The Pass Pub: The High-End Off Topic Thread

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So I threw the cam in the floor. Needed new optics. Went to the store. They were out. Went to the pub, googled. 1/3 of the price. Prosit!

I have the same Canon 17-85 EFS IS USM.
It is far better than Nikon Nikkor AF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED DX what I have on D80. But Canon has a common problem, broken diaphragm unit flex cable:

Canon EF-S 17?85mm lens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I have repaired mine already.
I have some flex cable, if you has error 01 or error 99 issues.
But I think, your broken lens has a diaphragm unit which is good yet.;)

Kind regards,
Gyuri

BTW, why drink someone, who can not stand?:D
 
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Thanks Gyuri, good to know. My old lens broke in the plastic bayonet. Crap. This one seems good. I read some about it (after I baught it) and it gets good reviews exept for the somewhat poor light sensitivity.

It was a lucky star story that the store were out of the lens I wanted and I went into the pub and searched the second hand site. I called the guy, met up with him after ten minutes, baught the lens for 1/3 of the new price and afterwards we went to have some german beers together:)