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Canon EF-S
10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 Repair
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(02.03.07)
A few months ago, I accidentally dropped my camera with my 10-22mm lens
attached. As I was picking up my camera bag, my camera fell out
from about waist height because I hadn't properly closed my bag.
When I picked up my camera, I realized that the lens had sustained the
brunt of the impact. There was obvious mechanical damage and I
could see ribbon cable where it shouldn't have been.
So of course, I had to open it up, Here are some photos from the
disassembly and repair. Ultimately, the lens had only sustained
mechanical damage and I was able to repair it without much difficulty.
The broken lens
After removing the screws of the mount
Partially disassembled
You can see here that all three plastic mounts broke.
The focusing ring
Luckily, all of the broken pieces
were still attached to the mounting screws. I guess thanks go out
to Loc-tite for that.
I mixed up some Scotch-Weld and let
it set.
After a day or so, I sanded down the
creases. I put everything back together and it works great.
-phil
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