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<p>I second the T90... phenomenal camera that's built like a fortress. I still have mine that, along with an old 300mm f/4, I run a roll thru every so often.</p>

<p>Thanks for all of your responses. I called sigma USA and they won't/can't do it. It does'nt work at all with my 350d but seems to operate ok on my friend's Canon 5D, go figure...<br>

Ah well, I guess I'll have a lens for full frame should I win the lottery and be able to upgrade. :)</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I recently inherited an old Sigma 21-35mm metal barrel zoom for eos. Does anyone know if there is a service that rechips these old lenses. I know, of course, that there are better lenses, in fact, I own and use a 17-40L, but this was my Mom's favorite and I'd like to be able to use it for purely sentimental reasons. Any advice would be appreciated.<br>

Best,<br>

Stew</p>

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<p>I can vouch for Lifepixel, they modified a Nikon D1 for me and I could'nt be happier. They will calibrate a lens to IR and then you also get autofocus.<br>

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<p>Hi, I shoot macro often and on a very tight budget. There is a very inexpensive lens made by cosina years ago but available on ebay usu for $65-100 that is a real macro lens and is great image quality for the money. It was made in many mounts incl nikon, canon, pentax, etc. under the brands of Cosina, vivitar, promaster and phoenix. I have the phoenix variation. Tis photo was taken with my Pentax K10d and spot metered. Generally I try for f8-f11 to get some depth of field. I shoot at ISO 200 to maximize dynamic range. I have been very pleased with the lens though it does have some quirks: the barrel extends way out when focusing and the if you didn't know better you'd swear that while focusing that the barrel was gonna screw right out of the lens and fall on the ground and its noisy. However, its hard to argue with the IQ, especially for the money.</p>

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Thanks for the heads up... I just ordered mine! I'll post some test shots when it gets here.

I have that lens on my K10D and have been overall pleased with it. Granted, it's not at its sharpest at F4 but having the extra stop is useful. It's also a well built lens. I've had mine for years and it has been pretty abused yet still works as new. Incidently, the 17-70 sigma is my goto lens and it's plenty sharp.

I agree with you re value of D1. That's why I chose to not have the camera repaired. Nonetheless, I am very frustrated with the nikon people since at least should have been returned in the state in which I had originally sent it i.e.: functioning. Now it doesn't record images at all. I have a significant investment in Nikon glass and frankly, am on the fence whether to get another Nikon body or make a change to Canon.

Roughly two months ago my Nikon D1 began blinking "clock" on the top display.

According to the manual the internal battery needed replacement. I figured that

this was a good time to send it off to the Nikon service center in El Segundo.

In addition to replacing the battery I requested a CLA as well. I assumed that

this would take two or three weeks and I'd be up and running again. For the

record, aside from the clock notation the camera worked fine.

Three weeks came and went... no letters, calls or emails. So I called Nikon. I

was told that it needed a B1 service for $229. Though none too happy with the

cost (remember it went in for a CLA ($135) I approved the job and read off my

credit card number to them. The rep said that I could expect my camera in a

week or so.

 

No such luck. I called again two weeks after the first call. Turns out the

camera was in "re-estimate." What was wrong with the first estimate and

incidently why does it need another one? The service rep did'nt know. After

15-20 minute on hold while the rep sought an answer, she returned to the phone

to inform me that, well, she still did'nt know, but that she could tell me what

the unknown repair would cost. Imaging my dismay when I heard $487.50

At this point I refused the repair and requested that the camera be returned to

me post haste since I had a job lined up athe the end of the following week. ?I

wasn't even surprised when the camera did'nt show. Fortuneately one of my local

colleagues lent me his Canon 1D and I was able to complete the job. So last

Thursday, yet another call to Nikon. I ask what the shipping status of my

camera is and ... they have no idea what I'm talking about. So I take this new

rep thru the two month long timeline and ask for my camera back. Although the

rep indicated that the repair was marked refused the camera never was put back

together and shipped. Further the service rep read to me the re-estimate: "a CF

card compression pin is bent; don't you want us to fix it for you sir?"

No, just please send it back. This evening it arrive back here. I had sent a

working D1 camera body with body cap and a relatively fresh nikon battery and

sitting on the desk in front of me as I type this is a non-operational Nikon D1,

a body cap, and no battery. Thanks to Nikon Service I now own a $1500 (that's

what I paid for it in 2003) paperweight.

 

Let this text serve as a warning to anyone who is contemplating sending their

camera to Nikon repair. Find somewhere else to do the service.

Hi, I've had one of those sigma's parked on the end of an EOS 1 body for the last ten years. It's sharp and contrasty... and it's built like a fortress. Unfortuneately Sigma will not re-chip it for my 300D.

Count me in. I just renewed thru paypal.

Happy new year to all.