On 19/9/06, James McCauley, discombobulated, unleashed: > I recently bought a new 70-200L IS, but had to take it back today >because it was soft, slow to focus (especially on Al Servo) and had purple >fringing. I was told that a lot of Canon's lens problems could be due to >their not being able to keep up with demand. I was told that they've >recently opened a new factory to increase production, but as it takes up to >18 months to train staff to hand polish the L series glass elements, >standards may not be as high? The salesman said he's tested several 16-35L >lenses and found big differences in quality depending on batch. > I traded the dodgy 70-200IS for a 28-300 (my old non IS 70-200 has been >repaired, and is still better than the newer model). Fingers crossed this >lens isn't a pup too. > Any thoughts?
Was that a 2.8 lens or a 4 ? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
