Bye Bye 20D

cyKey said:
Not sure about myself but this guy does;
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It is true getting new camera will save you money in the long run but I want to know how reliable to get it repaired and will it be like new?

I know I should have got new Camera but I just don't have the funds to buy new camera because I just came back from 9 weeks holiday and I need to pay for Uni, Credit bills :( .

If this repaired D70 can last me until June 2007, I will buy D200.
 
nolimit said:
It is true getting new camera will save you money in the long run but I want to know how reliable to get it repaired and will it be like new?

I know I should have got new Camera but I just don't have the funds to buy new camera because I just came back from 9 weeks holiday and I need to pay for Uni, Credit bills :( .

If this repaired D70 can last me until June 2007, I will buy D200.
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My 10D has performed perfectly since getting a new shutter in Feb. I sent it off to a reliable company who had a good track record.
 
Ouch

Right, the estimate is, £378 for a new sensor and a shutter release button( that was faulty to)

Not sure why it needs a new sensor, if the bit in front of it is a uv type filter.

Dont really know what to do, at the moment i have no camera, so i pay £378 , get some use out of it, then sell it later, and get my £378 back.
 
So expensive!!

It turns out my Nikon D70 is gonna be £295 to fix, so I decided it wasn't worth it as you can buy D100 with 6 month warranty from the same shop.

Still not sure if I should go with D200 (sooo expensive), or sell some of my Nikon gear and go with Canon 30D. :confused:
 
Ive just gone for a 400D with kit lens for £500, heard some good reports about it, main complaint is the size of it.

I know its not a 20d or 30d, but il give it a try , if i dont like it i will sell.

The kit lens gets £50 on ebay, that will be sold.
 
Blimey, this talk of potential/actual mechanical failure frightens me! £378-that's insane!

As for the D70 at £295-you can buy a s/h D70 body for that money now anyway (but you might get trouble with it). Crikey.

If my shutter fails etc, my camera is going down the stairs.... ;)
 
Aye, dSLR's lose their value so quickly that the cost of shutter repair is often extremely prohibitive, unlike it would have been with a film SLR.
Thankfully now most mid / high end models are being released with very high average shutter life cycles.
 
They did say , if i didnt want it repaired they would send it back free of charge, which was nice of them, i have 40 days to consider,lol
 
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Take it back as is and flog it on t'bay as damaged, for a little more than the camera would be worth fully functional minus the cost to have it repaired. ~£200-£250 ish.

Someone will have it. :D
 
danza said:
Take it back as is and flog it on t'bay as damaged, for a little more than the camera would be worth fully functional minus the cost to have it repaired. ~£200-£250 ish.

Someone will have it. :D
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Cant risk my perfect 650+ positives ;)
 
bobbyboy uk said:
Ive just gone for a 400D with kit lens for £500, heard some good reports about it, main complaint is the size of it.

I know its not a 20d or 30d, but il give it a try
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i just sold my 350D and am undecided whether to go for the refurb 30D off the canon refurb site for 600-620 or a 400D which are about 475 body only.

Aside from the size and ease of use (i'm used to it from the 350D) I am reading some really very good end user reviews on various forums about the 400D.
 
Psilonaught said:
i just sold my 350D and am undecided whether to go for the refurb 30D off the canon refurb site for 600-620 or a 400D which are about 475 body only.

Aside from the size and ease of use (i'm used to it from the 350D) I am reading some really very good end user reviews on various forums about the 400D.
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yes ive watched a few of the canon refurbs.

ive seen a body only 30d go for £610,and a 30d and kit lens for £631,not that bad really. But thought id give the 400d a try, i may like it.
 
Just got the estimate through in the post today , makes intresting reading.

20D new sensor and Shutter release button

i damaged my sensor cleaning it,last month. So sent it to canon Regional incompetance center, also the shutter release button was dodgy.
Sent it to canon for repair, waited a week before contacting them.

Asked how much the estimate was, asked them to send me a written estimate, which they should do anyway. 1 month went by and nothing, after several phone calls.
Today i got 2 estimates, 1 month after.

The cost of a new cmos £135+vat
The cost of a new shutter button £170.83+vat !

So £378 for a repair, i expected a bill of around £200, but i cant justify spending £378 on a camera that can be got new for £600.
Im very disapointed in Canon.

Another thing if you dont have the work done, they send it you back free of charge, but if you do have it done they charge you £16, doesnt make sense.
 
Im not supprised by that cost at all. Its mainly labour.

Here is your 20D'd sensor

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Here is the low pass filter covering it

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lowpass filter is just glued into position

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bobbyboy uk said:
Ive just gone for a 400D with kit lens for £500, heard some good reports about it, main complaint is the size of it.

I know its not a 20d or 30d, but il give it a try , if i dont like it i will sell.

The kit lens gets £50 on ebay, that will be sold.
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if the size is a bit dinky for you get a grip with the portrait controls
the best of both worlds in that you can have a dinky SLR when required and the grip rarely comes off my 350D
very handy purchase, about 60 quid for an OEM one
it also brings the battery life up to spec and adds options of AA power if required
 
Hmmm, had a 20D delivered today from the canon outlet, paid £477, although i saw one go for £421 ish, 2 days ago :rolleyes:

So now i have a 400d, a 20d and another 20d that canon want £388 to fix.

I was warming to the 400D as well, but after getting my grips on a 20D again, i like that to much.
 
:D

Just bought myself a 20D from some nice chap on FredMiranda. Low mileage for £400 all in :)

Now I have to shift my D100!
 
danza said:
:D

Just bought myself a 20D from some nice chap on FredMiranda. Low mileage for £400 all in :)

Now I have to shift my D100!
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Yes they are nice cameras which can be got cheaply now, i bought a 100-400is from a guy on there a while back, 3yr mack warranty , came to £650 ish all in .
 
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