I have a canon lens as title and when I hold the camera at a downward angle or have it on the strap around my neck, the lens creeps really easily. Is this normal or is it becoming 'loose'? It is about 6/7 years old and hasn't been serviced in the 4 years I've had it so is it time for a maintenance visit? It works brilliantly and I'm happy with the performance, it's just the annoying creep that has me wondering. My other Canon zooms don't do it by the way.
Canon 24-105L Zoom creep, do they all do it?
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Mine used to as well. Considered sending it off to be repaired but in the end thought it wasn't worth the expense
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very common, it shows its a quality lens. due to the weight of the glass. most good quality zooms have a small amount of creep, just try to avoid pointing it straight up or straight down. hth mike. if you have to just hold the zooming ring to stop it !
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Yep, Mine does it also
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You'll be glad to know that where there is a problem someone will come up with a solution to make money.
http://lensband.com/
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http://lensband.com/
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I've had 3 over the past 7 years, plus used a 4th.
The first two never did it, but back then i never use to use a strap. Maybe they did but I never noticed it. 3rd did it and it was very noticeable, as I was using a black rapid type of strap,so the lens was always pointing down. It really bugged me, to the point where I had to sell it. I did have a lens band and that worked, but I felt it wasn't an elegant fix.
I've recently borrowed a friends, and he said it didn't do it (in fact he used to boast about this). As soon as I got it I noticed it was creeping. He doesn't use a BR type of strap so never noticed it.
So I'd say it's common, but not every lens does it.
The first two never did it, but back then i never use to use a strap. Maybe they did but I never noticed it. 3rd did it and it was very noticeable, as I was using a black rapid type of strap,so the lens was always pointing down. It really bugged me, to the point where I had to sell it. I did have a lens band and that worked, but I felt it wasn't an elegant fix.
I've recently borrowed a friends, and he said it didn't do it (in fact he used to boast about this). As soon as I got it I noticed it was creeping. He doesn't use a BR type of strap so never noticed it.
So I'd say it's common, but not every lens does it.
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My Canon 55-250mm does it, as do most of them!
Just put a lacky band on it, follow your Postie if you want a free one!
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Fine, but you're missing out on a brilliant, versatile lens
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Not to be left out, mine deffo does it as well.
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Worst lens I've had for this sort of thing was a 15-85. In fact both copies I had did it from the off.
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My 24-105 doesn't zoom creep, and it's been well-used for about five years now. If it had a zoom lock, I wouldn't use it.
But define 'creep'. If I walk around all day with the lens pointing down, over a period of time, the occasional jog will sometimes move the zoom ring a bit at a time. But it doesn't 'trombone' like some zooms - basically turn them upside-down and they zoom straight out to the long end. It's nothing like that.
But define 'creep'. If I walk around all day with the lens pointing down, over a period of time, the occasional jog will sometimes move the zoom ring a bit at a time. But it doesn't 'trombone' like some zooms - basically turn them upside-down and they zoom straight out to the long end. It's nothing like that.
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....24-105mm is not a range I need. Likewise for the 100-400mm. I use a 70-200mm (with Canon Extender option) which 'twist' zooms and prime 100mm and 400mm L lenses. I have always disliked zoom creep lenses from the SLR days when I owned both Canon and Nikon. They creep out when you don't want them to, like a horse's cock.
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Not noticed it with mine.
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The 24-105 is a twist zoom.
The less said about the horses cock the better
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....Sorry, my mistake, I meant those lenses where the barrel extends its overall length like a....
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....That's exactly the problem as far as I'm concerned. Wildlife rarely stands still for photography and having to alter the zoom can lose you enough time to lose the shot. If you have to alter the zoom, a finger twist without the lens barrel moving seems to always be much faster and you don't have to readjust the zoom every time you raise your camera to your eye just because the zoom has crept.
I think that zoom creep is more of a problem on longer telephoto lenses such as the Canon 100-400mm for example.
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The 24-105 is sublime!
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That last bit is brilliant!!
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....My Canon 70-200mm doesn't creep.
You're right in that creeping is not a big deal for many people but it does personally put me off such lenses.
What's more to the point, can someone explain the optical technology behind the two types of zoom lenses and why lens designers/manufacturers only produce the non-creeping (no barrel extending) type?
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Isn't the 70-200 zoom internal?
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It's mainly to keep them smaller. Internally zooming lenses are permanently fixed at the size required by the longest focal length.
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....Thanks - We learn something new every day
....Yes and therefore permanently at a fixed barrel length.