We have had a Fujifilm F31fd for about 2 years now which has been brilliant, however my girlfriend recently dropped it with the lens out and how the lens is stuck out at a slight angle, it now says 'zoom error' when I turn it back on.
I asked Fuji online repair centre for a quote for repair who stated £88 plus 1 year warranty for the whole camera. I am not sure if this is a good deal or not, I am wondering whether to get the repairs done, or go for one of the cameras they offered special deals on. One that wasn't mentioned on there was the F50, I read reviews on this one and it appears that its not as good quality as the F31fd?!
Other than the F40 (which uses XD), I am not sure what is the equivalent to the F31fd nowadays, we paid about £200 two years ago, but is it possible to get the same quality for less now? I really like the camera in terms of quality - which I have seen mentioned on here a lot! But I am really confused as to what there is on the market now (it doesn't have to be a brand new model), as I can't seem to find any that compares! The only reason I am not going straight away to get this one fixed is that it uses XD cards - painfully slow transfer time! I would also like a wide angle lens.. So going on the above, what would anyone recommend for a compact camera? (are Samsung any good?) Surely, two years on from this one, there is a compact camera that matches the F31fd?? (Or would anyone able to fix this one?!)
I asked Fuji online repair centre for a quote for repair who stated £88 plus 1 year warranty for the whole camera. I am not sure if this is a good deal or not, I am wondering whether to get the repairs done, or go for one of the cameras they offered special deals on. One that wasn't mentioned on there was the F50, I read reviews on this one and it appears that its not as good quality as the F31fd?!
Other than the F40 (which uses XD), I am not sure what is the equivalent to the F31fd nowadays, we paid about £200 two years ago, but is it possible to get the same quality for less now? I really like the camera in terms of quality - which I have seen mentioned on here a lot! But I am really confused as to what there is on the market now (it doesn't have to be a brand new model), as I can't seem to find any that compares! The only reason I am not going straight away to get this one fixed is that it uses XD cards - painfully slow transfer time! I would also like a wide angle lens.. So going on the above, what would anyone recommend for a compact camera? (are Samsung any good?) Surely, two years on from this one, there is a compact camera that matches the F31fd?? (Or would anyone able to fix this one?!)
