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Old 22-03-2019, 08:17 PM
raymo
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O.K. Glen, yes I could use it manually, but only at f/1.8, no other aperture works, and I'm sure you'll agree that there are plenty of times when f/1.8
is just not going to cut it. 85mm is a nice portrait length, and I'd have no chance of blurring the background at that aperture.

Hi JA, I have four other lenses, two Canon and two Yongnuo, and they all
work 100% of the time.

Hi Leon, the lens is almost unused from new, and I have had a good go at the contacts including a new pot scourer[not a metal one]. I don't want to
remove the gold plating if I can help it, because of its great conductivity.
I have been led to believe that the connectivity problem is frequently a
ribbon connector come loose when the lens gets a knock, and obviously it
has to be stripped down to fix that. Having said all that, I have some 1200, so having little to use I might give it a go.
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