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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board My new baby! David Scriven, Photographer Rochford | Essex | United Kingdom | Posted: 7:08 AM on 10.06.09 ->> I've just taken delivery of a secondhand Canon 400mm 2.8 I'm testing this beast tonight on a Football game (soccer to our friends in the USA) but my god does this bad boy weigh a tonne! I think it must be an early model, how do you tell? Either way I am looking forward to testing it out - oh and building my biceps up!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (1) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Stephen Brashear, Photographer, Assistant Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 9:43 AM on 10.06.09 ->> David, Look at the production date code, which should be somewhere near the lens mount I think. Here's a handy website to determine when you lens was produced http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Aging.aspx. To find out what series it is, compare the pictures here http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/index.html. I hope this helps.  This post is:  Informative (2) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions David Scriven, Photographer Rochford | Essex | United Kingdom | Posted: 1:13 PM on 10.07.09 ->> Stephen, brilliant thanks for your help. November 1995 if you were interested (which I doubt you are). Also discovered it was an ex-Reuters lens. Is it just me who wonders what amazing things it has seen in those times?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions William Purnell, Photographer Wichita | Ks | | Posted: 1:42 PM on 10.07.09 ->> Good links to have, thanks Stephen.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: My new baby! Thread Started By: David Scriven Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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