Russell McMahon wrote:
> An unlikely topic - but who knows the depths of experience present on 
> the PICList.
>
> Short:    Anyone had any experience in autofocus repair in lenses 
> and/or know if Sigma parts can be bought.
>
> Longer:
>
> I just bought a used Sigma 28-200mm IF f3.5-?5.6? lens. Works very 
> nicely indeed, if one ignores the dire problems described below. It's 
> one generation back from their latest.
>
> It obviously had "issues" at the time I bought it, despite the seller 
> saying that it had always worked perfectly. The price was low and, as 
> it came with a Minolta 5000 (film) camera that fits my Minolta lenses, 
> I decided that the purchase was worth the risk. The lens proved to be 
> nice enough to be worth buying a new-old one on ebay, but the one I 
> have is now something of a challenge (and cost enough to be worth a 
> little effort on principle).
>   
[snip]

Two things... contact Sigma and tell them what's broken, you may be 
surprised what they will do for a repair.

-- or --

Wait patiently until another broken lens comes up on e-bay, use it for 
parts. Perhaps contact local stores for broken lenses that are on hand. 
I used to have a very similar lens on my minolta camera a couple of 
years ago before I went digital. They are around.

Rolf
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