My Canon 50mm 1.8 is stuck to my brand new 60D

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I used my 60D for the first time last night at a gig and It's a big improvement over my old 1000D. :thumbs: I've had my Tamron 28-75 2.8 on it with no problems, but now I've put my 50mm 1.8 on it and it's stuck and I cannot remove it now. :( Camera is brand new (HDEW) and lens is less than a year old (Jessops)

When I press the lens release button the lens rotates about 1/8th turn but then will not rotate further. I'm guessing it's a lens rather than camera problem and may be due to the lens having a plastic, not metal mount.

I've contacted HDEW but I'm going on holiday this week so don't really want to send the camera away and be without it. Has anyone had this happen to them? If it had happened on my old camera I'd use some brute force to remove it, but on my brand new camera I don't want to force it and break it!
 
Aargh...the curse of plastic mounts:nuts:

Katie, it appears that one of the little plastic tabs on the dust cover has snapped, thus preventing the lens from rotating fully and releasing. There is a way of removing the front lens I think to get at the tab to clear it, but TBH I think it's a shop job.:'(
 
I bet one of the screws in the lens mount is slightly proud on the body, possibly a tad loose.

grab the lens near the body, point it up and shake and turn the camera and lens. Try it the other way up as well. you'll have to be brave and it may need a little persuation.

As for it being a plastic mount my 50mm f1.8 has never been a problem.
 
Hope Chris is right, but it happened to me several years ago so I have an aversion to plastic mounts now :D

Don't forget to update outcome for useful future reference.
 
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Thanks guys for the replies. Here's an update. I had a look at this site where someone had a similar problem.
http://500px.com/David_Epperly/stor...-a-stuck-canon-50mm-1-8-lens-from-your-camera

With a sharp knife between the barrel and the focusing ring I managed to prize off the innards of the lens easily, just leaving the plastic casing. With some needle nose pliers I managed to remove the casing from the camera.

Buxtonmick You were right, next to where the electrical contacts are, the plastic had warped/snapped. The plastic is so flimsy!

Anyway the result, one broken lens but my new 60D is still perfect without a scratch on it.

I do little bit of gig photography and everyone I know told me how I HAD to get a 50mm 1.8 as it was essential, but due to the lousy low light AF and tiny depth of field, I've rarely used it. Needless to say it's the last time I'm using a 50mm 1.8 or any plastic mount lens! :nono:
 
Wow, well done Katie - nothing like sorting a problem out for yourself :clap:
Next time I have a problem I'll send it over to you. It sure won't be a plastic mount though...:cool:
 
northcountrygirl said:
I do little bit of gig photography and everyone I know told me how I HAD to get a 50mm 1.8 as it was essential, but due to the lousy low light AF and tiny depth of field, I've rarely used it. Needless to say it's the last time I'm using a 50mm 1.8 or any plastic mount lens! :nono:
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Any problem with low light AF would be your camera rather than the lens wouldn't it and the low DoF is unavoidable if you want to use large apertures so what are you going to use in it's place that still gives a low light option?
 
northcountrygirl said:
I do little bit of gig photography and everyone I know told me how I HAD to get a 50mm 1.8 as it was essential, but due to the lousy low light AF and tiny depth of field, I've rarely used it.
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Select the centre AF point in those sort of conditions and you should be fine. Its more sensitive than the rest. When I had a 60d I found that if it was possible to get a decent exposure the camera could always be made to focus.
 
LPC-6 said:
Time to get a 50mm f1.4 ? ;)
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And that will help with the too shallow depth of field at 1.8 in what way? :)

If you don't want 1.8 you definitely have no need for a more expensive 1.4 surely.
 
ernesto said:
And that will help with the too shallow depth of field at 1.8 in what way? :)

If you don't want 1.8 you definitely have no need for a more expensive 1.4 surely.
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It solves the load AF and plastic mount problem, can always be stopped down!

EDIT: Plus, it's still a pretty good value lens
 
buxtonmick said:
Wow, well done Katie - nothing like sorting a problem out for yourself :clap:
Next time I have a problem I'll send it over to you. It sure won't be a plastic mount though...:cool:
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As a child I was always taking bits of electronic equipment apart to see how it worked and then failing to put it back together again so it was pretty easy to do, although I did cut my finger open in the process!

I always use the centre point and already have a Tamron 28-75 2.8 and Sigma 50-150 2.8 which are fine for all but the dingiest venues, so I won't bother with a replacement for now..
 
ernesto said:
Any problem with low light AF would be your camera rather than the lens wouldn't it and the low DoF is unavoidable if you want to use large apertures so what are you going to use in it's place that still gives a low light option?
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Not with the 50/1.8. It has many unique characteristsics, rubbish AF being one of them.
 
HoppyUK said:
Not with the 50/1.8. It has many unique characteristsics, rubbish AF being one of them.
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I would second that, AF on the 50 1.8 was probably the worst on any Canon lens I ever experienced.
 
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