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Scratches inside EF 85 f1.2L II that was never opened. $1800 to repair!

Started Aug 9, 2017 | Discussions thread
GreyGoose Regular Member • Posts: 133
Re: Scratches inside EF 85 f1.2L II that was never opened. $1800 to repair!

rksilp wrote:

It is no longer under warranty.

Sorry to hear that. I can sympathize. It must be a common that lightly used gear goes out-of-warranty before defects are detected. I purchased a 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM as a backup for my 100-400 f/4-5.6 IS USM. Recently the much used 100-400 needed a repair so i pulled out my mint condition 70-300 which had only been used twice (because it is a backup). Much to my disgust, both the AF and IS were dead. Canon estimated out-of-warranty repair cost was $485 to replace both AF and IS modules (75% cost of new lens $650). I declined the repair and now own a $650 doorstop.

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