E-PL2 lens removal with zoom ring

[dna77054]

Here is my situation. I do not know if this is an issue or not. Please read and advise.

I had put together the camera, lens, and zoom ring and put it in the housing. All worked well. Thought it did take some effort to get the zoom ring on the lens. It fits pretty tight.

When taking it apart, I noticed I could not "close and lock" the lens with the zoom ring on it, so I had to remove the lens and zoom ring from the camera body without closing and locking the lens. I just pushed the release button and rotated the zoom ring until the whole assemble come off the camera. I then had to push the zoom ring off the lens while the lens was "open". Is this an issue? Could it cause damage? This is my first interchangeable lens camera, so i have no experience with interchangeable lenses nor feel for these operations. I tried to be as gentle as I could while accomplishing the goals.

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

You did fine. A lot depends on how far you slide the zoom gear onto the lens. If you push it a little forward, it will "push" the lens extension switch so that the switch is "always on." You can then zoom, extend or retract the lens but it will not stay "locked" in either position. You can, however, extend or retract the lens just by turning the zoom gear. There is a risk that, while shooting, you might shift from "zoom" to "retract" mode but this has not happened to me very much.

If the gear is a little more back towards the lens mount, then it covers the extension switch but does not "push" it. In that case, you need to do just exactly what you did--remove the lens while extended, remove the gear, retract the lens.