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Old 16-04-2012, 08:52 AM
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Canon 50mm 1.8 lens reflection/refraction

Hi everyone.
Just recently i have been noticing some annoying reflections/refraction going on with my 50mm lens. They seem to show up more when shooting bright objects such as the Moon. See attached picture.
Also the focus ring on the 50mm when in Manual focus is very loose and moves by itself after obtaining focus. Sometimes it will move all the way to the left (counter clockwise from looking from the viewfinder end). This is also very frustrating when trying to get a series of images to stack only to find focus has shifted and if not discovered, many frames wasted.
Is it possible to open the lens myself and try to tighten the ring or am i now looking at a nifty fifty paperweight
Thanks.
Steve.
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