Hello Stan, > the "loose front element" was part of the focusing system of that lens. I > pointed out that no other lens I owned, old, new or crappy had so much > wobble. Well, other Canon lenses have internal focusing, but > that's the way the 50mms are made, he said.
I have also the 50 1.4 and it has a little wobble, as has my 20-35 / 28-80 / 28-105 & 70-210. The only one that hasn't a wobbling front element is my 135 2.8 SF. You must take into account, that everything that has to move, needs play for that, and thus will be able to wobble. With internal parts, you will not notice it, but they will still do that. And with all the mentioned lenses I can take good pictures, so stop worrying and start making pictures :-) Drikus * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
