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EF 24-105mm f/4 L Red Ring Came Off

JackFleetwood
Apprentice

I'm an aviation photographer and this weekend I was doing a shoot with a helicopter.  I was shooting out of the back of a B-25.  When we landed, the helicopter pilot mentioned that he saw a red ring fly out of the airplane and it went through his rotor.  I told him I'm extremely careful to empty my pockets and make sure nothing is loose in the plane.  I got home and was cleaning my cameras and I saw it... my red ring that goes around Canon lenses is gone!  I had no idea this could come off.  Maybe this is something that would only affect someone doing photos like I do, but just a warning, these can come off!  Screen Shot 2024-09-30 at 10.32.03 AM.png

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jrhoffman75
Legend
Legend

@JackFleetwood wrote:

I'm an aviation photographer and this weekend I was doing a shoot with a helicopter.  I was shooting out of the back of a B-25.  When we landed, the helicopter pilot mentioned that he saw a red ring fly out of the airplane and it went through his rotor.  I told him I'm extremely careful to empty my pockets and make sure nothing is loose in the plane.  I got home and was cleaning my cameras and I saw it... my red ring that goes around Canon lenses is gone!  I had no idea this could come off.  Maybe this is something that would only affect someone doing photos like I do, but just a warning, these can come off!  Screen Shot 2024-09-30 at 10.32.03 AM.png


Pilot has very good eyesight.

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

"Pilot has very good eyesight."

My father was a USAF Fighter Pilot. He flew WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He had 20-10 vision.

EB
EOS 1DX and 1D Mk IV and less lenses then before!

JackFleetwood
Apprentice

Agree!  We were pretty close, and he was looking right at me, but still, amazed he saw it.  If he hadn't, I would have never known where it went.

wq9nsc
Elite
Elite

Nice to know and that is a VERY cool photo!

A friend took me up in his ultralight last month and part of his pre-flight check was that I wasn't wearing or carrying anything that could come loose and create an issue.  It was a nice day so we flew with the side windows removed but unfortunately there was a lot of haze making for not great photography.  Given the tight quarters, I took my little M6 Mark II and 18-150 lens up with me and gave my girlfriend quick instructions on using my 1DX II with a lightweight EF 400 f5.6 lens to get a photo of us in the air.  I wished I had a longer lens with me but space was at a premium however it was a very fun hour long flight around the area!

Rodger

EOS 1DX M3, 1DX M2, 1DX, 5DS R, M6 Mark II, 1D M2, EOS 650 (film), many lenses, XF400 video

I shoot with my 1DX3 cameras.  One has a 24-105, and the other has a 70-200.  The 70-200 is my workhorse and I use it most of the time.  The weight helps me hold it stable.  I tried and R3, but it was way too light for me!

Jack,

I am getting ready to shoot a soccer match with a pair of 1DX III bodies equipped with EF 400 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8 and I love the balance these bodies provide with big lenses.  I am very mobile on the field and I don't use a monopod which would slow me down.  I used the cameras recently for a football match and I reformatted the cards but both batteries still show full even though I captured close to 2,000 images between them.

I will have a spare battery with me, for good luck 🙂 , but I won't actually need it during the match.

Rodger

EOS 1DX M3, 1DX M2, 1DX, 5DS R, M6 Mark II, 1D M2, EOS 650 (film), many lenses, XF400 video

p4pictures
Authority
Authority

This is not the first instance I've heard of where the red ring has come off a lens. A colleague had a 24-105mm f/4L Mk I where the ring came off. I've just checked several of my EF L-series lenses and most of the black ones have a red ring that appears to be made from different material to the lens itself. I think that in some situations it might be a knock on the lens in the right place that splits the red band and then it is much easier to fall off.

 


Brian
EOS specialist trainer, photographer and author
-- Note: my spell checker is set for EN-GB, not EN-US --

Tintype_18
Authority
Authority

Red ring? That's a new one for me.

John
Canon EOS T7; EF-S 18-55mm IS; EF 28-135mm IS; EF 75-300mm; Sigma 150-600mm DG

The red line that is on the L series lenses.  It's not painted on, it's a plastic ring that fits into a groove.

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