Stiff lens collar solution
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:34 pm
I"m not sure if this is common knowledge but i'll post it anyways incase there are some of you who are unaware of this.
The lens collar on my canon 500/F4 has been kinda stiff for a little over a year. I never knew why, and I remember reading other posts about people being unhappy with their non-fluid collars.
I recently bought a lenscoat for the 500, and in the instructions, it says to take the lens collar foot off since it makes it way easier. I did this, then after put it back on. A few minutes later the collar jammed and would only move an inch both ways. I was scared that it was broken and i'd have to send it in.
I took the lens collar foot off again, and found that one of the little screws in there that holds the super tiny bearing casings on was very very loose (the screw was so high which stopped the collar movement). So basically I tightened it up, and checked all the other bearing screws and they were all loose too. After tightening them all up and putting the foot back on, the lens collar felt like new. The original fluid collar feel was restored!
So, if your collar is a bit stiff, simply just tighten up the little screws. Hope this helps!
The lens collar on my canon 500/F4 has been kinda stiff for a little over a year. I never knew why, and I remember reading other posts about people being unhappy with their non-fluid collars.
I recently bought a lenscoat for the 500, and in the instructions, it says to take the lens collar foot off since it makes it way easier. I did this, then after put it back on. A few minutes later the collar jammed and would only move an inch both ways. I was scared that it was broken and i'd have to send it in.
I took the lens collar foot off again, and found that one of the little screws in there that holds the super tiny bearing casings on was very very loose (the screw was so high which stopped the collar movement). So basically I tightened it up, and checked all the other bearing screws and they were all loose too. After tightening them all up and putting the foot back on, the lens collar felt like new. The original fluid collar feel was restored!
So, if your collar is a bit stiff, simply just tighten up the little screws. Hope this helps!