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Canon 17-40mm f4l Can't attach in camera

lelmota
Apprentice

Hello!

 

I have a Canon 7D and used the Canon Lens 17-40mm f4L every day. This lens never fell or was hit. There is no visible why the lens has stopped snapping into the camera. It's like there's something blocking the fit. I can use other lenses in 7D as usual. I wonder if anyone has gone trough something similar and has managed to solve this problem; Thanks!

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jrhoffman75
Legend
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Look for a piece of debris perhaps stuck in the depression that the locking pin snaps in.

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

R6 Mark III, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

Also verify that all of the screws are tight.

I forgot to mention - also verify that the lens lock button on the camera moves freely and isn’t sticking. 

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

R6 Mark III, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

ebiggs1
Legend
Legend

"...also verify that the lens lock button on the camera moves freely and isn’t sticking."

 

Hmmm, doesn't sound likely does it?  Smiley Surprised

 

"I can use other lenses in 7D as usual"

 

EB
EOS 1D, EOS 1D MK IIn, EOS 1D MK III, EOS 1Ds MK III, EOS 1D MK IV and EOS 1DX and many lenses.
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