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85mm 1.2L II -- focus ring clicks!

Started Nov 5, 2015 | Questions
iShootYou Forum Member • Posts: 77
85mm 1.2L II -- focus ring clicks!

Recently bought a used but clean copy of the Canon 85mm 1.2L II. I owned one before and am fully aware of the very smooth (almost loose) focus ring. So no surprise there when I noticed this one was loose as well. What's different, however, is that the focus ring on this has a very minor wobble along the lens barrel too. In other words, if I am rotating the ring (or simply touching it), I can pull it outward/inward & I notice it visibly wobbles ever so slightly in/out and I can hear a clicking sound almost. The autofocus & manual focus both perform flawlessly. The lens overall works just fine.

The seller was aware of this alongside the barrel movement but didn't disclose it since he says it's a normal characteristic of this lens, which is where we don't agree as you can imagine... He's agreed for me to return the lens (minus shipping both ways which is still for me cheaper than having to deal with a faulty focus system sooner or later).

My question is: aside form the loose focus ring that wobbles while rotating, has anyone else's copy have had an issue similar to mine?

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