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lens wiggle?

pbuckland05 · 2010-01-01 21:38:38

m new to this I got a new canon 500D I have notice that when the lens is mounted there is a tiny bit of a wiggle between the lens and the body.Its very small probally me just being paranoid, is this normal?

01-01-2010 10:38pm

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pbuckland05

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m new to this I got a new canon 500D I have notice that when the lens is mounted there is a tiny bit of a wiggle between the lens and the body.Its very small probally me just being paranoid, is this normal?

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#2 01-01-2010 10:46pm

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I think it is normal, just the slightest movement.

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#3 01-01-2010 10:48pm

pbuckland05

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pixbyjohn wrote: »

I think it is normal, just the slightest movement.

Yeah thats right only if I twist it not by itself or anything

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#4 06-01-2010 3:16am

pbuckland05

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The movement is rotational but also up/ down side/side again very small is this just normal or am I just paranoid.

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#5 06-01-2010 3:32am

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pbuckland05 wrote: »

The movement is rotational but also up/ down side/side again very small is this just normal or am I just paranoid.

There'd have to be at least a little bit of give, or else it'd be quite hard impossible to insert/remove the lens.

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#6 06-01-2010 3:03pm

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that's them dodgy Canon cameras for ya

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#7 06-01-2010 3:17pm

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zero wiggle on my pentax slr... should I be worried?

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#8 07-01-2010 12:34am

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Wiggle on a 500D?

OMG! I knew a lad that had that once.................................. Lord rest him.

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