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Canon EF 100-400mm L Lens
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Metal mount, its a very strong lens.
It has to be its big and heavy too but takes great pictures. "Thumper the cat" wrote in message news:cdhtc19pnr0n7ttqio1m3m77au0k9i2qf5@ 4ax.com... Could anyone tell me if this lens is a plastic mount or if it is a steel mount. I have a feeling that one of the eastern stores (NY) is selling me a bill of goods and attempting to boost the price... Larry ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"Thumper the cat" wrote in message ... Could anyone tell me if this lens is a plastic mount or if it is a steel mount. I have a feeling that one of the eastern stores (NY) is selling me a bill of goods and attempting to boost the price... Working on the assumption that you are talking about the Canon made 100-400 f4.5-5.6 L IS here. It is an outstanding lens. There is only one version of this lens, and it is a metal mount. All L lenses are metal mount. All L lenses have exceptional build quality. A regular price for this lens is in the $1400 USD range, plus or minus a bit. The lens is a push-pull design, and some people do not like that kind of thing, but I think it works very well on a lens of this size. Without it it would not be possible to zoom and focus at the same time. It also makes it possible to zoom or focus while keeping your hand directly under the lens, providing the best possible stability. C! |
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"Thumper the cat" wrote in message ... Could anyone tell me if this lens is a plastic mount or if it is a steel mount. I have a feeling that one of the eastern stores (NY) is selling me a bill of goods and attempting to boost the price... Larry Trust me, it has a steel mount, that "plastic mount" garbage is classic bait and switch... -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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Steel Mount
Nice lens, bit heavy for what I shoot but it worked nicely at the Indy 500 JS "Thumper the cat" wrote in message ... Could anyone tell me if this lens is a plastic mount or if it is a steel mount. I have a feeling that one of the eastern stores (NY) is selling me a bill of goods and attempting to boost the price... Larry |
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On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:43:08 -0700, "Skip M"
wrote: "Thumper the cat" wrote in message .. . Could anyone tell me if this lens is a plastic mount or if it is a steel mount. I have a feeling that one of the eastern stores (NY) is selling me a bill of goods and attempting to boost the price... Larry Trust me, it has a steel mount, that "plastic mount" garbage is classic bait and switch... I also received a reply from Canon saying that this lens is only available in a metal mount. So this is not "bait and switch" its just outright fraud ! Two different places tried this number on me. One of them quoted a $120, premium for the metal mount which would have made their price pretty much on a par with most of the dealers; B & H etc. And both of these dealers show up on any of the price comparisons through Google. Anyone want thei names just say so... Thumper |
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Thumper the cat me wrote:
I also received a reply from Canon saying that this lens is only available in a metal mount. So this is not "bait and switch" its just outright fraud ! Two different places tried this number on me. One of them quoted a $120, premium for the metal mount which would have made their price pretty much on a par with most of the dealers; B & H etc. And both of these dealers show up on any of the price comparisons through Google. Anyone want thei names just say so... Save yourself future grief. I give you the First Rule Of Buying Camera Stuff: Get it at B&H. Period. -- Jeremy | |
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