Re: repair or replace digital camera

Charles wrote:
> Teah, sure, I could post in geeks.  But, like.  Yeah?  So?  The same
> folks read the two and I'll get better off-topic posts here.  Anyway,
> got a digital camera.  Had it for about 4 years now.  It takes great
> pix.  Fuji something or other.  FinePix F700.  It doesn't really
> matter.  It fell the other day and now when I push on it the wrong
> way (like, I turn it off or try to) or too hard the battery gets
> disconnected - the memory resets. Ooh.  Just the clock and
> preferences memory.  I hope.  Anyway...  I could buy another camera
> or I could try to get this one fixed.  Sadly...  It looks like it
> might need a new body.  Bummer.  That must surely cost, with repair
> fees, as much as getting a new camera, no?  Dang it!  This was an
> awesome camera!  I hate to think that I'll have to fork over another
> $400 to get something that works this well, again.  You know...
> Funny thing, that.  I was thinking that I'd only paid $200 for it.
> Well, sure, repair might easily cost that.  But, like, big deal.  For
> $200 you can't get a cameera this nice...  At least, I don't think
> you can.  And, at least, that's what I think it would cost to fix it.
> Oh, whatever.  Shit.  Maybe I'll just try to limp through with it
> until I get my bonus check from el shrubbo...

There are two versions of the f700 one SLR and the other bar style
with lens that telescopes. Cheapest is $104 for a refurb

There are much better cameras out there for not much more.

Personally, I like the canon line (SD1000), now for about $150.
It uses standard SD (high speed prefered) up to 8G (last review
I read).

Last camera I had was the S200 Elph by canon, 2mp and paid $200 for it.
Still have that camera and use it all the time for working on the Jeep.
Beat the daylights out of it, grease, dirt, dropping, and it held up well.
Also paid $200 for the SD1000 (7.2mp).
The SD1000 has a larger LCD and I've already managed to scratch it. :/
But so far it has held up well to abuse at $dayjob and on vacations.

Some times they come with a "free printer"  Not a bad offer if you
plan on selling that printer or just using it till the ink runs out.
For most of those the ink is more expensive than the printer and the
printer is not high quality.

-- 
DougW

"Charles" <to5bwy502@sneakemail.com> wrote in message 
news:Xns9A64CD82D253FTheShrubIsAnAss@216.154.195.61...
> Teah, sure, I could post in geeks.  But, like.  Yeah?  So?  The same folks
> read the two and I'll get better off-topic posts here.  Anyway, got a
> digital camera.  Had it for about 4 years now.  It takes great pix.  Fuji
> something or other.  FinePix F700.  It doesn't really matter.  It fell the
> other day and now when I push on it the wrong way (like, I turn it off or
> try to) or too hard the battery gets disconnected - the memory resets.
> Ooh.  Just the clock and preferences memory.  I hope.  Anyway...  I could
> buy another camera or I could try to get this one fixed.  Sadly...  It
> looks like it might need a new body.  Bummer.  That must surely cost, with
> repair fees, as much as getting a new camera, no?  Dang it!  This was an
> awesome camera!  I hate to think that I'll have to fork over another $400
> to get something that works this well, again.  You know...  Funny thing,
> that.  I was thinking that I'd only paid $200 for it.  Well, sure, repair
> might easily cost that.  But, like, big deal.  For $200 you can't get a
> cameera this nice...  At least, I don't think you can.  And, at least,
> that's what I think it would cost to fix it.  Oh, whatever.  Shit.  Maybe
> I'll just try to limp through with it until I get my bonus check from el
> shrubbo...

If you can find someone to repair it, good for you, but I'd think that would 
require a return trip to Japan.  You can buy a nice digital SLR kit for 
about $600 now, I bought an Olympus Evolt 500 about a year ago, came with a 
couple of lenses and was a good deal for the money, but I wish I'd waited 
another 9 months to get the one with the live LCD screen, I really miss that 
from my old point and shoot.

Hey look, you might be in luck.......a recall!!
http://www.fujifilmusa.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/ServiceSupportProductContent.jsp?d
bid=839010&prodcat=2147483647&sscucatid=664262&quicklink=true
http://tinyurl.com/2ngwzd 

Teah, sure, I could post in geeks.  But, like.  Yeah?  So?  The same folks 
read the two and I'll get better off-topic posts here.  Anyway, got a 
digital camera.  Had it for about 4 years now.  It takes great pix.  Fuji 
something or other.  FinePix F700.  It doesn't really matter.  It fell the 
other day and now when I push on it the wrong way (like, I turn it off or 
try to) or too hard the battery gets disconnected - the memory resets.  
Ooh.  Just the clock and preferences memory.  I hope.  Anyway...  I could 
buy another camera or I could try to get this one fixed.  Sadly...  It 
looks like it might need a new body.  Bummer.  That must surely cost, with 
repair fees, as much as getting a new camera, no?  Dang it!  This was an 
awesome camera!  I hate to think that I'll have to fork over another $400 
to get something that works this well, again.  You know...  Funny thing, 
that.  I was thinking that I'd only paid $200 for it.  Well, sure, repair 
might easily cost that.  But, like, big deal.  For $200 you can't get a 
cameera this nice...  At least, I don't think you can.  And, at least, 
that's what I think it would cost to fix it.  Oh, whatever.  Shit.  Maybe 
I'll just try to limp through with it until I get my bonus check from el 

"Charles" <to5bwy502@sneakemail.com> wrote in message 
news:Xns9A654EEE2DF56TheShrubIsAnAss@216.154.195.61...
> Rereplying...  Canons...  I have one.  I hate it.  Horrifyingly slow start
> up, eats batteries, takes crappy pix, has a terrible LCD that doesn't show
> what the shot shows.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's surely not the same camera.
> And?  I can judge on what I've seen.  What I've seen of the brand is that
> it's crap.
>
> Mind you, this isn't an attack on -you- and I will still give Canon a fair
> shake if I buy a new camera.  But, oh, really.  Not had a good experience
> with them so far!

Have you looked at Olympus?  I've had good luck with their cameras in the 
past. :) 

It wasn't me!  It was "Heidi" <nobody@spamcop.net>!

> Hey look, you might be in luck.......a recall!!

I returned my camera under that recall.  They fixed it and sent it back to