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Help please! Broken Canon EOS Lens 85mm f/1.2 FD L

Started Aug 21, 2013 | Questions thread
sacentre Senior Member • Posts: 2,119
Re: Help please! Broken Canon EOS Lens 85mm f/1.2 FD L

I wish I could help. I used to used one of these in my film days on a Canon New F1 and loved it ( if we are talking about the same lens).

I bought the EF version when I got my Canon 5D2.

Maybe a better option would be to trawl eBay etc to see if you can get a good used copy but maybe you've already considered this.

Good luck

Trevor

IgnacioAC wrote:

I need help with my Canon EOS Lens 85mm f/1.2 FD L

I’m hoping that someone out there can help me or at least give me a lead to a place where I can send my Canon EOS 85mm f/1.2 FD L lens, to have it repaired. I live just outside Chicago, IL in the suburbs. I’ve already sent the lens to International Camera, they took over a month to fix it but when I picked it up, it still wasn’t working and they said they could not fix it. Next I send it to KEH and they called me yesterday to let me know that they cannot repair it either. I’ve called Canon USA in Utica, IL and they tell me that they do not fix this lens any longer. This was a $1500.00 dollars lens and now is just a paperweight. I am very disappointed with Canon. Seems like even their lenses are made disposable now days. My question for everyone is this – is there a place in the US where they can repair this lens? Apparently the board and focusing motor are dead. Please, I do not want to just throw it away. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide me.

Ignacio A

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