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Great range, poor performance

Started Sep 26, 2015 | User reviews thread
Dave Sparks Senior Member • Posts: 1,350
Re: Great range, poor performance

petrock wrote:

petrock wrote:

I got 15-85 for my T2i. I found that it had a bad problem with blurriness in the right quarter, particularly in the 16mm-to-35mm range. In manual focus, it varies depending on whether you reach focus clockwise or counter-clockwise. Also, if the lens/camera is rapped onto the open palm, the next images can improve, but not predictably. My guess is that a lens element, or the IS unit, is loose.

Sent it Canon on warranty and was told 'looks good to us'. It's now out of warranty, so my only choice is to send it into Canon for repair, on my own dime. Any suggestions on this ?

Correction of my above post: I said "In manual focus, it varies depending on whether you reach focus clockwise or counter-clockwise."

It's been awhile since I've played with the lens. What I should have said was "It varies whether you reach your zoom setting clockwise or counter-clockwise." Sorry.

That sucks.  I had my 15-85 repaired late last year (dropped it, broke focus mechanism) and it was $255 ($219 is their "Out of Warranty Standard Labor Charge"), not counting shipping & insurance to send it in.  Have you been able to confirm the problem on a second body?  Is there a local authorized Canon dealer that you can take the body and lens to for their look at it?

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