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EF-S 18-55mm lens has sand inside after falling into lake

Hi!Unfortunately, I dropped my EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II in the lake. I put some small desiccants inside the lense and it dried out great. Unfortunately, there is some sand inside the lense and it’s affecting my ability to focus correctly. I tried...

RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM damaged after drop

I recently dropped my camera yesterday and the camera lens came out I tried putting it back inside but i’m no use and I didn’t find much help on the internet. I need help! if anything i’ll order a new one but I need to know if it’s fixable or not.   ...

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RF 70-200mm 2.8 intermediate focal length change issue

Just found I can not specifically turn it/stop at specifically 85mm focal length.The LCD shows focal length change not linear while I slowly turn the focal ring.Example: 70 -> 75 -> 78 -> 81 -> 83 -> 84 -> 86I have tried my another RF 24-70mm. It wor...

gatens by Apprentice
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STM vs USM L glass difference

Please can we talk about how huge the actual difference between STM vs L USM lenses is... I am looking at 50 mm RF lenses and the $2000 price difference is killing me. I understand that different AF systems, sound vs no sound for videos. I am NOT a s...

EK25 by Contributor
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Fungus on my lenses

Hi, Long time Canon Pro but first time having to deal with fungus growth on my lenses. I recently bought a B&B in Costa Rica and so I am part time in Costa Rica and the States. I have a dry room where I have kept my lenses (inside a Pelican Case) whi...

RF 100-500mm image issues

Hi all, I recently bought a 100 to 500mm for my R3, been loving it 90% of the time. Just recently, I noticed these lines appearing within the images. Inside the Red boxes. It also appears in video mode. They don't appear to show up from any other len...

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Nick117 by Apprentice
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Resolved! Pancakes and street photgraphy

Hi folks My wife asked out of interest, if I'd stopped doing street photography which I used to do quite a lot with my Canon SX620 HS. This little camera was always in my pocket and very easy to do some sneaky shots with ( Not sure about the ethics o...

Ramsden by Mentor
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Resolved! 24-105mm lens: Sand under the focus ring

Hey all, my friend gave me a 24-105mm AF and it seems to have sand under the focus ring. I believe her dad took the lens to Africa on a safari haha. Anyways, the auto focus is smooth, though manual focus is a bit affected. How much do you think it wo...

hamil by Apprentice
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Resolved! ARE YOU KIDDING? - Lens availability

I can't believe you're still in business! It's 2024 and you STILL have no lenses for your mirrorless AFFORDABLE cameras! WHY ARE YOU EVEN MAKING cameras like the R50, R100, R10, R7???? Are you stupid? 

Will we ever see a 22mm f/2.0 for RF?

The EF-M 22mm f/2 was one of my favorite lenses on EF-M. It was equivalently almost exactly a 35mm focal length which is classically the ideal focal length for street photography. Together with its bright maximum aperture, Canon gave Fujifilm cameras...

EF 85mm f1.2L How to replace rear cover

As a general rule, I advise most folks to not try camera/lens repair themselves. However, if you are in the business you have occasion to make quickie repairs to keep the wheel rolling along so I have done some in my career.Anyway one that most could...

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ebiggs1 by Legend
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