The basic functional tests are easy and no shop will deny this. What shops usually don't like is people being anal about minute focusing inaccuracies (which can mostly be solved with service center or Micro AF adjustments), testing three copies in the shop, taking up time and space and finally leave without buying anything.MS color allows testes. no test how to buy lens?
The basic functional tests are easy and no shop will deny this. What shops usually don't like is people being anal about minute focusing inaccuracies (which can mostly be solved with service center or Micro AF adjustments), testing three copies in the shop, taking up time and space and finally leave without buying anything.
Is it basic to do testing even if not buying? They know me as a repeat customer, and that day itself I already confirmed buying an item that coated few hundred dollars. They said I cannot test it unless I confirm buying the lens.
Being disappointed, I'm not visiting them anymore.
Testing is the final check before check out and hand over money. It is not your test firing area where you assess the image quality of the lens. So if you tell them that you will buy this lens, they will let you do the final checks where you assess that the lens is functioning well, avoiding getting a lemon. Unless you discover a grave malfunction on the spot, everything else is a case for service centers.Is it basic to do testing even if not buying? They know me as a repeat customer, and that day itself I already confirmed buying an item that coated few hundred dollars. They said I cannot test it unless I confirm buying the lens. Being disappointed, I'm not visiting them anymore.
...and that day itself I already confirmed buying an item that coated few hundred dollars. They said I cannot test it unless I confirm buying the lens.
Erm.. just to clarify:Is it basic to do testing even if not buying? They know me as a repeat customer, and that day itself I already confirmed buying an item that coated few hundred dollars. They said I cannot test it unless I confirm buying the lens.
If you have local warranty then the service center is your contact point, not the shop.Btw may I ask if I am not satisfied with the AF accuracy or the strong vignetting at only the top left corner, can I get free tuning within the warranty period? Actually can top left vignetting be resolved by tuning?
Nobody can tell you, only the service center upon assessment of the lens and maybe some clarification calls about spare parts (if required).When I send in, how long will it take to return to me? Do I have to send in my camera as well?
What kind of tests do you really want to do in a shop to assess image quality? Please .. have a look at how reliable review sites conduct their tests so that reliable data can be obtained. Stop thinking that your snapping around in a badly lit shop can give you any useful hints.Based on this reasoning, I thought I may get some privilege to test a lens to see if I like the image quality.
And who shall pay for that? As you can see, many people here are anal about getting a 'virgin' set. So the molested display set can only be sold far below the standard price. Would you want to have one? Or: would you like to pay the additional costs for a display set as some mark up, although you never had it in hands and straight away bought your copy? Contrary to popular belief: cameras and lenses are consumer electronics, not cars. Where low margins are the standard, there is no space for extended display sets and other luxury that is happily and easily charged to customers.I thought customers can play around some lenses to see if that would entice them. Perhaps that would be the case of test set. Since they don't have test set, I don't admire this level of service. But be fair, where can they find so many test set for people to play? From distributor?