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Old 15-01-2006, 12:14   #1 (permalink)
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Canon fit Sigma EX 105 f2.8 Macro, worth repairing for £4 purchase price?
http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7580530334&rd=1&sspage name=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

v-cheap lens, for some good reasons, but would it be worth buying for around a tenner to get fixed ??

jessop price is £288....new

not for me, just interested

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Old 15-01-2006, 12:33   #2 (permalink)
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Dead link for me mate..
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Old 15-01-2006, 12:36   #3 (permalink)
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Dead link for me mate..
fixed.....too many httppttss thingies

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Old 15-01-2006, 12:41   #4 (permalink)
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Description says it has fungus. Thought it was a bad idea to have a fungus lens amongst your good ones.
I've considered a lens listed as with fungus before - they still seemed to go for too much money at the end. more so if there is a risk to your good stuff.
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No time to phone Sigma and ask the repair price before the auction ends.
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Old 15-01-2006, 12:43   #6 (permalink)
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Its not worth buying simply because it has Canon not Nikon fit.
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Old 15-01-2006, 12:45   #7 (permalink)
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Description says it has fungus. Thought it was a bad idea to have a fungus lens amongst your good ones.
I've considered a lens listed as with fungus before - they still seemed to go for too much money at the end. more so if there is a risk to your good stuff.
i'm not saying to put it in with your kit, i'm asking if the low purchase value would be worth sending it off for a clean/repair, as a new one would cost £288 ish ,

even if a clean costed 50 or 60 quid , would it be worth it ?

this lens will go up in price, but i dont think by much, its a bad advert, bad picture, bad description in that the lens has its problems, he has also listed it in US dollars , these things will hold it back ?

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Its not worth buying simply because it has Canon not Nikon fit.
nuff said, lol

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Old 15-01-2006, 18:59   #9 (permalink)
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Or should we be really childish and upset more people by saying it’s nothing to do with the type of mount at all and more likely to be because it is a Sigma

Some people are trying to test the patience of others. It has been noticed.
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Old 15-01-2006, 19:03   #10 (permalink)
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who is the comment aimed at steve ?

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Old 15-01-2006, 20:29   #11 (permalink)
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who is the comment aimed at steve ?

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You and me both methinks.

Sorry for any offence caused.
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I thought the after any comment shows it's in gest.....maybe I'm just thick skinned...can't see nowt wrong with posts. Seemed to have seen quite a few posts about Canon's bettering Nikons elsewhere with no adverse comments. It's not going to go away you know
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Old 15-01-2006, 20:44   #13 (permalink)
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OK.... I don't see anything here to be getting upset about so here's a quick vote for deep breaths all round.
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its up to £18 now, not bad really but i think it will be well over by the time the auction ends
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Some info on fungus here...

http://www.chem.helsinki.fi/~toomas/photo/fungus/
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some interesting info there CT, thanks



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