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stanj wrote:
I really don't think that there's anything wrong with your lens, but let me say something from my (unfortunately relevant) repair experience of this type of lens: in short, next to the 400 DO, it seems to be the most difficult lens to repair, or the repair centers are hopelessly clueless when it comes to this lens. This in contrast to other lenses, where I've had great experience. Two case studies:
In 2008, I dropped a 28-300 attached to a 1Ds3 (well, rather, it impacted the glove box of a car after being seated in the passenger seat and me hitting the brakes hard). After that, the image was decentered, with the left 2/3 great and the right 1/3 looking like through vaseline. It visited Irvine, where major repairs and calibrations were allegedly made to the tune of $200. Sadly, to my eyes, the lens came back the same. So back it went, and a few weeks later, it came back yet again the same. This prompted me to send it in to Jamesburg. It came back the same. I spoke to friendly people at Canon and asked either for the lens to be fixed properly or to get my money back (while I understand that I broke the thing, if they can't fix it they should not charge me either). So for a 4th time it went in, again to Jamesburg, as "official Canon business", and came back the same. At that point the friendly souls at Canon sent me a brand new 28-300, box and all. Come to think of it, I must have a spare tripod collar somewhere.
This 2nd lens worked flawlessly as one would expect, until last winter I dropped it with my 5D3 onto concrete. It broke at the lens mount, as one would expect. I sent it in to Jamesburg, where the total bill was $388, including a new IS unit, as well as the mount / seal gasket assembly. Lens works like new.
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Ha-ha! Stan, you crack me up!
Thanks for the repair background. My 16-35L II is down at Irvine right now for a weak lower right corner. Technically, this is its second repair/adjustment cycle -- the first was under warranty and needed three trips. Some lenses are more difficult (complex) than others!
Great shots, as usual!
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