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Since I had great luck modifying one of these lenses for use with my 10D I have purchased a couple more and I have 2 for sale. I'm not looking to get rich here but after my initial post quite a few people contacted me about possible doing this mod for them. So I'll offer a modified 18-55 EFS for $135 shipped. I have only tried these on a 10D but they should work on the 10D, 300D (of course), D60, and D30. These lenses are great and are much better than the new cheapo Sigma 18-50 DC if you can even get a copy that focuses properly (I went through 2!! and gave up) also the focus motor on the sigma sounds horrid.
My modification is simple I take the lens mount off then rough up the inner surfaces then apply some epoxy to hold the inner ring. Then after the epoxy is dried I use a CNC machine and fly cut off the excess material from the EFS lens mount. I then use an orbital sander to smooth everything out. The mod looks very neat, there are no scratches exposed or burrs or anything of the sort.
Mac
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Edited by cmacclel on Jun 11, 2004 at 10:29 AM GMT
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