ac12
Been spending a lot of time on here!
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I have no intention of disassembling it, I know there are skills and equipment required that I just don't have.
I was hoping to hear something like "...oh, just a little distilled water..." I was thinking of that but am afraid of the water getting on the glass and rendering the lens useless. It works fine right now, I just can't adjust the zoom. And, on top of that, it is probably the best lens I own so I don't want to risk hosing it totally.
One problem is I retired to Belize (I know..big problem!!) and things just don't work here like back in the US. I'll have to drive almost 2 hours one-way to get to a FedEx drop off and shipping will be hideously expensive. Getting it back is easier and less expensive but time consuming.
The danger is not water on the front element, it is water getting INTO the lens, and maybe damaging the AutoFocus circuits.
I know what you mean about where you live.
I had a similar problem when I lived in Hawaii.
There was no UPS ground service, only AIR $$$. So any shipping to/from Hawaii was expensive.
And depending on where you lived on which island, up to 3 hours drive from a UPS station.
It was much easier to ship via US Postal. At least the post office was easier to get to.
gud luk