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pimpelmees

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• Mar 28, 2016

• #1

hello, has someone removed the foot of a long telelens (400mm f2,8, 500mm, 600mm ) and replaced it with a replacement foot or for installing a lenscoat and was this a problem ??

 

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johnf3f

johnf3f

• Mar 28, 2016

• #2

Yes, no and no. Yes I have removed the feet from a 600 F4 L IS and 800 F5.6 L IS, no I did not use a replacement foot and no it's not a problem!

Hope that made sense! It is quite easy to do just make certain that the Allen key is a good fit and you shouldn't have any issues.

 

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Dave Williams

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• Mar 28, 2016

• #3

It's a piece of cake, as John says just make sure you use the right size of key to avoid damaging the screw heads. I have replaced the Canon ones on both 500 and 600 lenses.

 

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pimpelmees

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• Mar 28, 2016

• #4

thanks , did you use some thread lock for the screws ...

 

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Dave Williams

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• Mar 28, 2016

• #5

No need to,the screws are quite long.

 

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pimpelmees

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• Mar 28, 2016

• #6

Dave Williams said:

No need to,the screws are quite long.

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have you needed to do retightening of the screws after a time ? .

 

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Dave Williams

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• Mar 29, 2016

• #7

No, solid as a rock.

 

Chris B.

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• Mar 29, 2016

• #8

pimpelmees said:

hello, has someone removed the foot of a long telelens (400mm f2,8, 500mm, 600mm ) and replaced it with a replacement foot or for installing a lenscoat and was this a problem ??

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I've always replaced my original Canon lens "feet" with aftermarket ones from either Really Right Stuff or Kirk. The key, as others have said, is to use the correct Allen wrench, and to take your time doing it. There's no reason to use any Loctite or similar substance as I've found that the screws remain tight.

 

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johnf3f

johnf3f

• Mar 29, 2016

• #9

I would not use locktite or similar as you could have problems if you ever need to remove it.
I bought my first "Big White" (400 F2.8) back in 2009 and have yet to have one of these bolts loosen or to have seen it on other people's lenses.