Lens crashed into concrete and arose such a clatter

Well not really crashed, but I dropped my Canon 15mm fisheye and now the focus ring/AF doesnt work.

What do I do? I'd really appreciate it if you'd tell me its an easy fix and I can send it to Canon and be a happy camper (like this guy :cool

I hear Canon's coming out with an 8-15mm fisheye.

Way to stay positive and punch me in the stomach at the same time. Hard feat

Too bad I'm not in love with fisheye enough to drop that much dough though

Is the focus ring completely disabled/locked? Or can you still MF with it?

If you cans till MF with it, then I suspect something got dislodged/unplugged(?) within the lens making it unable to feed power to drive the focus motor. Though sadly, I wouldn't know how to fix it. I can only suspect you'll want to start dissecting from the lens mount side.

No, can't MF with it. The focus ring turns fine and everything, but sadly it just doesn't do anything.

cutmasterp wrote in post #10954288
No, can't MF with it. The focus ring turns fine and everything, but sadly it just doesn't do anything.

Sounds like a trip to canon then.

jwcdds wrote in post #10954216
I hear Canon's coming out with an 8-15mm fisheye.

lol. I hear that too.

Ya your in it for about 200-300 bucks im guessing.

Not sure about where you live, but had a similar experience recently and Canon (UK) had a standard repair price, presumably whatever the damage.

Thanks for the info. I'll probably just put that money towards a more practicle/versatile lens

I can't say much for the cost of repairing/replacing the lens - but I will say that insurance for cam gear is relatively cheap and probably the best thing one can really do once they've got some gear. I have a rider for my gear and it runs $16 a year for every $1.5k of replacement cost. it's a no deductible - no questions asked policy. They take a copy of the receipt for the gear (they'll even take the paypal/ebay copys if you buy used gear) I look at it this way - at $32 a year for my stuff. it'll take 10 years to make up for even my cheapest piece to pay for itself. I've had to use it once so far. and I have to say the experience was painless.