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| Posted: Mon Aug 19th, 2019 17:28 |
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blackfox
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Camera jungle is part of jessops , the others mentioned are all of the same ilk ,they buy in part exchange items then re.sell .. tbh no one would suspect that the particular lens I had was faulty till it was tested on b.i.f in the field .it was unmarked and looked in new condition .. It was sent next day by DHL and picked up again by them the day after I reported it faulty at no cost to myself . And apparently this is a common fault with these lenses .
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 03:59 |
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GeoffR
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blackfox wrote:Camera jungle is part of jessops , the others mentioned are all of the same ilk ,they buy in part exchange items then re.sell .. tbh no one would suspect that the particular lens I had was faulty till it was tested on b.i.f in the field .it was unmarked and looked in new condition .. I have never used Camera Jungle but I have used the others and I have reason to believe that they do more than a basic test of their products. Full marks for them in terms of service. The big difference however is that I have bought lenses in person rather than by mail order so I have been able to discover any problems before parting with any money. I appreciate that, for you, this isn't as easy as it is for me just outside London. I am also interested to hear that this particular lens has a known problem because I have been considering one to replace my AF 300 f4. I'll be thinking harder about that now.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 04:13 |
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jk
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Jeff, was your lens like this one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-300mm-f4-if-Ed-af-s/183916790829?epid=100030833&hash=item2ad24b842d:g:odYAAOSwwRtdUVer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 04:44 |
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blackfox
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yes Jonathon exactly the same but £100 cheaper and with free postage + 14 days approval and 12 months warranty caveat emptor
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 04:50 |
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blackfox
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yes Geoff its a well known fault on them , once the a/f motor gets noisy /grindy/ judders it will still take decent photos of static objects etc but you can forget b.i.f etc or fast moving vehicles .. the only way to confirm is to test in real world conditions .. the one I had a few years ago was perfect which obviously clouded my choice . I was also looking at the previous model the 300mm a/f why are you thinking of selling yours
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 12:39 |
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jk
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Did you ask about cost of changing AF motor?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 13:23 |
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blackfox
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No they did ask if I wanted a refund or repair though and I opted for a refund .. bit like buying a used car and the engine blowing up the next day . I,ll wait now till my finances change for the better and get the 500 PF , saying that I have been watching a mates results with the Sony A9 and 200-600 lens pretty impressive at 20fps . Enough to make me sit up and take notice
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20th, 2019 15:22 |
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jk
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There are no bad cameras, just one that suits you better than others. With the right technique you get the same result. You have the fieldcraft and expertise, go shoot, the equipment is just frills that distract. Lord knows I have enough equipment but I have stopped now. The results I get from my FX Nikons is only marginally better than my DX/APS-C Fujis. It is difficult to tell difference except there is slightly finer grain from the 45MP FX when compared to 25MP of DX.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21st, 2019 05:49 |
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GeoffR
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blackfox wrote:yes Geoff its a well known fault on them , once the a/f motor gets noisy /grindy/ judders it will still take decent photos of static objects etc but you can forget b.i.f etc or fast moving vehicles .. the only way to confirm is to test in real world conditions .. the one I had a few years ago was perfect which obviously clouded my choice . I was looking for something longer, the 200-500 was one possibility, but I then reasoned that an AF-S 300 f4 with a TC17 was slightly longer, and faster at 300. As I already have the TC17 it would have been cheaper too.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21st, 2019 06:31 |
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blackfox
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Still a good choice IF you have the time to seek out a good one .. but I would go with a seller that offers a years warranty .. watch out for noisy a.f motors .. and check it out on incoming b.i.f . The noise part is what let's me down as I have high frequency hearing loss
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