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- From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au
- Subject: Re: EOS 80-200 f/2.8L (was Re: Changing N8008 for the new Canon?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.205225.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- Sender: news@cujo.curtin.edu.au (News Manager)
- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1992Nov16.090512.15805@sequent.com> <2830@tau-ceti.isc-br.com> <robert.722059049@labtam>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:52:25 GMT
-
- In article <robert.722059049@labtam>, robert@labtam.labtam.oz.au (Robert Groom) writes:
- ...
- > Mine broke due to a small flaw in the moulding.
- > I put this down to plain bad luck since I have never had (or heard of)
- > any similar problems with this or any other EF L series lenses.
- >
- > BTW it took Canon Australia nearly two months to repair it - they had
- > to get a new switch sent from Japan! :-(
- >
-
- Well done Canon Aus, 3 flights a DAY from Tokyo, and they take 2 *MONTHS*?? to
- get a thumb sized item in!!! For all the noise they make about their rugedness
- and professional appeal...
-
- BTW, the 80-200L is explicetly mentioned as having an all metal barrel in the EF
- lens rag.
-
- ~Paul
-
-