70-200 took one for the team

[BryanKing]

I have my own recent "incident" with my 70-200 f4 IS.... Last weekend I was in Honolulu on business, and after a day trip to the north shore with a business associate, the lens dropped from my bag getting out of the car at the hotel valet upon return. I fully accept responsibility and don't expect any sympathy here for my blunder. I just want to share my own expeireince with others...


BTW, the lens still seems to work fine although I suspect the crack in the case will affect the weather sealing. I plan on sending it in to Canon to have it repaired. Does anyone want to enter a guess of how much the repair will cost?














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[nickds7]

I've heard that making an insurance claim on a few hundred dollars worth of damage isn't even worth it, am I correct? Insurance premium increases anddeductibleamounts are the major set backs right?

So maybe kicking yourself over a lack of insurance wouldn't even be worth it on something not worth claiming either way

[bob williams]

I've heard that making an insurance claim on a few hundred dollars worth of damage isn't even worth it, am I correct? Insurance premium increases anddeductibleamounts are the major set backs right?

I don't agree. I have State Farm insurance on mine (multi policy deal) and the cost is very reasonable--about $12 per month on $11K worth of gear. I have had one claim for a dropped lens, there was no deductable and I didn't notice any difference in monthly premium payments. Once I got the estimate from Canon, I made my claim by phone, emailed my agent the quote and had a check 48hours later. So for me it is worth every penny.


Bob

[bob williams]

I plan on sending it in to Canon to have it repaired. Does anyone want to enter a guess of how much the repair will cost?

Bryan, I had a similar incident with my 24-105L. My repair cost was about $180. The Canon Rep told me they had a fixed cost for repair depending on the lens. So my guess would be about $200.


Bob

[BryanKing]

Bryan, I had a similar incident with my 24-105L. My repair cost was about $180. The Canon Rep told me they had a fixed cost for repair depending on the lens. So my guess would be about $200.

Well I can stomach that kind of money for the repair. I feared that it could have been one of those situations where the repair would cost close to the full replacement. I'm in Colorado, does anyone know where I can easily find the closest Canon servicecenter contact info?

[freelanceshots]

Good pictures of the damage but not a pretty sight! Wow, is that section of the lens metal or plastic on the f/4 70-200?

[freelanceshots]

Close up of the damage to the filter from the fall onto the concrete from about 4 ft while I was at jogging speed. If I would not have had the filter on who knows what kind of damage could have been caused to the front element or lens body. Kind of sad that I have to loose the filter in addition to the lens repair as it was a 70.00 dollar Hoya Pro 1 Digital MC protection filter.


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[freelanceshots]

Repair cost for the 70-200mm, 300 bucks minus $40 for CPS membership. About what I figured.

[Richard Lane]

Sounds like you had a rough month. Not too bad though, as it could have been much worse.


Rich

[freelanceshots]

Yea and I still have to buy another nice UV filter to finish of this mishap. I am shocked though that the lens body was not scratched up. Other then the filter there was no damage on the lens anywhere. When it fell it hit the concrete and then slid across the black top. Its truly a blessing that it did not get more damaged as it would suck to spend the repair money and still get back a cosmetically damaged lens. I am anal about the thing I own where damaged area drive me nuts!