I've owned two (the first one drowned), and both were fairly "tight"--nothing like that much play. Send it back.
Rick --- Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:49 PM > To: PDML > Subject: Question for owners of FA 80-320/4.5-5.6 > > > I bought this lens about a week ago and am > reasonably pleased with it from > 80 to about 200mm. > From 200 on the forward-most section has A LOT of > play. > With it set at 320mm and focused as close as > possible (longest extension) > very gentle pressure on the very front by the filter > threads will deflect > the front over 5mm. > Just turning it from right side up to upside down > will allow the front > element to "flop" a bit over 2mm. > Would those of you who own this lens please tell me > if this is normal or > unusually "sloppy"? > The images are OK but when looking thru the > viewfinder on the D this amount > of movement is clearly obvious to the eye. > I had to mount the camera on a regular Bogen 3030 > panhead because my > favorite, the 3025 "3D" head actually let the front > of the lens "shiver" > when the shutter fired. This was using "mirror > prefire" mode with the self > timer! > This was clearly evident as image blur. The narrower > AOV on the D makes it > even more apparent. > > I am trying to sort out the lenses I will actually > use from those I simply > won't be able to trust when it really counts. > I've just purchased a Sigma EX 50/2.8 Macro and a > Tamron Di 28-75/2.8 zoom. > (Bought the Sigma from a list member and it is > awesome, the Tamron was > purchased at the recommendation of several PDML > folks and though I don't > have it yet I'm sure it will be a joy to use also.) > Compared to these and some of my other "better" > lenses the 80-320 seems > awfully sloppy. > > TIA > Don > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
