45-175 GX rattle / loose part normal?

[Richt2000]

Got my 45-175 today. Sounds like a plastic part is loose inside. Lightly shaking the lens makes it rattle! This happens when not attached to the camera!
Other than that it works fine.

Anyone else or do i have a dud?
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[amtberg]

Apparently this is "normal" for the lens. A couple other users posted that it sounds like a bag of spanners (wrenches, to yanks like me) when shaken (not stirred).

 

[johniniom]

Yeah same with mine...

 

[kenw]

Other OIS lenses may do this as well. It is most likely the OIS lens group, which when not powered by the camera is free to move and thus rattle. I don't have this lens yet to confirm, but my 45-200 rattles a bit if I shake it the right way.
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[Richt2000]

Thanks all!

I've just shaken my 14-45 and that also has a (much less obvious) rattle, which I have never noticed before.

I am loving the 45-175. The whole point of m43 to me is size and weight. Until the 45-175 all telephotos were to big.... Its really nice IQ too, and the one worry I had before purchase was that the zoom-by-wire would be annoying, but its not. it works great!!!

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[mark1000]

My 45-175 rattles too, its normal.

I so agree with you about the size and weight of this lens, when i normally go out with a long tele zoom lens i would have it round my neck on a strap and take the camera and lens weight in my left hand to lesson the pull on my neck, my G3 and 45-175 hung round my neck is so light i don't even know its there at all, and to top it off, the image quality is very good too

Mark.

Thanks all!

I've just shaken my 14-45 and that also has a (much less obvious) rattle, which I have never noticed before.

I am loving the 45-175. The whole point of m43 to me is size and weight. Until the 45-175 all telephotos were to big.... Its really nice IQ too, and the one worry I had before purchase was that the zoom-by-wire would be annoying, but its not. it works great!!!

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