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I got rid of it because the focus mechanism was really slow.


James



Ya, the one thing I don't like about my 100-300 is its a bit slow to find the focus, even if it's really close. It likes to go to min focus distance, then back and stop at wherever the subject is. The counter to all that has been the focus rings themselves have such nice touch on them, that they're really easy to dial in manually. The only time it has been a nuisance is when I photograph hockey. the 150 macro is a bit faster and doesn't do the focal length shuffle dance first.

I'll probably be picking up the 17-70 within the month.