On a recent trip to Utah I brought my trusty combination of a Canon 60D and my favourite all-purpose lens, my Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 (non-VC.)
Part of my itinerary involved a backcountry ATV tour, and I had the camera gear in a padded case strapped to the Honda's rear cargo rack. By the end of the 4 hour tour, I noticed that the lens "head" on the Tamron was very loose and wobbly -- this is the part that holds the lens cap and filters.
The optics of the lens were still fine, the wobbly was only in the plastic end piece. After searching for a solution, it turns out this is a relatively common problem with this and other Tamron lenses, and the solution is quite simple.
Using a small jeweler's screwdriver, behing very careful to avoid damage to the optics, the following DIY fix is very quick and easy -- it took me under a minute.
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