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[ewx]

I got my 135mm lens back, now with working autofocus, so I had to take lots of pictures with it. Total cost was £154, of which £10 was paid up front to get a quote. The whole process took about a month and a half; I just took it to Campkins and they sent it Canon. I like this approach because I didn't have to mess around with packaging, couriers etc, and would use Campkins again for it as they gave a good explanation when it turned out to be taking longer than expected; gave an accurate estimate of when it would finally be back; and called back when they said they would.

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[ewx.livejournal.com]

I'm more tempted to get a 5D given its increasingly reasonable price; it'd be a great companion to the lens referred to above and a greater proportion of the cost would be offset by selling old kit. I guess it won't be that long before you can't get them any more though...

[baljemmett.livejournal.com]

I had briefly considered a 5D, and in fact they seem to be available almost-new at around the 50D's street price -- my main concern was losing IS; since my 28-105mm doesn't feature it I'd have to think about, say, the 28-135mm or the 24-105mm L (which is, admittedly, a very nice piece of kit in itself).

It had occurred to me that I could simply buy one of each, thanks to the combination of recent HMRC generosity and having earmarked £600 for an upgrade earlier in the year, but that would just be far too silly. Wouldn't it?