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I finally got my replacement 100-400 and the zoom ring is stiff but not as bad as the first example. I did not have a lot of time today to use it but my first shot is here: http://www.pbase.com/stewartcclark/image/162910707. The lens still buzzes and I think that it is due to the fact that the lens is constantly focusing without pressing the shutter button the focus tracks. Not sure if I have set something incorrectly in the camera.

I received my 100-400 today and I am not convinced. A couple of years ago I downsized from a Canon 5D Mk 2 to an X-E2 because the Canon kit was getting too heavy. I have been very pleased with the camera and the range of lenses that I have bought but I have been missing the long zoom. Well the wait is over and I unpacked the lens this afternoon. A visual inspection showed that the build quality was good but the first issue reared its ugly head. The zoom ring is very stiff. So much so that when I mounted the lens I could feel the play in the mounting between lens and camera. It is so stiff that it is impossible to get fine adjustments in the zoom while panning. I will call Fuji tomorrow and see what they have to say. The second issue is that there is buzzing and slight vibration all the time the camera is turned on. I had this with my L series Canon 100-400 and it seemed if you were unlucky you got a lens that did this but it did not affect the performance of the lens. The final point is £1500 for lens and converter and I get a grubby cloth bag to wrap the lens in! Message to Fuji go buy a Canon 100-400 and see the case you get. I am not going to do any serious testing with the lens until I have spoken with Fuji. Anyone else had similar problems?