Jaff
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Read what you will into the title 
First had this problem back in Scotland. Something what sounds like a screw had come loose inside my 100-400mm and when you up end the lens you can hear it moving from one end to the other. After I got back back it stopped and seemed fine but just this wkend it's started again. Everything works exactly as it should though and the performance of the lens is unaffected (at least for the moment, he says nervously).
So with the lens out of warranty any repairs would have to be paid for. In theory it doesn't sound like an expensive job but can you ever really know? Also would be without the lens for who knows how long, turnaround I would hope to be little more than a week with two at the most but there's been some horror stories on here (mostly from Ian and his 40D ).
I'd send it directly to Lehmans who should be able to give me a free quote before I authorise the repair at least. However, there's a trip planned to Bempton Cliffs at some point in the near future and then there's the August photo comp with prizes up for grabs and I haven't got anything I'm happy with for that (although Hell, snowball and chance spring to mind :-O) so it'd be sorely missed until after then. You know come to think of it does anyone know if I could leave it with Canon at the Birdfair for them to send off? Knowing what Canon are like I'm guessing no! :C
So the question right now, is it something that might cause further damage and as such I should just bite the bullet and get it off ASAP and pray to the photography gods that it neither takes too much time and/or money, it'd almost certainly miss Bempton though, or leave it for the time being. I've got my 200mm f2.8 to sort of fall back on but that's a last resort really.
Cheers for any input.
Adam
First had this problem back in Scotland. Something what sounds like a screw had come loose inside my 100-400mm and when you up end the lens you can hear it moving from one end to the other. After I got back back it stopped and seemed fine but just this wkend it's started again. Everything works exactly as it should though and the performance of the lens is unaffected (at least for the moment, he says nervously).
So with the lens out of warranty any repairs would have to be paid for. In theory it doesn't sound like an expensive job but can you ever really know? Also would be without the lens for who knows how long, turnaround I would hope to be little more than a week with two at the most but there's been some horror stories on here (mostly from Ian and his 40D
).I'd send it directly to Lehmans who should be able to give me a free quote before I authorise the repair at least. However, there's a trip planned to Bempton Cliffs at some point in the near future and then there's the August photo comp with prizes up for grabs and I haven't got anything I'm happy with for that (although Hell, snowball and chance spring to mind :-O) so it'd be sorely missed until after then. You know come to think of it does anyone know if I could leave it with Canon at the Birdfair for them to send off? Knowing what Canon are like I'm guessing no! :C
So the question right now, is it something that might cause further damage and as such I should just bite the bullet and get it off ASAP and pray to the photography gods that it neither takes too much time and/or money, it'd almost certainly miss Bempton though, or leave it for the time being. I've got my 200mm f2.8 to sort of fall back on but that's a last resort really.
Cheers for any input.
Adam
