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andrejan · 06-25-2008

Hi,

I own a EF-S 17-85 F4-5.6 IS USM lens for almost 4 years now. Lately I start to notice that the zoom is becoming very loose. Especially when it's on 50 mm small pressure to the lens is enough to let the lens creep to 17mm. For example when I try to adjust the Polarisation filter I use.

It is not as bad as the zoom creep on the early EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM which was repaired by Canon, but it is starting to annoy me. Anybody else noticed that the zoom is getting looser overtime?

Maybe it's just the L fever I got recently, but would I win something in quality when I decide to replace it with an L lens? For example the 17-40 or the 24-105 L lenses? Or is it worth it to get it repaired by Canon? To be honest, I don't have any other complaints about this lens.

Thanks
Andre

06-25-2008	#1 (permalink)
andrejan Alpaca Location: The Netherlands Posts: 22 CamelKarma: 33 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	EF-S 17-85 IS USM zoom creep / replacement? Hi, I own a EF-S 17-85 F4-5.6 IS USM lens for almost 4 years now. Lately I start to notice that the zoom is becoming very loose. Especially when it's on 50 mm small pressure to the lens is enough to let the lens creep to 17mm. For example when I try to adjust the Polarisation filter I use. It is not as bad as the zoom creep on the early EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM which was repaired by Canon, but it is starting to annoy me. Anybody else noticed that the zoom is getting looser overtime? Maybe it's just the L fever I got recently, but would I win something in quality when I decide to replace it with an L lens? For example the 17-40 or the 24-105 L lenses? Or is it worth it to get it repaired by Canon? To be honest, I don't have any other complaints about this lens. Thanks Andre __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.