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This time everything seems so far perfect
After I returned the last one, I got my money back and patiently waited for another one to turn up
I picked this up from Germany from a dealer with 12 months warranty. The first lens was in good shape, very good really but the jamming AF and subsequent returns were a nightmare.
This is as close to as new as I can see it's barely been used if you pulled it off the shelf and said this is new, you'd believe it
Also came with the warranty card, box, and case caps etc all spotless. But I intend to use it v collecting it.
The AF is entirely different to the first the squealing/grinding is absent, there is no play at all in the focus ring. I am starting to think the first one was "a repair attempt gone wrong". This one is really quiet (for a screw drive) and fast, the accuracy is bang on with AF
There is one reason I decided to tough it out and stick with A mount, this is that reason I was just blown away with the look it's as near to perfect as I've seen on a lens and far and away the best rendering I've ever seen on a 70-200mm or equivalent. Putting things into perspective, on E Mount I could buy a used 70-200mm F4 G for more than this cost, quite a bit more. Thanks but erm no thanks
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I still have the 100-200mm F4.5 and 70-210mm F4, they are all different but I like every one for it's unique look and appeal
I picked up a JJC case and screw in rubber hood too will show shots of those (just faster to pull it out the bag and leave the hood on even if it doesn't look quite as nice!)