> On 8/16/01 5:43 PM, "Gary Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > A while back I'd mentioned on the List that I was having some dust
particle
> > problems under the front lens element of my 28-135 IS. I said I was
going
> > to inquire with Canon about cleaning costs and a couple of folks asked
that
> > I pass that information along when I did. After noticing yet *another*
> > larger particle had lodged in the lens recently, I finally got around to
> > calling Canon today.
> >
> > The Canon service rep (at the Canon Factory Service Center in Irvine,
> > California) said cleaning the lens would cost $110 if there were no
other
> > problems. Or, as I figure, about a quarter of the cost of a new 28-135
IS.
Hi Gary, If it isn't causing a noticable problem on the images I really
don't know that I would bother at all. I'd probably wait until I had another
reason to send it in and get it all done at the same time. Then again, it
could just be that I'm a tight arse photographer...........................
Tim
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