I took delivery of a RF 24 - 105 F4L and noticed that it rattled as I took it out of the box.
When I queried this with the shop, the response came back:
"Yes, the lens does rattle. Its the IS. This will stop the second you put it on your camera and turn it on. Once IS, is engaged, the rattle stops. Same as in mirrorless camera bodies, they rattle with IBIS when off, soon as you turn them on, Stops.
It happens when you disconnect the lens before the camera puts the IS in the parked position.
Try to connect the lens to the camera, then switch off the camera, wait until the camera is off and then disconnect the lens. The IS unit shouldn’t rattle at this stage.
crisdesign wrote:
It happens when you disconnect the lens before the camera puts the IS in the parked position.
Try to connect the lens to the camera, then switch off the camera, wait until the camera is off and then disconnect the lens. The IS unit shouldn’t rattle at this stage.
crisdesign wrote:
It happens when you disconnect the lens before the camera puts the IS in the parked position.
Try to connect the lens to the camera, then switch off the camera, wait until the camera is off and then disconnect the lens. The IS unit shouldn’t rattle at this stage.
Your comment is only correct for EF lenses with IS. RF IS lenses do not have the „parking position“ that the EF had.
It feels odd that a precision piece of optical/electronic equipment that relies on stability and positional accuracy to perform should have any loose components, even when not in use. That this is a characteristic of both cameras and lenses also surprised.
It feels odd that a precision piece of optical/electronic equipment that relies on stability and positional accuracy to perform should have any loose components, even when not in use. That this is a characteristic of both cameras and lenses also surprised.
Still, if it is not affecting output, good to go.
It's a huge trend that lenses must be small and flimsy. Everyone is a wimp nowadays.
