\he says in the introduction that If there is obvious damage he doesn't
count it as a failure.
Chris
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> 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?
> >
> > ----------------
> > :::: Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience. -- George
> Santayana
> > :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
> >
> >
> >
> >
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