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Repair my Lens or buy a new one?

Started Sep 24, 2013 | Questions thread
victorian squid
victorian squid Veteran Member • Posts: 3,391
Re: Repair my Lens or buy a new one?
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Tail wind wrote:

I have a 40D with 17-85 USM lens. The lens is playing up now with hunting and not being able to focus.

I have this lens. One of the failure points that is well documented is the AF ribbon breaking. My guess here.

The question, should I repair it or purchase a Sigma 17-70 2.8/4 DC?

At $500, the Sigma 17-70 is a bargain. It will eat the 17-85 for breakfast and poop out its back-cap. Great optics, size and macro capabilities (such as they are) to boot.

At $580 (price at adorama/B&H) the 17-50 is mind-numbingly good with fixed aperture but without the range of the former. Figure possibly half that (tops) for a repair - but you won't know until you send it in.

This is the part in the movie where the person faced with the terminally ill loved one:

a) works 2 shifts and sells the engagement ring their grandmother gave them to hire a gifted surgeon to perform a miracle

or

b) takes a pillow and quietly smothers them putting them out of their misery and goes off to live happily ever after with a gorgeous Italian model

What is the view/opinion here please?

Was that an opinion or editorial?

Not sure if it was really a view.

Thank you in advance.

You're welcome in retrospect.

Regards.

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