Lens Fault

[Birdsnapper]

Ever sinse I bought my new 200-500 zoom the weather has been aweful. Is this a common fault, or should I send the lens back for re-adjustment?

[yelvertoft]

Try doing some indoor shots with it. I don't know what the min focus distance is, or how big your rooms are but hey, I'm assuming you have a tripod, give it a go. Not kidding, you can take some good abstracts of everyday objects. I did this when I got my 135-400 for Christmas last year, it was grotty weather then too.

If nothing else, it will help pass the time until the weather clears. Moving all that furniture out of the way so you can put the tripod in the far corner of the room, therefore allowing you to take a close up picture of the cat in the opposite corner, will take a long time. It'll take even longer to get the cat in the right place. The days will fly by! It'll be spring before you've managed to get the picture you were thinking of. The weather will be so much better by then too.

[nirofo]

Originally Posted by birdsnapper

Ever sinse I bought my new 200-500 zoom the weather has been aweful. Is this a common fault, or should I send the lens back for re-adjustment?

I have the same problem, I wonder if it's the damp or lack of use?

nirofo.

The problem is that in order to get sunshine all day for the WPF meet tommorrow, the met office has used up all its available sun symbols in W.Midlands, so none left for anywhere else. Simple answer is to change your mind and test the lens in ideal conditions only a few (dozen) miles away

[Canis Vulpes]

Same here!

Spring 2003 had wonderful weather until I purchased a DSLR on 21st June. That afternoon the clouds loomed and stayed until August. Apparently July 2003 was the wettest on record!

Does this mean that photographers are to blame for bad weather?

Farmers:- Sorry for ruining your crops your that year

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by daedal

The problem is that in order to get sunshine all day for the WPF meet tommorrow, the met office has used up all its available sun symbols in W.Midlands, so none left for anywhere else. Simple answer is to change your mind and test the lens in ideal conditions only a few (dozen) miles away

True to form, I purchased some indoor kit this week - Weather will be great outdoors tomorrow in my location at least!

[gordon g]

Originally Posted by Stephen Fox

True to form, I purchased some indoor kit this week - Weather will be great outdoors tomorrow in my location at least!

So if I nip out and buy some shorts, I'll get some good pennine winter conditions to shoot this weekend?

[sassan]

Originally Posted by birdsnapper

Is this a common fault, or should I send the lens back for re-adjustment?

Nothing new, you are another victim of Murphy's law.
Don't send the lens back, just find Murphy and beat the hell out of him....

[Jon Sharp]

Originally Posted by birdsnapper

Is this a common fault, or should I send the lens back for re-adjustment?

...maybe it's something you can claim for on your insurance!

[Birdsnapper]

Originally Posted by sassan

Nothing new, you are another victim of Murphy's law.
Don't send the lens back, just find Murphy and beat the hell out of him....

Sassan, There's so many reasons for me to find him, this is just one more.