Heh, heh, heh -- that's exactly what happens when someone unscrews the wrong
part and looses the 300+ ball bearings in the zoom. It makes an unmistakable
sound -- all those little BB's falling all over the desk and floor....
(chortle! -- gawd, I love that lens! Beats the smell of napalm in the morning
any day)
james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I bought a 35-70 / 3.6 by mail order and just received the lens. I think
> that it is probably damaged, but want to be sure before taking it back.
> The first point is that the zoom ring stops about 2 or 3mm before the 70
> mark reaches the white indicator line. Secondly, moving the zoom ring
> towards the 50 mark starts to push the front elements out, but if I
> reverse the direction back towards 70 there's about 2mm of movement of the
> ring before the front elements start to move back in, as if there is some
> free play in the mechanism before it starts to do anything. Finally, with
> the lens at its most compact (focus infinity, zoom 70) I can move the
> front element in and out by about 1mm by holding the lens cap and applying
> gentle pressure.
>
> The lens is from Jessops' used department, a national UK chain, so there
> will be no problem in taking it back to my local branch. It would be good
> to know how the lens I have differs from a perfect example before I do.
>
> Thanks
>
> James
>
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