topic Re: EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Separated Into Two in EF & RF Lenses

EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Separated Into Two

mwa20 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:01:55 GMT

Hello everyone,

I have a Canon Rebel EOS L3 Camera with a Canon Zoom Lens EF-3 18-55mm 1:4-5.6 IS STM Lens. I dropped my camera and my lens stopped contracting to zoom in and out. In an attempt to fix the issue, I softy pulled the lens forward but my lens separated into two different parts. Additionally, two small pieces came out of my lens. Any ideas as to how I could fix this? Thank you!

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Re: Lens Separated Into Two

Tronhard — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 05:11:40 GMT

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Sadly this is not worth the cost of repair. You can get a replacement far more cheaply than a repair. Attempting to do it yourself is not going to end well.

Re: EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Separated Into Two

Tintype_18 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:08:56 GMT

What Trevor said. Question to the group: What would be a good lens to replace it?

Re: EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Separated Into Two

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:15:58 GMT

Re: EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Separated Into Two

shadowsports — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:15:17 GMT

Agree. That is eWaste.

Re: EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Separated Into Two

Tronhard — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:31:25 GMT

Well, it depends on what the budget is (as always), and what the OP has. Still, I would generally recommend one of two courses of action:
- exact replacement, limited budget: the EF-S 18-55 STM version.
- go bigger: EF-S 18-135 STM or USM, both are great lenses.