Asha
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Didn't think you were doing anything wrong, was wondering if perhaps the cap was different. Since I also use an RZ I'd like to find out the cause so if it does happen to mine I know how to remedy it. Maybe dirt gets between the collar and the lens body that causes them to stick. Do the collars rotate completely smoothly with no cap when they are off the camera?
An idea:- wipe\polish the caps with silicon dashboard cleaner, this makes any surface slippery...even use it on my table so the mouse moves easier....great stuff for cleaning camera bodies as well.
OK so the RZ lenses are spotless and indeed a tad "cleaner" than the RB, so I've checked all the collars and they are all smooth without caps fited and all feel pretty much the same in reistance so that isn't the issue unless all four collars are stuffed! lol
I don't have any silicon cleaner to hand nonetheless I took Brians advice and have scrupulosly cleaned the caps of finger prints etc with furniture polish....replaced on the lenses and there is absolutely no difference except that they smell nice!
Nick ( Raglansurf) may not be a million miles off when he says i'm doing it wrong......perhaps I'm simply tightening the collars down too much although I only take them to the point where the cap doesn't move.
I'm going to adhere to what I mentioned earlier in the thread and leave the collars backed off a bit....It's unlikely to be detrimental as they are stored in a bag or flight case so any dust is going to have to work hard to get underneath the cap