{"id":1467,"date":"2009-08-25T00:08:16","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T23:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1467"},"modified":"2013-11-13T20:44:39","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T20:44:39","slug":"the-return-of-an-old-faithful-lens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/the-return-of-an-old-faithful-lens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The return of an old faithful (lens)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

After several weeks without my 100-400 lens I finally got it back today. The problem had been with the zoom ring, which varied between providing no grip on the zoom to tightening so much it would 'grind'. It's a great lens but the zoom is a push-pull (rather than twist), and the tightening mechanism is somewhat prone to work loose. The repair looks good (which it ought to be for the cost of Canon repairs). The entire barrel has been replaced, and peering into the glass it looks as though it's had a good clean as well. It's either been rebuilt from scratch or very possibly replaced (new serial number as well, but that could just be the barrel which has the number stamped on it). Anyway, I wanted to test it out so headed to the beach at Rottingdean.
<\/span> The beach<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> View of Brighton Marina<\/span><\/p>\n

There weren't that many birds about to test out the speed\/accuracy of the auto focus, but I did get a couple of distant shots.
<\/span> A passing Cormorant<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Sandwich tern<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Black-headed gulls<\/span><\/p>\n

The tide was in so there was no risk of getting caught out on the rocks today, but someone must have known I was around because the Air Ambulance came overhead, just in case :whistle:
<\/span> Sussex Air Ambulance<\/span><\/p>\n

The lens seems to be working fine, and it was good to have the use of the zoom again. I'd started to miss the flexibility it offers, plus the fact that it has image stabilization. <\/p>\n

Nice to have an old friend back. I've probably used this lens more than any other, and if I'm going out with only one lens then this is the pick.
\"Nature<\/a><\/span>
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1044,989],"tags":[247,33,246],"class_list":["post-1467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coastal","category-water-birds-birds-2","tag-beach","tag-birds","tag-rottingdean","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t