Comments on: Getting your camera repaired

By: Beerzie Boy

Beerzie Boy — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:31:18 +0000

Hm. I have a first generation Canon Digital Rebel that I have had repaired twice by Canon (they comped it the 2nd time), and it just went back to them for another repair. (So much for “generally they don’t break”!) I have written them a terse note on the matter; the original rig cost over $800 and I have purchased 3 lenses and a top-notch flash for it. That’s a lot of down time for a camer that is 2 1/2 years old.

And this is the problem in a nutshell. After such a large investment, do you continue to sink money into repairs? Do you switch brands and dump all the accessories at a major loss? The manufacturers have you over a barrel on this. It’s a bummer, but I’m not sure what you can do!

By: bigstusexy

bigstusexy — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:03:58 +0000

I’m really weary of Ebay, and I can’t find one for near what the reapr would be, except for overstock.com which I also don’t trust, they are sold out ATM. I think I’ll get it repaired only because I’m not ready for a full DSLR nor do I have the money… perhaps I should look at the higher dImageZ models…

On a side note I just dislike this, same thing with my digital reciever, same price ($200) to get it repaired but it was only $150 flat for my new reciever that has more features and more power :( if only it were the same for digital cameras.

Short rant—

Right now seems that the companies are pushing more megapixles and thats it. What good is a 7.1 mega pixel camera with the 3x zoom lense and everything is automatic? They give you no control over whats comming out but high resolution possibilities for high price. One of the reasons I loved my camera is that it had a high enough mega pixel count for some larger printers but the manual features of an SLR so I could choose, I could be artistic, not to mention its large quick lense and largish sensor. In short I’d like to pay $300 for a prosumer camera than $400 for a high mega pixel consumer P&S, however this nich market seems to get little attention.

Thanks for you article and reply.

Stu-

By: nate

nate — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:36:29 +0000

one of those modern conundrums–sink more than it’s worth to save a lost cause, or buy a new and better one at half the price you paid for that one and send the old one to the dump (environmental repercussions and all that)

technology such as a digital camera isn’t worth saving. it was old and obsolete the day you bought it (especially with a fixed lens) if it was an slr, at least you could salvage the lenses, but it’s a one-piece unit destined for the dump.

in all likelihood, you could buy one on ebay for a pittance, if it was actually worth it