17-55 2.8 IS - IS Repair Cost?

I can't seem to find any of the threads for this...
My IS took a dump, or is starting to.
What's the goin' rate on the repair costs?
Thanks!

bah just buy my copy.

hahahaha - no way It's hard enough to convince myself to keep this one after I get it fixed.

Mr. Clean wrote in post #6246683
hahahaha - no way It's hard enough to convince myself to keep this one after I get it fixed.

Exactly. This is my 2nd copy of the lens, I've had no failures myself, but as hard as I try to like it I'll never love the lens. It's a good performer but doesn't have staying power in my lineup.

Dorman wrote in post #6246699
Exactly. This is my 2nd copy of the lens, I've had no failures myself, but as hard as I try to like it I'll never love the lens. It's a good performer but doesn't have staying power in my lineup.

You prefer 17-40 over the 17-55IS?

Dorman wrote in post #6246699
Exactly. This is my 2nd copy of the lens, I've had no failures myself, but as hard as I try to like it I'll never love the lens. It's a good performer but doesn't have staying power in my lineup.

I see what you're saying for sure, it's easy to like and appreciate, hard to love. It probably is the BEST all around lens for a crop body, hands down. I just want a 24-70L back as it fits my kit and my shooting style better. And it's built better.

Yes I do - I have to openly admit that the 17-55 is hands down the more versatile lens with it's wider range, faster aperture, and IS. That being said, I find the images (sharpness, color, contrast) to be equal or better from the 17-40, and I find the user experience (build, field, focusing, rings) to be nicer. The proof is in the pudding - I love using the 17-40 and look for times to use it, I use the 17-55 because it fits the job at the time. Just my opinion, perhaps I value parts of the experience that others don't.

Mr. Clean wrote in post #6246732
I see what you're saying for sure, it's easy to like and appreciate, hard to love. It probably is the BEST all around lens for a crop body, hands down. I just want a 24-70L back as it fits my kit and my shooting style better. And it's built better.

Yup, I've had my 17-40 all along, it's my favorite lens, however I needed F/2.8 for some work, so I did this:

Tamron 17-50 -> 17-55 IS -> 24-70L -> 17-55
If I were keeping a 17-xx standard zoom and needed F/2.8 in hindsight I would've stayed with the Tamron (only thing I missed here was USM and FTM). If I could keep any out of the list it would be the 24-70 F/2.8L, simply a workhorse and great in every way.

Anyways, I'm not slamming the 17-55 at all. It is a lens that gets things right in so many areas, just the sum of all the parts doesn't do it for ME.

Back to the original question - in many cases Canon has repaired the IS units for free, but I believe the cost to repair is around $100 (don't quote me) + your shipping costs.

Off topic a bit:
However I read from comments and reviews that 17-40L isn't as sharp wide open.
Below is a comparison between a kit lens and 17-40L


Comparison between 18-55IS 17-40
http://www.the-digital-picture.com …&FLI=0&API=0&Le​nsComp=100

I paid $108 in Canada to clean my lens + fix my IS, but this lens is perfect on a crop camera. Took like 60k shots with it lol.

Dorman wrote in post #6246775
Anyways, I'm not slamming the 17-55 at all. It is a lens that gets things right in so many areas, just the sum of all the parts doesn't do it for ME.

Back to the original question - in many cases Canon has repaired the IS units for free, but I believe the cost to repair is around $100 (don't quote me) + your shipping costs.

Calbeee wrote in post #6247523
I paid $108 in Canada to clean my lens + fix my IS, but this lens is perfect on a crop camera. Took like 60k shots with it lol.

Eh that's not bad. I'll box 'er up and ship it off...

Surprised it was so inexpensive.
Not bad at all.

Calbeee wrote in post #6247523
I paid $108 in Canada to clean my lens + fix my IS, but this lens is perfect on a crop camera. Took like 60k shots with it lol.

Not bad at all in terms of the cost for a fairly major repair, just a shame that it is a known problem with this lens.

The IS in my 17-55 died last summer. I think the cost to have it repaired was about $92 through Canon Irvine.

When I got it back it was clean, calibrated and worked perfectly.

Well worth it for a very nice lens.

However, the IS should not have failed after only 14 months of sporatic use. I had maybe 4000 shots on it. Not great for a $1000 lens.