Plastic rant

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Sensei Rob New Member • Posts: 14
Plastic rant
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What's up with plastic lens barrels? Back in the day every manufacturer's top of the line offerings had some type of metal lens barrel, but now everyone makes them out plastic.

I get it...it's cheap and lightweight.

The trouble is, it's cheap and lightweight.

I don't mind that from companies like Tamron, but the big companies at least ought to offer a couple of versions (kind of like how Sigma once sold a contemporary and sport version of the (kind of) same lens).

As a hobbyist, I'm after build quality and satisfaction of feel more than out and out performance.

I don't know if others feel the same. Perhaps I'm in the minority here.

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