scoff Messages 1,014 Edit My Images Yes 9 Jun 2007 #1 How do I get what sounds like grating sand from the zoom collar on my canon 70 - 200L F4? TIA
dougdarter Messages 2,099 Name Douglas Edit My Images Yes 9 Jun 2007 #2 Hi, It could be sand or dust, or just about any airborne pollutant. Try blowing it out with a compressed air bottle - the sort used for cleaning mirror boxes. Good luck.
Hi, It could be sand or dust, or just about any airborne pollutant. Try blowing it out with a compressed air bottle - the sort used for cleaning mirror boxes. Good luck.
G geriatric Messages 12 Edit My Images Yes 9 Jun 2007 #3 More likely to blow it in. Send it to a reliable repair shop for cleaning.
OP scoff Messages 1,014 Edit My Images Yes 9 Jun 2007 #4 Deffo sand! Is it an expensive task getting it cleaned?
S sakura Messages 300 Name Sakura Edit My Images Yes 9 Jun 2007 #5 http://www.fixationuk.com/repairs.htm or http://www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/ i had a lens fixed by Lehmanns for £100 - it was an electrical breakdown
http://www.fixationuk.com/repairs.htm or http://www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/ i had a lens fixed by Lehmanns for £100 - it was an electrical breakdown
milou Messages 1,382 Name David Edit My Images Yes 10 Jun 2007 #6 I use a rocket blower. But leave some in - it's the mark of the committed coast hugger!
Keltic Ice Man Glossary King Messages 3,179 Name Allan Edit My Images Yes 10 Jun 2007 #7 milou said: I use a rocket blower. But leave some in - it's the mark of the committed coast hugger! Click to expand... Is Sheffield on the coast ?
milou said: I use a rocket blower. But leave some in - it's the mark of the committed coast hugger! Click to expand... Is Sheffield on the coast ?
OP scoff Messages 1,014 Edit My Images Yes 10 Jun 2007 #8 lol, the sand was picked up on the coast!! cheers for the links.
S sakura Messages 300 Name Sakura Edit My Images Yes 11 Jun 2007 #9 or how about this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Pro-Insul...ryZ15215QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or how about this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Pro-Insul...ryZ15215QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
R ruralscotland Suspended / Banned Messages 96 Edit My Images No 11 Jun 2007 #10 Cleaning shouldn't be too much, better than grinding your lens to nothing but a paperweight