dio zafi Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I'm on a job with a red pro zoom lens 17-50mmv2 that is not zooming in? Anyway we can fix this on the set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hessel Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 No I doubt it, something is seriously wrong if it won't zoom. If you are lucky maybe it is a single loose or missing screw that is causing the focus housing to not engage the internal mechanics. I am not familiar with the red zoom so cannot say for sure. Even so finding a replacement would be challenging on short notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dio zafi Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 everything is else is working on this zoom...and you can zoom out...you just can't zoom in???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted May 7, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 7, 2017 If you can't zoom in, how do you know you can still zoom out? Aren't you stuck at 17mm? Or can you manually pull it out? It's usually something like a loose screw or a broken follower that jams the zoom in a lens like this, you'd need to pull it apart to find out. Probably best to rent another lens if you don't have a competent tech. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dio zafi Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 do you think we should send this into Red for repair or a regular camera repair shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted May 9, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 9, 2017 A good repair shop should be able to fix it. Having said that, as a lens repairer I haven't had good experiences with Red in terms of getting parts for their lenses, so if something needs replacing it could be a hassle. But parts can be manufactured or modified from other parts. Chances are it's just something loose anyway. I don't know if Red have a repair facility in the UK, they told me here in Australia that I had to send their lenses back to the States. I told them to go jump and did the repairs locally without a problem. Sending something halfway around the world just to tighten a screw seems ludicrous to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dio zafi Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 A good repair shop should be able to fix it. Having said that, as a lens repairer I haven't had good experiences with Red in terms of getting parts for their lenses, so if something needs replacing it could be a hassle. But parts can be manufactured or modified from other parts. Chances are it's just something loose anyway. I don't know if Red have a repair facility in the UK, they told me here in Australia that I had to send their lenses back to the States. I told them to go jump and did the repairs locally without a problem. Sending something halfway around the world just to tighten a screw seems ludicrous to me. here's our update ...the track that the zoom moves is chipped...a piece was broken off...(probably someone forced the zoom) now where to get the part is the question..I will try to post photos..thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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