used L glass?

jeff lapoint · May 24, 2005

quick question for you guys:

how do you feel about the used L glass? i have no worries about buying from here as through your posts and prior sales i feel a sense of trust and familiarity.

i have decided to pursue the purchase of a 400mmL 5.6 after much debate for wildlife shots and well lit day sports (i didn blame anything on ya 'gus, but just in case MLW reads these, dont answer the door if you see a small japanese lady with her hand behind her back

)

anywho, there is one of these bad boys on the FM board right now($900 USD)...
i bought my 200mm off there and i have mixed feelings about its sharpness/contrast vs my old 70-200f4

any thoughts/advice on used expensive glass?

-j

wxwax · May 24, 2005

That's all I own. So, needless to say, I have no problems with it at all. A nice way to save a few hundred dollars.

jeff lapoint · May 24, 2005

thanks sid. i'll check the seller's feedback. i've also requested some photos taken with the lens. hope he doesnt think im being a P.I.T.A.

BridgeCity · May 24, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

quick question for you guys:

how do you feel about the used L glass? i have no worries about buying from here as through your posts and prior sales i feel a sense of trust and familiarity.

i have decided to pursue the purchase of a 400mmL 5.6 after much debate for wildlife shots and well lit day sports (i didn blame anything on ya 'gus, but just in case MLW reads these, dont answer the door if you see a small japanese lady with her hand behind her back)

anywho, there is one of these bad boys on the FM board right now($900 USD)...
i bought my 200mm off there and i have mixed feelings about its sharpness/contrast vs my old 70-200f4

any thoughts/advice on used expensive glass?

-j

All of my lenses have been FM'd... I have yet to have a bad experience with their forum.

jeff lapoint · May 25, 2005

400 5.6 L on the way! thanks for the advice guys.

-j

gus · May 25, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

400 5.6 L on the way! thanks for the advice guys.

-j

You wont regret it mate thats for sure...mine is always on my 20D.

Andy · May 25, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

400 5.6 L on the way! thanks for the advice guys.

-j

glad it worked out jeff!

Khaos · May 25, 2005

The only lenses I have that I bought new were because I wanted them now and was too impatient too wait for a used one to appear either here, FM, or one of the retail sites that sell used.

Stan · May 27, 2005

The FM site's main server has crashed, much better to stick with Dgrin :cry

jeff lapoint · May 28, 2005

its alive!!!
the beast has arrived! got it 1 hour ago and its fricken huge.

looks good so far and auto focuses P.D.F. worst part is i cant really take it out for a spin at the moment as i have 6 more hours of pathology lectures to get through today. i'll give it the full test tomorrow with jwear at bolsa chica wetlands. now about that morning fog screwing with my light....

gus · May 28, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

the beast has arrived! got it 1 hour ago and its fricken huge.

looks good so far and auto focuses P.D.F. worst part is i cant really take it out for a spin at the moment as i have 6 more hours of pathology lectures to get through today. i'll give it the full test tomorrow with jwear at bolsa chica wetlands. now about that morning fog screwing with my light....

Jeff a warning...i left my lens cap on at Yosemite & extened the hood...jammed the hood ROCK SOLID !! half way out. It is going back to canon to fix. Got the cap of with finger nails but that hood aint goin' nowhere !!

I cant believe that canon would make something that allows this to happen so i suspect that it has picked up a bit of felt inside or something. It can't be a design fault as sooner or later every one does it (or is it just me that forgets to remove the lens cap

)

Gus

jeff lapoint · May 28, 2005

Humungus wrote:

Jeff a warning...i left my lens cap on at Yosemite & extened the hood...jammed the hood ROCK SOLID !! half way out. It is going back to canon to fix. Got the cap of with finger nails but that hood aint goin' nowhere !!

I cant believe that canon would make something that allows this to happen so i suspect that it has picked up a bit of felt inside or something. It can't be a design fault as sooner or later every one does it (or is it just me that forgets to remove the lens cap )

Gus

Gus-

thanks for the warning man, almost did that very thing a minute ago in my excitement. hope you get it back soon. what service center does it have to go to?

gus · May 28, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

Gus-

thanks for the warning man, almost did that very thing a minute ago in my excitement. hope you get it back soon. what service center does it have to go to?

Mate i havnt sent it off as yet because i bought a good friend a drivers seat in a 450hp race car at a pro circuit which is a few weeks away & i dont want to be there without this lens. I had all my gear insured & if it isnt covered (you know the little clauses they draw out of the type) then im happy to drop some clams on it just to get it back to how it was. It does not affect the performance at all as the hood is half way out but it make it hard to put in that sexy white case.

Gus

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