Zoom Lens Issue

<p>I have a zoom lens on my Canon 40D and its very loose. In otherwords when I carry the camera over my shoulder the lens moves out to its 'longest length'. Is there anyway to tighten it up.</p>

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<p>It's called "zoom creep" and, unless you have one of the specific lenses that have an adjustable zoom friction, no.</p>

<p>The factory may be able to fix it for you, for a price I expect.</p>

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<p>Hi Chuck,</p>

<p>A massage therapist or physical therapist my recommend exercises to help you tighten up your shoulder. ;-)</p>

<p>Me? I always carry my camera by holding the lens, never letting the camera dangle loose, so zoom creep is not an issue for me.</p>

<p>Alternatively, if there is a lock on the lens, I have disassembled the lens and carved additional notches at each zoom step (say, at 28mm, 50mm, 100mm, 200mm, and 300mm), so I can lock the lens at a preferred focal length for the time being. What lens do you have, and can you replace it with one with a lock, and can you then custom enhance the lock to suit your preferences?</p>

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<p>Which one is it? A 70-300 something? I had one of these, and was told that I should call it a feature of that lens really.... everybody complained. Guess you do with the same one, then?</p>

<p>Thats a typical problem with push pull zoom (ie: 100-300). If you fix it, it will just happen again after you use it not for long. Unless it is way too loose, I would just learn to live with it. </p>

<p>My 28-210 does it, no big deal, you'll get used to it!</p>