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Front Element replacement 100-400 mk1

Started Jun 5, 2016 | Questions
slookabill
slookabill Regular Member • Posts: 185
Front Element replacement 100-400 mk1

Does anyone know the cost and general turnaround time of replacing the front element of a 100-400 mk1? I was shooting with it yesterday and noticed it was really scuffed and scratched

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WindwardHaole Senior Member • Posts: 1,550
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Contact Canon, that type of repair is likely best handled by the manufacturer and anything on the forum will be speculation and guesstimating.

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OP slookabill Regular Member • Posts: 185
Re: Front Element replacement 100-400 mk1

True, I just was wondering if anyone had experience with it and could give me a price point to think about. Didn't seem to impact my photos too much yesterday... but it looks significant scratch issue.

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Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,582
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slookabill wrote:

Does anyone know the cost and general turnaround time of replacing the front element of a 100-400 mk1? I was shooting with it yesterday and noticed it was really scuffed and scratched

I just had my 100-400L II front element replaced; cost was about £250 of which less than £100 was the glass, the rest was labour and 20% VAT.

Wrong country and wrong lens, but could give you a ball park idea at least.

Sports Shooter
Sports Shooter Senior Member • Posts: 1,648
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Steve Balcombe wrote:

slookabill wrote:

Does anyone know the cost and general turnaround time of replacing the front element of a 100-400 mk1? I was shooting with it yesterday and noticed it was really scuffed and scratched

I just had my 100-400L II front element replaced; cost was about £250 of which less than £100 was the glass, the rest was labour and 20% VAT.

Wrong country and wrong lens, but could give you a ball park idea at least.

I am interested to know from the OP and you Steve how you managed to damage the front element.

There is a deep lens hood and it takes a lot of effort to scratch the glass , no?

I am in the pro-filter side...

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Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,582
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Sports Shooter wrote:

Steve Balcombe wrote:

slookabill wrote:

Does anyone know the cost and general turnaround time of replacing the front element of a 100-400 mk1? I was shooting with it yesterday and noticed it was really scuffed and scratched

I just had my 100-400L II front element replaced; cost was about £250 of which less than £100 was the glass, the rest was labour and 20% VAT.

Wrong country and wrong lens, but could give you a ball park idea at least.

I am interested to know from the OP and you Steve how you managed to damage the front element.

There is a deep lens hood and it takes a lot of effort to scratch the glass , no?

I put the camera/lens on the ground while using another body/lens, in an area where pine trees had been felled. Some kind of contamination, including pine sap I imagine, got on the lens and I couldn't remove it. FWIW the hood was fitted at the time, as it always is, but fate found a way to defeat that.

I am in the pro-filter side...

I never use filters and this hasn't changed my mind. It's not about cost, but even if it was, £250 wouldn't buy top quality clear filters for all my lenses.

slookabill
OP slookabill Regular Member • Posts: 185
Re: Front Element replacement 100-400 mk1

My guess is when I put the lens cap on I've occasionally missed and it scrapes the front element. I always use the hood.

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