Archive 2012 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

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p.1 #1 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

The plastic filter thread. For a lens that costs $2300 and has an L on it, the filter thread must be made of metal. Kudos to Ken Rockwell for pointing this out.

Sep 22, 2012 at 09:01 AM

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p.1 #2 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

Sep 22, 2012 at 09:20 AM

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p.1 #3 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

Seriously? The distortion may be a dealbreaker for some, but a filter thread is not.

EBH

Sep 22, 2012 at 09:38 AM

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p.1 #4 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

It's OK, guys, he's from Portland.

Sep 22, 2012 at 09:39 AM

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p.1 #5 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

Your loss, I guess. The Mk II is a phenomenal lens.

There is a practical reason why Canon made this change. Plastic does not gall to metal filter rings, unlike metal filter rings. How many people have experienced stuck filters?

Sep 22, 2012 at 09:47 AM

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p.1 #6 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

I far prefer metal threads on lens for the long run. Almost all the lenses I have had problems with have the plastic rings.

EBH

Sep 22, 2012 at 10:27 AM

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p.1 #7 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

I prefer metal thread too, but I don't have any problem with the plastic thread in my 100L.

Still, $2,300 is kinda too much. If it had IS, maybe I would have been an early adopter. Since it doesn't, I'll wait until I can find one for around $1,700 or so.

Sep 22, 2012 at 10:39 AM

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p.1 #8 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

I could probably live with the plastic threads, but I will never purchase this lens for anything close to $2300 no matter how good it is, and I shoot for a living.

Sep 22, 2012 at 11:44 AM

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p.1 #9 · 24-70mm II deal breaker

I've had problems with both plastic and metal threads before. I prefer metal.

I'll be looking to buy this lens once the price drops to below $2k. I think that might be a while.

Sep 22, 2012 at 11:52 AM


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