Canon 70-200 non IS Autofocus Issues

Big RedBig Red Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
edited November 19, 2013 in Cameras
Today I was doing a shoot (Canon 7D) and my autofocus drive on my Canon 70-200 non IS stopped working (no hunting, no movement at all). It was working fine and then just stopped. I recalled that my lens rolled out of my bag and hit the ground (maybe 6" drop) an hour earlier. Is it likely that I broke the motor drive? Any suggestions of checks I should do? Any idea how much such a repair could be?

Note: The AF drive works fine with my 17-55mm on my 7D.

Thanks in advance.

Jeff
www.crumpphotography.com

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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2013
    Really stupid question: did the switch get moved to MF by mistake? I've had that happen before - total moment of panic before I realised............
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  • Big RedBig Red Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2013
    divamum wrote: »
    Really stupid question: did the switch get moved to MF by mistake? I've had that happen before - total moment of panic before I realised............


    Divamum,
    I checked that multiple times and the switch is correct.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,119 moderator
    edited November 13, 2013
    Big Red wrote: »
    ... I recalled that my lens rolled out of my bag and hit the ground (maybe 6" drop) an hour earlier. Is it likely that I broke the motor drive? ...

    Any sort of drop onto a hard surface can cause internal damage.

    If you send the lens back to Canon they will give you an estimate in an e-mail before they attempt repairs.

    If this is for the US, start the process by contacting Canon USA:

    http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer?pageKeyCode=onlineRepairLanding
    ziggy53
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  • Brett1000Brett1000 Registered Users Posts: 819 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2013
    Big Red wrote: »
    I checked that multiple times and the switch is correct.

    unfortunately that means a trip to Canon
  • Sin City StanSin City Stan Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited November 17, 2013
    Another duh question. Are the lens contracts clean?
  • Brett1000Brett1000 Registered Users Posts: 819 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2013
    Sin City Stan wrote: »
    Another duh question. Are the lens contracts clean?

    that should be checked as well but with the symptoms showing up right after dropping the lens .....
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