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*Update*

 

I brought my 24-70 f/2.8L to Canon Service Center in Costa Mesa last Friday. I was told that the cable in the power

diaphragm assembly over time would get loosened and stretched, the clicking noise is the result of this cable rubbing

against other parts when zooming. The total cost is $244 including a new power diaphragm unit and 6-month warranty. I

was also told that Canon will stop servicing this lens in January 2019.

 

Canon Service Center is a very nice place, they have the whole Canon lens lineup there on display, man it was my first

time seeing the EF 11-24mm f/4L USM, that thing is humongous!

I forgot to mention that there's a faint jerking that goes along with the sound, perhaps a loose spring.

Hello everyone, I need your advice on this.

 

Recently I started to hear clicking/ticking noise coming from my 10 yrs old 24-70 f/2.8 version one. This clicking/ticking noise happens

when I zoom from 70 to 50mm. It would happen once every 3-4 times when I zoom from 70-50. I also notice that when I take out my

camera after a long period of unuse the clicking/ticking sound would be a lot louder and it happens when I zoom from 50-35mm. After that

it would happen once every 3-4 times when zooming from 70-50. I searched online and found that many people who bought the version

two in 2013 also experienced the clicking/ticking sound when zooming. The difference is some of the version 2's clicking/ticking sound

happens out of the box, mine happens after almost 10 years of using. I have no idea what's happening here, should I send the lens in?

The lens is sharp, focus is accurate and zooming is smooth. It's the noise that concerns me. Do you experience this clicking/ticking sound

with any of your Canon zoom lens?

 

Thank you in advance for your answer!

Nate

<p>YES, you should!<br /> Adding the 300mm f/2.8L II IS and 1.4x Extender will be definitely better for you!<br /> Heavy 600mm set up = leaving at home/shooting less/lacking mobility = NO photographs<br /> Lighter 300 f/2.8L + 1.4x = improve mobility/more shooting time = Photographs<br /> Simply put, if you CANNOT carry your equipments or take them with you, you CAN'T make photographs. Images with a bit inferior IQ is much better than NO images.</p>

<p>Why would someone do such thing? Spending $3500 on a camera body and put a $10 lens on it? If your 5D3 could cry, it would cry a river!</p>

<p>I really think the Canon 5D Mark II is the best full frame camera for the value. I bought mine in September after the announcement of the 6D. At the time the the body was $1900 and the newly announced 6D was $2200, after I had bought it for about 3 weeks B&H lowered the price down to $1700 and thanks to their excellent customer service they gave me a $200 refund. If you don't shoot fast action its AF is fine and its IQ is a world ahead of those APS-C bodies. Canon 5D Mark II is $1800, Canon 6D is $2000 and Canon 5D Mark III is $2975, the difference between the 5D II and 6D can buy you a battery grip and if you have invested in a lot expensive CF cards choosing the 5D II over the 6D is a no brainer. The difference between the 5D II and 5D III can buy you a 7D. </p>

<p>If I do my part right, the results of my 500 f/4L IS always put a smile on my face, I love the performance and image quality that lens gives me. Am I impressed? No, because the lens works as a $6500 lens expected to work! I would be impressed if my $150 55-250 gives me the same result as the 500 f/4L IS.</p>

<p>Don't stress, the greatest benefit of owning the 50mm f/1.8 is that it is disposable. You should pay more attention to the camera and make sure it's still functioning well. Just buy a new 50mm f/1.8.</p>

<p>a bare lens will always focus faster than a lens + extender combo! I'd definitely go with the 400 f/5.6</p>

<p>Fred Miranda Buy&Sell Forum is also a good place.</p>

<p>Looking at your sample I have to admit that the two images look very good and have identical image quality. If you hadn't posted the titles I wouldn't have known which image from which camera.</p>

<p>For the same money, I'd with get the 60D over the 50D for new technology. Wether you can take advantage of the new technology to make better photo or not is up to you.</p>

<p>that's it I'm switching to Nikon</p>

<p>I have been using this lens for over 2 years now, mostly for bird photography. Here is a summary of my thought on this excellent and often forgotten lens.</p>

<p><br />Light and very sharp wide opened, its focus is very fast and accurate, even though its maximum aperture is f/5.6 it still produces very attractive and creamy bokeh, colors and cotrast are excellent too. I know this lens isn't a very sexy lens due to no image stabilization and f/5.6 and most people will over look this lens and go for the faster but shorter 300mm f/4L IS or the more versatile 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS. Hoever, if you shoot bird at the longest end of your lens and don't have money for the $6140 500mm f/4L IS or the $8200 600mm f/4L IS, or the $10500 f/5.6L IS, nothing beats the price, reach and image quality of this lens. Paired with an 1.6x camera like the 7D or the 60D it becomes 640mm, a very respectable super telephoto. As long as you have a shutter speed of at least 1/1000 camera shake is neglegible. Built Quality is supert too, worthy of a member in the L lens family.</p>

<p><br />I no longer use this lens as much as I used to because I now own a 500 f/4L IS, but with all the quality listed above I decided to keep the lens and use it whenever I don't feel like lugging that 500 around. You might ask me since the 400 is so good, what is better about the 500? The answer is everything, bokeh, color, sharpness (f/4 on the 500 is as sharp as f/5.6 on the 400), how could I forget that the 500 has image stabilizer and weather sealing. Oh and the attention you get whether from carrying one of these big ass super telephotos mounted on a Gitzo + Wimberly II head or handholding it, is PRICELESS!</p>

<p>I believe the larger the lens the louder the IS when activated, the IS on my 500 f/4L IS is really loud.</p>

<p>Congratualtion, it's ane excellent camera, you're gonna love it. I love mine!</p>

<p>I shoot handhold, mostly bird, stand around a long time or walk long distance so it depends on how I feel on the shooting days. If I feel great, I take a long my 500 f/4 and if not I take the 400 f/5.6. I pack one lens in my bag and when I'm in the field the empty bag stays in the car. Carrying too much stuff weighs you down in the field, and leaving them in the car always poses a thread of someone may steal them. </p>

<p>Puppy Face got it right, I too have this lens and use it on the 7D quite often. The "effect" is there, but it's not pronounced. Once you get used it to it, you will never see it unless you look for it.</p>

<p>Welcome to the world of Image Stabilizer, get used to that sound because it will save your butt when the light is low!</p>

<p>Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, excellent lens for bird photography, light enough to hanhhold and when paired with my 7D it's equivalent to 800mm.</p>

<p>I'm about to make a big purchase so I can't gamble on this, otherwise I would buy this lens from you for $500-$700.</p>

<p>NASA shoots Nikon, suck that Canon fans!<br>

<a href="http://www.dpreview.com/news/1006/10061402nikoniss.asp">http://www.dpreview.com/news/1006/10061402nikoniss.asp</a> </p>

<p>Accidents happens, I'm sorry for your 70-200 f/2.8L IS. I hope you have some sort of insurance to cover the lost.<br>

I know a person who dropped his 5D and 70-200 f/2.8L IS in one of the streams in Yosemite, Canon USA in Irvine fixed the camera but did not fix the lens.</p>

<p>Turn on the Pop-up flash and you won't hear that slight clicking noise.</p>

<p>If suddendly I lost all my lenses, and had to start over I would just get a 500 f/4L IS, because bird is what I shoot. I have 4 other lenses beside the 500 that rarely see any action these days. I've wanted to sell them so many times, but the question "what if I need it" always keeps me from getting rid of them.</p>