Hi Matt,

Yes, it’s perfectly normal for the lens to stick out like that. It looks like it’s sticking out because the very end element (the one responsible for focussing) isn’t retracted. Try clicking the lens into manual focus and twisting the end element. You should find you can get it back to its original compact size again. Just remember to click it back into auto focus once it’s nice and compact again!

A very merry Christmas to you, too! 🙂

Paul

Thank you Paul :),

Merry Christmas =]