If you need to send your equipment directly, you should print the Repair/Service Form and complete it neatly, making sure your return street address and contact details are all clearly legible. The Warranty Card and a copy of the Proof of Purchase should be included if submitting the product for a warranty service.

For products outside warranty, we will happily provide customers with a free quotation. It is highly recommended that you insure and track your parcel as Sigma South Africa cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that occurred in transit.

Please pack equipment carefully so as not to damage it during shipment. Make sure to use a large enough box so that there is enough room to firmly insert packing material around the equipment. Shake the box gently to make sure the equipment is not loose in the box.

Courier Services are offered by the Post Office “Speed Services”. If used, please indicate “to the door delivery” and not “counter”. DHL and a few other professional courier services can also be used. Tudortech will ensure your equipment is safely back in your hands once repaired.

If the team believes that your equipment can be repaired they contact you with a quote for the projected work necessary. You may then advise regarding whether or not you would like us to proceed with the repair. There may be extra costs added if further defective parts are found during the repair process but you will be kept informed and notified of any additional costs incurred.

If it is decided that the equipment is not to be repaired, there will be an evaluation fee of R 200.00 charged, plus the cost of return courier. For equipment older than 6 years, parts may not be available. Please contact us to inquire before sending your equipment.

The time taken to complete a repair can vary dependent upon the exact nature of the repair required. Each item is inspected on a case-by-case basis, and any repair needed is carried out by one or more of our highly-specialised technicians. Some repairs do require more time as the work involved can be very intricate. This would especially apply to repairs involving extensive focal testing, barrel replacements or fungus removal. These types of repairs can take up to 2 weeks to be completed. A simpler, more straightforward repair can be completed within 3 days from the time the quote is accepted.

Modern technology is constantly changing and evolving. We will occasionally, at our discretion, offer complimentary software updates to the original purchaser of the Sigma photographic equipment. These software updates are not considered to be warranty repairs but rather a courtesy.

While the Sigma team of professionals will do their best to do everything possible to repair Sigma products that have been damaged as a result of impact, liquid or other actions outside of normal usage, we cannot guarantee that the product will function as it did before it was damaged. We can guarantee that the absolute best techniques and most precise methods are used during the repair process in the attempt to restore full functionality to the photographic equipment.

When Sigma lenses are manufactured, we set each lens to a neutral focus point and it might be necessary to have it adjusted to suit your personal camera. As this problem has become more and more prevalent, companies have started to feature a Micro Focus Adjustment function on their digital cameras. If you have this feature and you are able to use it to sync your camera and lens combination then there is no need to send your Sigma lens in to us for adjustment.