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Canon 300 f/2.8 aperture not working

DDsportsPhotos
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I just bought a canon 300mm f/2.8 L is USM from KEH and for some reason the aperture goes from f/5.6-f/60.( not to 2.8) Any ideas?

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Im using a canon 80D, i have a 70-200 f/2.8 that i use on the same body and it goes down to f/2.8 but when I switch to the 300mm it only goes to f/5.6

I checked Canon's lens hall the aperture range should be from F/2.8-F/32 not F/5.6-F/60. So your saying you can set the minimum aperture to something smaller than F/32. Something is not right if you can set the aperture smaller than F/32.

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-Demetrius

40D, 5D IV, EF 16-35mm F/2.8L III, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II, EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 50 F/1.8 STM

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-Demetrius
Bodies: EOS 5D Mark IV
Lenses: EF Trinity, EF 85mm F/1.8 USM
Retired Gear: EOS 40D, EF 50mm F/1.8 STM & EF 70-210mm F/4
Speedlites: 420EX, 470EX-AI, 550EX & 600EX II-RT

Im using a canon 80D and i have a 70-200m f/2.8 that goes down to 2.8 on the same body, there is no extender. I’ve tried both lenses on a different body and yhe same effect. I only shoot in “M”

You mentioned the idea of invisible extender. I think that that is exactly what's going on. 

I'm shooting 5diii with 300 2.8 ii. Aperture bottoms out at 5.6 - as if it has an extender attached. When I go to autofocus micro adjustments it is registering a 2x attached - there is no 2x attached. 

If I attach a 1.4, it registers the 1.4. 

I'm open to solutions so that I can get down to 2.8 when neither is attached.

ebiggs1
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"You mentioned the idea of invisible extender."

 

I have never heard of an invisible tele-con!  You should know or see if there is an attachment of some kind on the rear end of the lens. Some off  brand tele-cons do not report correct exif data but all Canon extenders do that I know of. You really need to contact KEH.

EB
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