Canon equipment servicing

[kybo]

I have an eos350D and wondered how regular you should have it serviced? Do you need to have lenses serviced also?

The reason I ask is that my body, when tipped upside down and back again, makes a noise, like something falling from one end of the body to the other. It doesn't rattle through the whole movement of turning the body upside down, it makes a single 'knock' noise, like something is loose, not fallen off. It seems to work fine (although I think all pics seem a little soft of late). Hope it makes sense.

I live in Nottmshire and wondered where the best place would be to take it for a service and roughly how much a service costs.

I've had it nearly 2 years.

Thanks,
Scott

Edited by kybo on Friday 29th February 14:00

[miniman]

Almost certain that is just the flash pop-up mechanism - mine rattles a little when you turn the camera over.

[MonkeyHanger]

If the noise is from the top of the camera (viewfinder area) it's probably the orientation sensor that tells the camera if it's in landscape or portrait "mode". Nothing to worry about.

As for camera & lens servicing there's a simple answer. Send them in if they stop working properly

[kybo]

MonkeyHanger said:

As for camera & lens servicing there's a simple answer. Send them in if they stop working properly

If anything stops working properly, it'll probably be me

Thanks for the reassurance. So there's no requirement to take equipment in every year or 2 then, despite what manufacturers have you believe?

Thanks,
scott