The creeping is not normal, my 35-80 also does not creep at all. But if you
didn't found other problem and you don't mind some inconvenient, it is no
need to fix.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM Lens browsing
> I let it 'dangle' that way too, but mine doesn't creep at all. But, it's
> only two years old and hasn't had that much use.
>
> Tom
>
> Question: Since the lens is so big and heavy, it usually hangs
> downnwards when I carry camera/lens on a neck/shoulder strap. What
> happens with mine is that the lens extends (zooming to 80 and
> focussing down) because the weight just pulls out the barrel. Is that
> worrysome or normal or do I have to tighten it somehow? I also have
> some zoomcreep (very little). Is that normal, I thought so?
>
> Greetings, Thomas
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