Has anyone else gotten a quote for cleaning sand out of a lens? I recently went to the beach on a windy day, and got some sand inside the barrel of my 24-105 f/4. I immediately stopped using the lense, packed it up, and sent it to the Factory Service Center in NJ. I just got the quote for cleaning... a whopping $400. The lens is barely a year old.

Has anyone else had sand cleaned out of their lens, and how much did it cost?


Thanks,
Matt