Hello!
I hope to buy a second hand lens this weekend which I have not done before. I know this probably sounds stupid but are there any specific things i should do to check the lens is ok? Of course looking for scratches on both ends is an obvious one... checking it's possible to set the full range of apertures... I wondered if there is a possibility that i might not be able to see scratches and perhaps a standard image setting would help detect them?..or perhaps this is silly... Its a Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 ED lens which seems to be discontinued after the 70-200mm VR lens was released...at least here in Sweden. I see that it is possible to buy in the USA and UK still but these seem to be what's left of the stock according to Nikon Sweden anyway... so I am basically forced to buy second hand. It's not easy to find this lens either since it seems to be a somewhat treasured lens! ...but alas I have found one for about £350 which is less than half the selling price in Sweden last year when it was still available! So any advice for me before I buy the lens on sunday (21st sept)?
Thanks!
Terri