70-200 VR2

rdh said:
Erk, not good. I was getting close to selling VRI for the upgrade, however this could potentially leave (metallic?) flakes in the shutter/sensor...
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Not at all. The lens is sealed. ;) Just checked mine and it has got it too. You would never have noticed it if someone hadn't told you to look down inside the lens. Even then its very difficult!
Not too bothered at the moment. I will monitor it and contact Nikon if and when it affects my images...



Kev.
 
kevshore said:
Not at all. The lens is sealed. ;) Just checked mine and it has got it too. You would never have noticed it if someone hadn't told you to look down inside the lens. Even then its very difficult!
Not too bothered at the moment. I will monitor it and contact Nikon if and when it affects my images...
Kev.
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That's good, but also means the flakes will be sealed inside the unit if your copy is prone to it.

A £1.8K lens should not suffer from risks like these!
 
FLASHMAN - always a good ploy with ANY new model of anything. If there are in service niggles they will always come to light in the first months of a new product going out to the general public. These then get put right in subsequent production......I am also hanging fire to see what happens. I don't like being a guinea pig either.;)
 
Lensflare said:
FLASHMAN - always a good ploy with ANY new model of anything. If there are in service niggles they will always come to light in the first months of a new product going out to the general public. These then get put right in subsequent production......I am also hanging fire to see what happens. I don't like being a guinea pig either.;)
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Thing is... even if you wait, how do you know you're getting a recent example and not some old stock item? :thinking:
 
I have checked mine and it seems clean.

Will check with a torch later tonight when I get home.
 
Mine has a few - again wouldn't have noticed - but it still takes stunning images :)
 
Characteristics said:
I have checked mine and it seems clean.


Kev.

Will check with a torch later tonight when I get home.
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You need to zoom to 200mm and look REALLY hard and at different angles to even notice it. Very fine tiny metallic particles. I almost didn't see them.


Kev.
 
Lensflare said:
FLASHMAN - always a good ploy with ANY new model of anything. If there are in service niggles they will always come to light in the first months of a new product going out to the general public. These then get put right in subsequent production......I am also hanging fire to see what happens. I don't like being a guinea pig either.;)
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Apple use consumers as beta testers :) Always best to wait a product cycle before buying anything new from them!
 
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