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Canon 70-300mm IS

  • 16-07-2007 10:45pm
    #1
    TelePaul
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    Buying the above on Thursday, have made up my mind and gotten the money together. Will probably get it in town for conveniences sake. Anything last minute I should know?


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  • #2
    440Hz
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    that it is a GREAT lens and you won't regret it! Only thing I regret is being so impatient that I bought it so quickly, and then the price dropped :( worth it though, I love mine. Which version did you go for? DO or no DO, that is the question! ;)


  • #3
    mdebets
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    There is actually one on offer at adverts.ie


  • #4
    Irish Wolf
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    440Hz wrote:
    that it is a GREAT lens and you won't regret it!

    +1

    It took me a little getting used to the IS - but it's a cracking lense..

    Just one thing - if you're buying it secondhand (which it doesn't sound like you are), be aware of the serial number.. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&keycode=2112&fcategoryid=216&modelid=11922


  • #5
    440Hz
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    mdebets wrote:
    There is actually one on offer at adverts.ie

    Know anything about that seller?


  • #6
    mdebets
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    440Hz wrote:
    Know anything about that seller?
    No, just seen thie earlier on.
    He was selling a 30D last month for his father. That's all I know about him.


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  • #7
    440Hz
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    mdebets wrote:
    No, just seen thie earlier on.
    He was selling a 30D last month for his father. That's all I know about him.

    And guitars and a load of other stuff. Right little seller it looks like! Hmmmm


  • #8
    TelePaul
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    Not going for the DO, can't afford it!


  • #9
    Irish Wolf
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    TelePaul wrote:
    Not going for the DO, can't afford it!

    Well, if anything I read before I bought my 70-300 IS, the price over performance of the DO vs. non-DO didn't justify the extra fork out..


  • #10
    TelePaul
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    Irish Wolf wrote:
    Well, if anything I read before I bought my 70-300 IS, the price over performance of the DO vs. non-DO didn't justify the extra fork out..

    Yeah the reviews on B & H reflected that.


  • #11
    440Hz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    Yeah agreed, pretty much every review I read said the same.


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  • #12
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    okay got the lens! Looks great. makes a soft gurgling noise when image stabilisation is turned on, I suppose that's normal yeah?


  • #13
    Irish Wolf
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    Yup - sounds about right.. it will also continue a few seconds afterwards if you don't follow through and take a framed shot.. (i.e. take your finger off the shutter release before you've taken the shot but after you've focused it..)


  • #14
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    Irish Wolf wrote:
    Yup - sounds about right.. it will also continue a few seconds afterwards if you don't follow through and take a framed shot.. (i.e. take your finger off the shutter release before you've taken the shot but after you've focused it..)
    Cheers mate, that seems right! Thanks alot!


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