > I'm trying to purchase the above Tripod Mount Ring for an EF 100mm 2.8 > > macro lens. WarehouseExpress have incorrectly ordered and shipped the > > Tripod Mount Ring A (B) - this is for the EF 200 f/2.8L lens. > > > > Can anyone give me a specific part number or further details for the > > correct tripod mount? I think it's the Tripod Mount Ring B that I require, > > but how will this be labelled on the box? > > Gary, > > Not to worry you, but in the 'Everything EOS' pullout in the September 2004 > issue of EOS Magazine, they show it as discontinued. > ie Greyed out, and no list price shown. > As it also fits the MP-E 65 lens, I don't see how it can be. > > The latest 300 f4 IS lenses, and others, are now supposed to come fitted > with this tripod ring, although when I bought mine 2 years ago (after the > changeover date) it was still the old style. > > Perhaps it is now counted as a spare part, and not an accessory.
Some distributors tried that in the past too, making you order it as a constellation of spare-parts, not an assembled item: http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_trip.htm (current thread also added) -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
