Thanks Rick, I've e-mailed KEH about a replacement/refund. Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 2:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Question for owners of FA 80-320/4.5-5.6 > > > 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 >
