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Apr 9, 2018 15:09:38   #
stage36
 
I got a Canon EF 35-70mm, f3.5/4.5 lens at a yard sale, cheap. Got it home and everything seemed to work as it should--focus and zoom-- but them I happened to shake it and it sounds like a bunch of beads (bearings?) rattling around. Am I correct in thinking it will fit my waste basket better than a camera? I don't have a Canon to try it on.

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Apr 9, 2018 15:32:46   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
First off, why did you buy a Canon lens if you don't have a Canon to try it on? What did you plan to do with it? If all the bearings are bouncing around does it matter?

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Apr 9, 2018 15:34:24   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
First off, why did you buy a Canon lens if you don't have a Canon to try it on? What did you plan to do with it? If all the bearings are bouncing around does it matter?


That was incredibly helpful. I am sure the OP appreciates it.

Dennis

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Apr 9, 2018 15:57:52   #
rkberta
 
I once had a lens that used loose ball bearings. I could hear them if I shook it but not an issue. It was an outstanding lens and the loose balls were part of its design...but for a camera system I sold. It was a Canon lens...as I recall a 85mm used on a A1 film body.

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Apr 9, 2018 15:58:32   #
stage36
 
Well, you know, if you can buy a lens, Canon or otherwise, for $3----it's worth taking a chance that someone (with a Canon) might want to buy it!

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Apr 9, 2018 16:00:36   #
mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey
 
stage36 wrote:
I got a Canon EF 35-70mm, f3.5/4.5 lens at a yard sale, cheap. Got it home and everything seemed to work as it should--focus and zoom-- but them I happened to shake it and it sounds like a bunch of beads (bearings?) rattling around. Am I correct in thinking it will fit my waste basket better than a camera? I don't have a Canon to try it on.


Perhaps you know someone with Canon DSLR that you can try it out on. It would be pure guesswork on our part to suggest whether or not you should junk it. What were you planning to use it for?

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Apr 9, 2018 16:04:18   #
Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)
 
stage36 wrote:
I got a Canon EF 35-70mm, f3.5/4.5 lens at a yard sale, cheap. Got it home and everything seemed to work as it should--focus and zoom-- but them I happened to shake it and it sounds like a bunch of beads (bearings?) rattling around. Am I correct in thinking it will fit my waste basket better than a camera? I don't have a Canon to try it on.


I just bought a Nikon 105mm micro and it rattles when you shake it it's suppose to do that. Great lens BTW.

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Apr 9, 2018 16:25:39   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
dennis2146 wrote:
That was incredibly helpful. I am sure the OP appreciates it.

Dennis


I admit it. I am not immune to making snarky comments occasionally. Mea culpa.

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Apr 9, 2018 16:29:26   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
steve DeMott wrote:
I just bought a Nikon 105mm micro and it rattles when you shake it it's suppose to do that. Great lens BTW.


Nikon VR has an element that has to move around to compensate for lens motion. When powered up, the position of the lens is controlled. When no power is applied the element can move around, making a rattling noise.

I have never had a Canon, but I thought their motion compensation (Image Stabilization) was done in the camera instead of in the lens as Nikon is. Maybe someone could confirm or refute that statement.

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Apr 9, 2018 16:55:16   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
I admit it. I am not immune to making snarky comments occasionally. Mea culpa.


You too? I haven't owned a Canon for years but I would have purchased the lens for resale if cheap enough.

Dennis

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Apr 9, 2018 17:13:23   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
Nikon VR has an element that has to move around to compensate for lens motion. When powered up, the position of the lens is controlled. When no power is applied the element can move around, making a rattling noise.
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Apr 9, 2018 17:38:17   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
If the lens works then it's worth a few bucks to someone. There are two of those EF 35-70 3.5/4.5 lenses. They are some of the oldest EF lenses made. One version has a suffix of A, one does not. The non A version was introduced in early 1987 at a cost of around $325. The A version was introduced about a year and a half later for around $260. Neither lens has been made in years.

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Apr 10, 2018 05:25:47   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
stage36 wrote:
I got a Canon EF 35-70mm, f3.5/4.5 lens at a yard sale, cheap. Got it home and everything seemed to work as it should--focus and zoom-- but them I happened to shake it and it sounds like a bunch of beads (bearings?) rattling around. Am I correct in thinking it will fit my waste basket better than a camera? I don't have a Canon to try it on.


Try it and see how it works. If it work okay, you're in luck. Otherwise, you can sell it on ebay "For Parts."

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Apr 10, 2018 06:00:25   #
BillyP Loc: Cedar Point, NC
 
Where you at, close enough and you can try it out on my Canon... I'm sure others would be willing to help you out if we knew where you lived.
$3... was worth a shot!

stage36 wrote:
I got a Canon EF 35-70mm, f3.5/4.5 lens at a yard sale, cheap. Got it home and everything seemed to work as it should--focus and zoom-- but them I happened to shake it and it sounds like a bunch of beads (bearings?) rattling around. Am I correct in thinking it will fit my waste basket better than a camera? I don't have a Canon to try it on.

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Apr 10, 2018 06:00:29   #
Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
Nikon VR has an element that has to move around to compensate for lens motion. When powered up, the position of the lens is controlled. When no power is applied the element can move around, making a rattling noise.

I have never had a Canon, but I thought their motion compensation (Image Stabilization) was done in the camera instead of in the lens as Nikon is. Maybe someone could confirm or refute that statement.


Canon DSLR lenses have IS in the lenses if they have IS, not in the camera.

Canon's mirrorless cameras have IS in the body, and can utilize both stabilization types.

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