hi just got a secondhand 70-200L.Looks brand new not a scratch anywhere?Everything seems to be working ok.Is there anything i should check? newbie??
jc450d Member 63 posts Joined Aug 2009 More info | Feb 25, 2010 14:08 | #1 hi just got a secondhand 70-200L.Looks brand new not a scratch anywhere?Everything seems to be working ok.Is there anything i should check? newbie??
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Invertalon Cream of the Crop  6,495 posts Likes: 24 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH More info | Feb 25, 2010 14:10 | #2 |
gonzogolf dumb remark memorialized More info | Feb 25, 2010 14:14 | #3 Check the date code. Its on the back of the lens inside it will start with a U. You can google canon date codes and find out when it was made. As long as the glass is clean and you cant to wrong.
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Perfect_10 Goldmember  1,998 posts Likes: 7 Joined Aug 2004 Location: An Ex Brit living in Alberta, Canada More info | Feb 25, 2010 16:34 | #4 jc450d wrote in post #9681570  hi just got a secondhand 70-200L.Looks brand new not a scratch anywhere?Everything seems to be working ok.Is there anything i should check? newbie?? I would drop it on the floor to see if it's a cheap Chinese fake .. if it bounces it is  Go take some pics and enjoy 
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Veemac Goldmember 2,098 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Arizona, USA More info | Feb 26, 2010 03:10 | #5 jc450d wrote in post #9681570 hi just got a secondhand 70-200L.Looks brand new not a scratch anywhere?Everything seems to be working ok.Is there anything i should check? newbie?? Novel concept - take a picture of something with it and see if it looks good.
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philwillmedia Cream of the Crop 5,253 posts Gallery: 2 photos Likes: 25 Joined Nov 2008 Location: "...just south of the 23rd Paralell..." More info | Feb 26, 2010 03:25 | #6 Perfect_10 wrote in post #9682477 I would drop it on the floor to see if it's a cheap Chinese fake .. if it bounces it is  [GIFS ARE NOT RENDERED IN QUOTES] Go take some pics and enjoy [GIFS ARE NOT RENDERED IN QUOTES] hahahaha - that's gold. Regards, Phil
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Feb 26, 2010 04:34 | #7 Put it on a tripod, and take a series of test shots in Av mode to be sure it works ok wide open, and stopped down to the max. Do the same with the zoom range to check sharpness at 70mm, mid range, and 200mm. Gear List
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