Canon DLSR repairs

[agent006]

My D30 has developed an annoying fault with the LCD. It just does nothing every now and then. A firm press of the casing sometimes revives it occasio0nally which leads me to think it's just a loose connection. All my screwdrivers are too big for the screws, thank christ, so it'll need to go to someone who knows how to put stuff back together.

Is it worth sending it to Canon, bearing in mind no warrenty, or is there an independent repair company that'll do it for a reasonable sum?

[srider]

agent006 said:

My D30 has developed an annoying fault with the LCD. It just does nothing every now and then. A firm press of the casing sometimes revives it occasio0nally which leads me to think it's just a loose connection. All my screwdrivers are too big for the screws, thank christ, so it'll need to go to someone who knows how to put stuff back together. Is it worth sending it to Canon, bearing in mind no warrenty, or is there an independent repair company that'll do it for a reasonable sum?

I'd try www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/ or www.fixationuk.com/

[agent006]

Excellent, emails sent to both. Cheers.

[Prof Higgins]

agent006 said:

All my screwdrivers are too big for the screws, thank christ

"I'll just take a peek inside and see if its anything obvious" !!! DOH

Been there and done that (a few too many times if truth be told).

[srider]

agent006 said:

Excellent, emails sent to both. Cheers.

There's also Canon UK:-

Canon UK RCC
Unit 130 Centennial Park
Elstree Hill South, Borehamwood
Elstree, Herts, WD6  3SE
Tel: [phone] (7,91Pence/min)

[agent006]

Seems i'm looking at the thick end of £150 just for the privelige of someone giving an estimate for fixing it. Will give canon a ring.

[apn]

Had a D30 repaired by Canon a few weeks ago, good price and fairly quick turnaround. All in I seem to remember it was around £85 (I didn't pay so I can't remember the exact cost!)


>> Edited by apn on Wednesday 16th March 23:32

[agent006]

apn said:

Had a D30 repaired by Canon a few weeks ago, good price and fairly quick turnaround. All in I seem to remember it was around £85 (I didn't pay so I can't remember the exact cost!)

That sounds more like the kind of price i was hoping for. It seems to be an intermittant fault, it's only done it once in 400 pics today so i'll probably wait until it gets REALLY annoying before i get anythign done about it.

[dcw@pr]

srider said:

I'd try <a href="http://www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/">www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/</a> or <a href="http://www.fixationuk.com/">www.fixationuk.com/</a>

I've been to Fixation, they seem good. But the quote to get my D1X back to full working order was over £500! Not their fault, but that was a big shock for me, considering it's only small things that need doing, but they all mount up.

>> Edited by dcw@pr on Thursday 17th March 00:16