Near Miss! Phew

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When you attach your lens to the camera body, you hear that reassuring 'click' that confirms the lens has docked successfully, don't you?

Well, I pulled my 5D3 from the bag yesterday and to my horror the lens fell of! :eek:

Fortunately it fell back into the bag. no damage and no issues at all, thank goodness.

I can only imagine that the last time I swopped lenses I did not pay attention and it was not 100% locked.

Lesson learned :whistle:
 
unfortunately i wasn't as lucky as you with a 70 - 200 f2.8 L :(
for some reason that can only be put down to the lens mount being worn the lens would click into place ok but had a habit of undoing itself without pressing the release button, the first time it happened i was lucky and no harm done the second time i was not so lucky and the lens landed on concrete with the mount taking the force of the drop squashing it out of shape
i managed to replace the mount easy enough with one off an old lens but the aperture has been damaged ( probably the blades disturbed ) and would not stop down throwing an error above F2.8

i still have it, can't bring myself to throw it away apart from the problems above it's in mint condition, i might see if it can be repaired one day but i think it is too old
 
cosmicma said:
unfortunately i wasn't as lucky as you with a 70 - 200 f2.8 L :(
for some reason that can only be put down to the lens mount being worn the lens would click into place ok but had a habit of undoing itself without pressing the release button, the first time it happened i was lucky and no harm done the second time i was not so lucky and the lens landed on concrete with the mount taking the force of the drop squashing it out of shape
i managed to replace the mount easy enough with one off an old lens but the aperture has been damaged ( probably the blades disturbed ) and would not stop down throwing an error above F2.8

i still have it, can't bring myself to throw it away apart from the problems above it's in mint condition, i might see if it can be repaired one day but i think it is too old
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If everything still works at f2.8 then just keep it as a wide-open-only option :) (or give it to me so I can!)
 
magicolor1 said:
If everything still works at f2.8 then just keep it as a wide-open-only option :) (or give it to me so I can!)
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iv'e replaced it with an IS version so it's sat in a cupboard at the moment
it still has it's original damaged mount which i put back on after discovering the aperture was damaged i really need to see if it can be repaired and at what cost but the age of the lens ( a mk1 non IS 70 - 200 f2.8 L ) canon might not stock parts any more
 
cosmicma said:
iv'e replaced it with an IS version so it's sat in a cupboard at the moment
it still has it's original damaged mount which i put back on after discovering the aperture was damaged i really need to see if it can be repaired and at what cost but the age of the lens ( a mk1 non IS 70 - 200 f2.8 L ) canon might not stock parts any more
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They keep parts for the pro kit long after they're discontinued, but I guess that may be getting on a bit. No harm in finding out though.
 
Erm, the 70-200 f/2.8L is still a current model. It's still sold and will thus still be serviced.
 
Vertigo1 said:
Erm, the 70-200 f/2.8L is still a current model. It's still sold and will thus still be serviced.
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Are you sure that's true of the MkI version Mark is talking about here? I thought it was discontinues when the MkII came along.
 
That's the IS model - the non-IS has only ever had one version and it's still current, there never was a Mk2.
 
No worries, just thought I'd mention it in case the OP wanted to investigate getting it fixed. I'd give Canon Elstree or Fixation a call.
 
Had my Canon 6d hanging onto a 80-200 2.8 (magic drainpipe) couple of weeks ago, had them attached with a sling onto the tripod mount of the lens. I grabbed the lens and swung it up to grab a shot and the camera fell of the end of it - luckily onto grass, got some dirt in it and the focus screen popped out. Sorted now had to get a new screen though and give it a canny clean. No idea how it happened unless I inadvertently hit the release button. Lucky escape though
 
I'd be sitting down with a whisky when they give you the quote.

My guess is £550
 
I was shooting with a friend who had his camera with 70-200 on a sling strap (attached to the lens). We were walking along when his camera brushed against him and managed to disconnect from the lens. The first either of us knew was the sound of it hitting the floor and then seeing it boucing/rolling away! It rolled over gravel and grass and then down a stony slope only stopping when it hit a rock just a few inches from the edge of a lake (if it hadn't hit the rock it would have disappeared into the water). Amazingly when he picked it up and put it back on the lens it was absolutely fine and never showed any issues.
 
Reading these posts it is odd because the lens of mine that detached was a 70-200 f2.8 as well :sneaky:
 
Vertigo1 said:
Erm, the 70-200 f/2.8L is still a current model. It's still sold and will thus still be serviced.
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i didn't know that
the lens in question was manufactured in 2000 i really did think they had stopped production of the non IS lens years ago but a little searching and you are right
the question is would it be economical to fix but there's no harm in getting a quote
 
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