Canon EF lens damaged

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Mark Allison - 15 Dec 2005 10:23 GMT

Hi there,

I have a Canon EF 50mm F1.4 lens and there is sand in the front of it
preventing the autofocus from working. Should I send it back to Canon UK
for repair or an independent place? If independent, which one?

Thanks a lot!
Mark.

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Mike Cawood, HND BIT - 15 Dec 2005 11:15 GMT

> Hi there,
>
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> Thanks a lot!
> Mark.

Either way, it will be a VERY expensive repair.
Regards Mike.

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Malcolm Stewart - 15 Dec 2005 13:10 GMT

> Hi there,
> I have a Canon EF 50mm F1.4 lens and there is sand in the front of it
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> Thanks a lot!
> Mark.

The AF on my EF 50 f1.4 failed about 2 years ago. From memory, Canon UK
repaired it (quite quickly) for around £150. New prices are quite a bit
lower now than 2 years ago, and it might be worth buying a new one. You
could try http://www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/mainindex.asp . They repaired my
EF 35 f2 (again an AF failure) a few months ago. Repair took ~6 weeks.
Good luck.

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