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.

[maviczap]

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

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

Originally Posted by maviczap

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

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

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.

[maviczap]

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

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

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Dan

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.

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

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

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dan

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.

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.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

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.

A 6 year warrenty?..

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by lylej

A 6 year warrenty?..

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

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

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

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