My Lens went to the Doctor Today!

This is a sad occasion. But there is a silver lining. This past Saturday I had a family portrait session scheduled. I was planning on shooting the entire session with my Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 (can't affort the Canon yet). I unpacked it and the other equipment I would need and started my way into the park location. Everything seemed fine. I took a few pics of some things I thought would be neat. All of a sudden, my camera wouldn't let me take a picture.

I noticed the auto zoom was not working. I didn't panic. I knew I still had my Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 which I ended up using and worked out quite nicely.

Anyway, the lens is still under warranty so I took it to a local repair shop. My biggest fear was that I would have to ship my best lens off in the mail, insure it and everything. All they way to Japan no less. I contacted Sigma, they informed me that there was a local repair shop. Amen. On top of that, they said it shouldn't be more than a week to repair it.

I hope it is that easy.

I will post a couple of pics from my family portrait session shortly. Stay tuned.