"I will spare you a gushy description of the dive itself, except to say
that when you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that
you’ve been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the
surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the
outside of the tent." - Dave Barry
Degnebit.
Staring at eBay again. Have 26 hours to decide on whether or not its worth it to buy a kit lens for my camera. Do I get a new 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 in lieu of my now non-functioning 18-125mm?
Its either that, or I learn to live with the aperture of my lens stuck on wide open. Or maybe I’ve got to improve my soldering skills.
Regardless, I’ll check around here if there’s anyone that can repair my lens…
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*UPDATE*
I called a shop here that repairs sigma lenses. tsk. They didn’t have a ribbon cable available, because it was sold together with the stepper motor. total cost: 4300 pesos. tsk tsk. I’m not willing to spend that much on a lens that I really keep for 2 reasons: Its relatively wide range (18-125 isn’t bad for a walkabout lens), and the fact that it has a metal mount and since it uses an internal focusing system, I’m able to attatch a petal hood to it. Okay, so that makes three reasons. Bottom line is that it simply just looks more impressive than the kit lens. But there are a few things that I’ve noted about it. 1) Even though its meant for DSLRs with smaller sensors, vignetting can still be noted at its widest angle. 2) There’s a certain degree of backfocus, which causes my primary subjects to be a bit soft. 3) The bokeh ain’t that great (but who notices that?) 4) The lens alone weighs about as much as my camera body.
But still, considering I snagged this puppy for 36 dollars. 36 bucks for a 200 dollar lens. Do i make the investment and bring this puppy up to scratch again? Or do I just plunk 2950 for a brand new mint condition Canon lens?
I think i’ll try my soldering skills…
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