sigma lens repair costs

[silverstar189]

ok, so i dropped a sigma 10-20 (canon fit). until recently it was my least used lens, but i've also had some requests for uwa venue shots with my work, so i'm thinking of getting it repaired. i've got insurance, but i'd rather not deal with the increase in the policy on this. anyone have any experience with sigma repairs? their official site quotes £50 per hour plus parts for non standard repairs (the glass is fine, but the rear part of the lens shell has split) but i'm thinking if its likely to run over the cost of replacing with a decent second hand copy (about £250 on here iirc) its not going to be worth it. any ideas?

 

[jaymd]

http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/support/tarrifs.pdf

This may give you some idea,but you should give them a call really.

 

[Mike.P]

Sent my Sigma 1.4x TC off for a clean as my son decided to cover it in coffee ... £79 incl return postage and so far they have had it a month (due to the fact they broke a couple of clips opening it and then found out they had no spares) :bang:

I have a MKI APO EX 70-200mm f2.8 and a Bigma I would like serviced and cleaned but Im afraid to ask ...

 

[dod]

I have a MKI APO EX 70-200mm f2.8 and a Bigma I would like serviced and cleaned but Im afraid to ask ...

I had a 70-200 cleaned and diaphragm replaced, came to about £160 IIRC

 

[neil_g]

servicing costs are on the PDF link above.

drop them an email, theyre usually pretty quick at replying.

 

[Escy]

You may also want to give Lehmanns a try. I dropped my 150mm macro a while back and amongst other things it cracked the filter ring, got a quote from Sigma and was over £200 to fix it, sent it to Lehmanns £136, came back like new within two weeks.
http://www.hlehmann.co.uk/