malibubts Member  224 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH More info | Feb 04, 2011 17:42 | #1 Anyone ever have a lens release button fall off. I pulled my 1D out of my camera bag this morning and noticed it was gone. I still had the spring and the button but I couldn't get it to reattach. There's a hole and I tried to stick a small allen wrench to manually trigger it, but no luck. I can also hear a rattling when I move the camera. I'm assuming it is off to Canon Repair unless anyone has an great ideas. Anyone had this happen and what did Canon charge you? 5D MkII, Rebel XTi
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joeseph "smells like turd"  More info | Feb 04, 2011 18:33 | #2 best take the battery out asap, in case whatever is rattling around in there is metallic and shorts out one of the several circuitboards, which would probably result in more expensive repairs.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. The release button/spring is mounted to the front case and somehow hooks the leafspring (arrowed) outwards. I'd hazard a guess and say the release button had some sort of circlip arrangement to hold it in and it's probably this bit that's either fallen, or broken off. some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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joeseph "smells like turd" More info | Feb 04, 2011 18:43 | #3 here 'ya go, parts manual for 1D MK II some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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Feb 18, 2011 09:32 | #4 Thanks joeseph. I ended up just sending it in to Canon. In case anyone comes across this thread is a search it just shipped out so it took them about and week and it was $330.00 plus my shipping there so around $370.00. 5D MkII, Rebel XTi
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funkyfones Senior Member  350 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: Bradford, Uk More info | Feb 18, 2011 09:40 | #5 Wow, thats alot, I could have done it in 15mins, the actual mechanism is a simple L shaped lever with the pin that is pushed into the lens hole by a spring, could'v walked you through it, oh well, hope it all comes back safe and sound Gear: Afew bodies and afew pieces of glass | Flickr
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toanna Hatchling 2 posts Joined Sep 2006 More info | Oct 04, 2011 03:56 | #6 I have same problem with my Canon 1D mkII. Do you still repair this kind of worries, funkyfones?
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