Canon 17-85 EF-S repair??

[Dougster]

I got this lens a few years ago with my Canon 60D but it's faulty and A J Johnstone (Glasgow) have quoted me over £120 for repair.

Should I forget this and put the money towards a 24-105 L?

 

[dizidav]

I had mine go faulty, these guys do a very good job at a decent price, came back looking like a new lens.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANON-EFS...139?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a3fc62ec3

 

[Dougster]

Cheers dizidav that looks good.

I take my 60D and 600D up mountains with a wee Canon EF-S 18-55 EFS. A £40 repair of the 17-85 sounds like a better option than me worrying about an expensive lens getting bashed about in my rucksack!!

 

[LongLensPhotography]

Think about all those images that would look better with good glass; or maybe that isn't priority? Maybe a camera bag that costs more than £25 would solve the other issue?

 

[Dougster]

I'm getting a peak design clip but images up the tops don't need to be THAT good.

I own some better glass that I carry in ThinkTank/Peli cases. ;-)

 

[Dylanlewis2000]

I dropped mine a few years ago and the focusing was a bit iffy (Worked fine in manual mode). The shop (Camera centre Swansea) charged me £120 for the complete repair. The problem is the lens will never be worth a massive amount of money, after the repair you will probably be able to sell it on here for £100 ish maybe a bit more. The alternative is you could look at picking up a 24-105 second hand here.

 

[Dougster]

I have spoken to the ebay company and they will repair my lens for £40.

I'll now look for a 10-22 on here instead.

Thanks for the replies.