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Re: [OM] LensRentals.com - Lensrentals Repair Data: January ? July 2012

Subject: Re: [OM] LensRentals.com - Lensrentals Repair Data: January ? July 2012
From: "List, OM" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:12:22 -0800
Perhaps the big fast lenses are used by pros ... used more often and
willing to take risks to get "money" shots.

jeff keller

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Thanks, Chris.  I remember that point now.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 11/9/2012 4:40 PM, Chris Weir wrote:
> > \he says in the introduction that If there is obvious damage he doesn't
> > count it as a failure.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> Could be but I thought his point was wear.  But I'd have to read it
> >> again to be sure.
> >>
> >> Chuck Norcutt
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/9/2012 10:13 AM, Jan Steinman wrote:
> >>>> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>
> >>>> One interesting observation is that
> >>>> large, fast lenses have higher repair rates than their slower
> brethren.
> >>>> The highest frequency of repair items tend to be big, f/2.8 and really
> >>>> big f/4 zooms.  I guess AF motors and drive gears suffer the effects
> of
> >>>> moving large masses.
> >>>
> >>> Might this be because they are dropped more often, and/or their higher
> >> mass causes more damage even if they are dropped at the same rate as
> >> smaller lenses?
> >>>
> >>> ----------------
> >>> :::: Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience. -- George
> >> Santayana
> >>> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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