The tripod collar on my 70-200 2.8 got stuck. It was tight and made a terrible grinding sound. I took me nearly a week to get it to turn enough to remove it. The screws below it on the lens seem to be tight. Is there a DIY fix ?
rlarsen said:The tripod collar on my 70-200 2.8 got stuck. It was tight and made a terrible grinding sound. I took me nearly a week to get it to turn enough to remove it. The screws below it on the lens seem to be tight. Is there a DIY fix ?
pwp said:The collars on all models of 70-200 have been a bit rough and sticky on rotation. A better designed and engineered collar is definitely something that I look forward to seeing genuine improvement on with the upcoming 70-200 f/2.8is III.
-pw
Mt Spokane Photography said:If the version II, it will need to go to Canon, there is some lens disassembly required to replace it.
kaihp said:Mt Spokane Photography said:If the version II, it will need to go to Canon, there is some lens disassembly required to replace it.
The MkII collar is removable. You need to rotate it approx 100-120 degrees CCW (the line on the collar will match up with the stabilizer mode switch). Nice & easy does it.