Bye Bye 20D

Balb0wa · 18 Sep 2006 at 12:20

Well i had a few stubborn spots on my sensor, cleaned it before a few times all went well with the pads and eclipse fluid.

This time was different, one wouldnt budge, so i tried harder and harder, a few wipes later the coating on the sensor, not sure if theres a protective strip in front of it or not started to come away.

So now its on its way to canon for a repair and general check up, not sure how much its going to cost, but they said an estimate would be free, so its not all bad.

Ive also asked how much a new shutter would be as ive had it nearly 2 yrs.

I will await there estimate, hope its not to bad.

Cuchulain · 18 Sep 2006 at 12:21

I'm sure there's a low pass filter in front of the sensor, I'm guessing if it's glued on somehow that the eclipse fluid might somehow have dissolved whatever it's bonded on with. My sensor is covered in spots after taking it out to the beach yesterday so I'm dreading cleaning it

Balb0wa · 18 Sep 2006 at 12:30

Cuchulain said:
I'm sure there's a low pass filter in front of the sensor, I'm guessing if it's glued on somehow that the eclipse fluid might somehow have dissolved whatever it's bonded on with. My sensor is covered in spots after taking it out to the beach yesterday so I'm dreading cleaning it

Yes its a low pass filter, shouldnt be to much money then, (yer right!)

http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/index.html

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:05

The price of the low pass filter might well be worth pennies but the cost of labour to take it apart, fix and reassemble it is where the price is gonna be seriously expensive.. Not to mention a new shutter. Time for a 30D me thinks.

Balb0wa · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:07

Fstop11 said:
The price of the low pass filter might well be worth pennies but the cost of labour to take it apart, fix and reassemble it is where the price is gonna be seriously expensive.. Not to mention a new shutter. Time for a 30D me thinks.

You never know, they may surprise me, im hoping £150 ish.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:12

bobbyboy uk said:
You never know, they may surprise me, im hoping £150 ish.

I highly doubt that.

Cuchulain · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:12

I've just been to the chemist and bought the following; 10 sterile lint free swabs, a bottle of Methanol and a bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol for cleaning my lenses, cut up my old out of date switch card to just under the same height as my sensor, wrapped a swab round it, added a few drops of methanol and it's done the job perfectly! Total cost ... 60p. Definately not for the feint hearted though.

Balb0wa · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:12

Fstop11 said:
I highly doubt that

Think positive !! ,lol

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:13

Too many Negative waves. Have you phoned them up to ask for an estimate?

Balb0wa · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:15

Fstop11 said:
Too many Negative waves. Have you phoned them up to ask for an estimate?

Sure did, they couldnt say until they saw it, free estimate is good though, places normally charge for that.

cyKey · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:27

My 10D shutter repair cost £200. That was for the new shutter and time to do it. Not tooooo bad but I figured its cheaper in the long run to get a 30D, which I did.

Balb0wa · 18 Sep 2006 at 13:31

cyKey said:
My 10D shutter repair cost £200. That was for the new shutter and time to do it. Not tooooo bad but I figured its cheaper in the long run to get a 30D, which I did.

Im thinking anything over £200 and i may get a 400D till the 40D comes out, quite like the features of the 400D.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Sep 2006 at 14:09

I also went agaisnt the repair plan and got a 30D.

I dont think I would get a 400D and then get a 40. That seems like money wasted really. Put you options to one side until after Photokina

hoodmeister · 18 Sep 2006 at 14:14

I pre-empted my D70's shutter death & bought a D200 before it even died

Rich · 18 Sep 2006 at 21:02

Accidental damage on home insurance?? Might be worth a shot if the repair is extortionate.

danza · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:25

Rich said:
Accidental damage on home insurance?? Might be worth a shot if the repair is extortionate.

That's what I'd try first before forking out. Give it a go, that is if you're covered.

nolimit · 19 Sep 2006 at 23:52

My D70 shutter gave up on me (also manual focus area selection died) after I banged it really hard while riding quadbike.
After the incident, I was able to take photos by switching on/off, taking battery out/in for 1 month. Now completely kaput.

I took it to service center and the cost is £175 for repair + parts, which I agreed.
Now I'm wondering if it was a wise decision.

Do you guys have experience with camera repairs/service with your SLR/dSLR's?

mrgubby · 20 Sep 2006 at 09:42

Rich said:
Accidental damage on home insurance?? Might be worth a shot if the repair is extortionate.

A workmate dropped his D70 in his kitchen (not while on holiday in NZ

) and his household insurance paid to have it fixed , no problems at all.

cyKey · 20 Sep 2006 at 11:20

nolimit said:
Do you guys have experience with camera repairs/service with your SLR/dSLR's?

Not sure about myself but this guy does;

cyKey said:
My 10D shutter repair cost £200. That was for the new shutter and time to do it. Not tooooo bad but I figured its cheaper in the long run to get a 30D, which I did.

Rich · 20 Sep 2006 at 12:28

mrgubby said:
A workmate dropped his D70 in his kitchen (not while on holiday in NZ ) and his household insurance paid to have it fixed , no problems at all.