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I use the v2 lens a lot, including on the tripod (for landscapes and similar) and handheld (wildlife, especially birds). I've found the lens to be a really solid performer with excellent image quality, and I'd buy one again immediately if something happened to my current version. For me the minuses are small and few in number:
1. The lens hood port thing. Yes, it does tend to open on its own. While it is mildly annoying it isn't a functional issue, since I virtually always have the hood in a position where the port faces down. In the small number of cases where it might be an issue I reflexively... slide it closed. (If you don't like the port and simply want it closed, a bit of glue or tape will solve that quickly.)
2. The rotating tension-lock ring is hard to reach when I reverse the hood for packing. Again, a pretty minor thing, since it is only a "problem" when I forget to lock it before putting the lens away!
3. Can't reach the zoom ring with the hood on the lens in reverse position. Not really a design flaw, but in the nature of this sort of lens.
4. In some situations there is noticeable vignetting, correctable in post if necessary.
5. The tripod foot and ring does seem sort of overly complicated, though I've had zero problems with mine despite heavy use.
Again, I like the lens a lot and rely on it.
Dan
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