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Re: NEW 24-70mm f2.8ii Zoom Ring "Ticking" While Zooming
Ryan Ruel wrote:
dsc888 wrote:
Hi Guys,
I just received my new 24-70 f2.8ii lens and it's everything that people have said it was. It's super sharp wide open and focus speed and accuracy is to die for!
But I also noticed one particular thing funny about the zoom ring. It seems to produce a very faint "tick tick tick" as I zoom from 24-70 and back at regular intervals. I read over at Canonrumors Forum that some folks have noticed it as well with the "NEWER" batch of lens made this year with thew new CENTER PINCH lens caps, which I also got. I ordered mine her from DPR's GearShop which ships from Amazon's stock. It's been reported that it may be due to a "brush" sensor or sorts that reports focal length to the camera as you zoom. It's not been verified of course.
Other than that, the lens is fantastic. I just wanted to see if folks here have experienced the same issue. I've only had the lens for about 5 days now and it's not gotten better or worse.
Thanks,
dsc888
I noticed this with mine as well, and it appears to be normal.
I don't notice it at all anymore after using the lens for a while, either it went away or I don't obsess over it. The images from the lens are so good I don't care, and everything I read said it's just the design of the lens.
Yeah, I found a few members over at CanonRumors that had the exact same issue and it seems like all the new March 2013 units, which I have, are ticking to some degree. Some have had success by getting older 2012 units with the folder side squeeze lens caps. But yeah, I only hear it in a quiet room. Click here to check out the post over on the CR forum. It affects nothing in terms of function or the resulting image. The zoom ring is stiff even for an L lens though. Neither my 17-40 nor my 24-105 were as stiff when new.