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04/22/2007 07:58:43 AM · #1 |
arghhhhhh.
I dropped my 50mm lens last night, it fell barely 2feet onto carpeted floor. The front lens bit popped out. I realigned it and popped it back in, but now...
1) The focussing mechanism is noisy and sometimes locks up
2) On auto focus, the camera can't lock on to focus.
anyone had similar issues?
Is it covered on canon warranty? Its accidental damage, but surely a lens should be able to survive such a lame drop!?!?!
Of course its not covered by insurance as its valued <£100.
I guess I could try and find a repairer but that could cost the lprice of a new lens. |
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04/22/2007 08:33:53 AM · #2 |
| i feel your pain...it's unfortunate, but lenses aren't made to be dropped, especially those little plastic ones. get a repair estimate, but be prepared to simply buy a replacement :( |
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04/22/2007 08:39:25 AM · #3 |
My Sigma 10-20mm fell on the marble floor of the Louvre in Paris, bounced a couple of times, rolled on the floor for about 10 metres before it came to a stop amid gasps from onlookers...not a scratch, not a problem...However, my Sigma 50-500 (Bigma) fell on the floor from a metre onto the lens cap and needed a major repair costing $200. It has never been the same and gives me errors. Might have to take it back for another look as I love that lens.
Your 50mm...you might be better off getting another one as they are cheap and an amazing lens to have. My Nikon gets used most of the time. |
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04/22/2007 08:49:51 AM · #4 |
| I did EXACTLY the same thing. Dropped it, it separated, I put it back together, and it wouldn't autofocus and was rough and noisy and locked up. I sent it back to Canon (it was only a couple of months old) and they repaired it for me. |
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04/22/2007 09:35:18 AM · #5 |
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04/22/2007 10:01:33 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
My Sigma 10-20mm fell...
However, my Sigma 50-500 (Bigma) fell... |
Huge mass difference between those two. No wonder the Bigma's hurtin'. |
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04/22/2007 10:02:21 AM · #7 |
buy a new one - it'll be quicker than repairing it.
maybe use the old one for a reversed lens if the optics aren't damaged?
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04/22/2007 10:04:08 AM · #8 |
The 50mm 1.8 produces great results, but is really quite cheaply made. I know that there are a lot of people on here who have never had a problem, but I went through two of the 1.8s - one that had the same separation problem that you described, after being dropped while inside my camera bag; the replacement lens lasted for awhile, but then began to have focusing problems after being used on a stormy day at a beach.
Count your lesson learned and save up for the 50mm 1.4. Picture quality is even better than the 1.8 II (especially nice for background blur), and build is top notch. I've never had a problem with it, and I've never heard of anyone having a problem with it.
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04/22/2007 10:09:00 AM · #9 |
as long as you don't drop it...
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04/22/2007 10:11:28 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by shutterpuppy:
Count your lesson learned and save up for the 50mm 1.4. Picture quality is even better than the 1.8 II |
How much does it cost to replace that one when it gets dropped??
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04/22/2007 11:36:00 AM · #11 |
| check the warranty. I did the exact thing. I was shooting on my old tripod, in shortest height, looking downward with the camera, inches from the floor, the camera popped off the tripod and fell to the carpet and the lens hit. I never thought there could be anything wrong with it, until I tried to put it back on the tripod and use it. The auto focus mode was gone. I have a 6 year warranty with the lens, so I sent it back to Tamron and within 2 weeks I had a fixed lens, no charge. |
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04/22/2007 11:41:13 AM · #12 |
yup - i did it a few months ago - still havent got round to getting a replacement. Although what you can do now is just glue it back together and use it reversed on the end of a macro lens for extreme macro's; the glass should still be fine optically and you dont need it to "focus" for doing that either ;) - that is the only reason mine isnt in the bin...
edit - oh and no longer do you need to worry about using this method out in the field and scratching the rear element of the lens because the it is pretty much a write off anyway ;)
Message edited by author 2007-04-22 11:42:29. |
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04/22/2007 11:47:21 AM · #13 |
pretty much what i said - no?
Originally posted by inshaala:
Although what you can do now is just glue it back together and use it reversed on the end of a macro lens for extreme macro's; the glass should still be fine optically and you dont need it to "focus" for doing that either ;) - that is the only reason mine isnt in the bin...
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04/22/2007 11:55:42 AM · #14 |
interestingly, I dropped mine from about 3 feet onto asphalt, and the back cover thingy pooped off too, but once I snapped it back in the lens worked just fine.
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04/22/2007 12:02:24 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Originally posted by shutterpuppy:
Count your lesson learned and save up for the 50mm 1.4. Picture quality is even better than the 1.8 II |
How much does it cost to replace that one when it gets dropped?? |
0$, so far. I suppose if I ever let it slip onto hard concrete from a couple feet off the ground there might be problems. But it has taken a few knocks in the couple years I've had it and I've never had a problem. I don't beat up my gear, but I don't believe in staying out of a situation (rain, wind, jumping a stream, scrambling up a cliff, etc.) just because the gear I'm toting might get knocked around.
Cameras and lenses are usually heartier than most photographers give them credit for. The 50/1.8 is the exception, as its just as finicky and delicate as its price tag might lead you to worry.
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04/22/2007 12:09:09 PM · #16 |
ive been looking at the lensbabies recently...and those pins on the G3 look like they are begging to get snapped/bent while they are in a camera bag...any thoughts?
Message edited by author 2007-04-22 12:09:47. |
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04/22/2007 12:15:35 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Jib:
ive been looking at the lensbabies recently...and those pins on the G3 look like they are begging to get snapped/bent while they are in a camera bag...any thoughts? |
Have the 2.0, not the G3, but I'd say you're probably right to worry. I think the G3 is intended to be a studio lens for the most part, however.
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04/22/2007 12:17:37 PM · #18 |
| I remember langdon dropping his in the waiting pool in DC , |
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