Could be but I thought his point was wear. But I'd have to read it
again to be sure.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/9/2012 10:13 AM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> One interesting observation is that
>> large, fast lenses have higher repair rates than their slower brethren.
>> The highest frequency of repair items tend to be big, f/2.8 and really
>> big f/4 zooms. I guess AF motors and drive gears suffer the effects of
>> moving large masses.
>
> Might this be because they are dropped more often, and/or their higher mass
> causes more damage even if they are dropped at the same rate as smaller
> lenses?
>
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