Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

My mother's Canon EOS300 DSLR's playing up - ie not turning on at all. Tried an alternate battery, no joy, it's just not powering up.

So anyone have a recommendation for a repairer/repair service?

Please don't post any 'Buy a new body', 'This is better than that' or 'Upgrade to a shiny xxxx' comments...

Thank you.

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

Send it to Cannon, they made the bloomin thing, get them to fix it.

http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/index.asp

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

Clearly they didn't do much of a job making it in the first place for it to break down after fourteen months and only 2876 shutter impressions... not sure I'd trust them over an independent.

Plus Con-an's pricing structure for repairs is likely to be prohibitive.

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

Try this place then, it's local to me, but probably does servicing by post

http://www.camera-repair.co.uk/

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

14 months? The EOS 300D has been out of production for several years now. My 400d is around that age. May be worth a PM to Samnooshka as she had a 400D repaired a few months back.

Jambo

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

There is a Canon Acreddited repair agent in stoke on trent that all of our customers out of warrenty stuff goes to. and hey they seem to do a pretty decent job to be honest, but you are going to be looking at about 160+ in my estimation.. 65% of that is labour charges but parts will still be available we send a few out every now and then.. but we are 3 models on now and they come out roughly every 9 months from canon.

i think this is them..

H. Lehmann Limited
Products repaired:

• Analogue & Digital Video
• Digital Canon Cameras
• Analogue (Film) Camera
• Lens
• Flash

247-249 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 5AA
Tel: 01782 413611
Fax: 01782 744579
Web: http://www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

Consumer Protection act covers you for 6 years from date of purchase.

You have to deal with who sold the item tho - not directly with the manufacturer.

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

A 6 year warrenty?..

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

Not exactly - but kind of - Google it and get the details.

Re: Recommend Me A: Camera Repairer
 

im not sure that qualifies? but im not a soliciter lol,

the manafacturers warrenty covers defects like the ones experienced.. if its out of warrenty then.. tough i guess.. it seems like the protection is if a product causes an injury or damage..??

seems a bit far to go for a 300d lol, would cost you more in court fees lol