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Do the integrated flash metal guides/regulators rattle in your 7D?

 
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May 21, 2012 15:33 |  #1

Just got back my 7D back from Canon after performing an AF fix/adjustment and I noticed something rattling inside the camera. When I shake the camera (shake is a harsh term, more like move the camera around in a quicker back/forth over/under fashion), you can hear tiny pieces of metal rattling. At first, it sounded like some pieces were loose inside the camera body but I think I've narrowed it down to the metal guides/slides/regulato​rs that guide the flash up/down on the camera as the noise seems to disappear when I have the flash up.

I can't recall ever hearing this before in the plethora of times I've handled this body. I was wondering if this was just something I had somehow not noticed (rather hard to believe, but possible) or if I need to let them know that this is something that occurred in transit or at the factory that now needs to be fixed.




  
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May 21, 2012 16:22 |  #2

No. Mine does not rattle there. But the eye piece does rattle, if I remove the eye piece it's silent no matter how hard it's shaken.


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May 21, 2012 17:10 |  #3

I thought it was the eyepiece as well, but it rattles when I hold the eyepiece stationary. This led me to popping the flash and seeing if the rattled disappeared, and it seems like it does.




  
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May 21, 2012 20:32 |  #4

The guides on my 7D don't rattle, but they do on my girlfriends 50D.


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