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10/05/2007 10:01:58 PM · #1 |
i was handling my friends rebel xt and i acccdentaly droped it in to the floor.. im just fell bad bad bad, the camara seems fine until i tested, it worked ok except for the auto focus, it doenst focus and the trigger dont work... it work with the auto focus off, im sending to canon here in peru but today is just friday and i have to wait until monday to do so
anyone have somw experience whit anything similar?
any advice or comment about that plz im schoked....
sorry my english |
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10/05/2007 10:13:01 PM · #2 |
You should loan your friend your 5D until the XT is repaired. That's the civil thing to do.
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10/05/2007 10:15:56 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
You should loan your friend your 5D until the XT is repaired. That's the civil thing to do. |
im leanding my 20d plus a nice meal.....
man im feelign so bad how much can that cost??? |
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10/05/2007 10:21:03 PM · #4 |
I can imagine how bad you must feel.
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10/05/2007 10:22:35 PM · #5 |
1) Break out the tears
2) hide the evidence
3) Buy him dinner
4) Tell him/her what you did.
5) run away or beg for mercy
Message edited by author 2007-10-06 02:25:45. |
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10/05/2007 10:27:14 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by ben4345:
1) Break out the tears
2) hide the evidence
3) Buy him dinner
4) Tell him/her what you did.
5) run away or beg for mercy |
dont be mean!
she is very angry at me right now, |
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10/05/2007 10:43:24 PM · #7 |
Then offer a reasonable compensation.
You can find a Rebel xt for cheap. |
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10/06/2007 09:06:29 AM · #8 |
| any one have broke his camara and send it to repair??? |
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10/06/2007 09:40:21 AM · #9 |
not yet ^_^' i hope i didn't speak too soon. i think you should try paying for the repairs, and like other people said, lend her either a really good camera or your best one. also, tell her you are sorry at least one hundred times :] good luck!
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10/06/2007 09:51:58 AM · #10 |
Have you tried it with a different lens? The symptoms sound like there may have been damage to the lens, and not to the camera body.
The focusing screen may be dislodged inside the camera, making it so that the camera cannot focus.
Good luck with both the camera and the friend.
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10/06/2007 09:56:08 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Have you tried it with a different lens? The symptoms sound like there may have been damage to the lens, and not to the camera body.
The focusing screen may be dislodged inside the camera, making it so that the camera cannot focus.
Good luck with both the camera and the friend. |
hey yeah i try it whit anothe lens, and the same problem, i test her lens whit another body a no problemss...
of course im paying for the repair... and im giving her my 20 d, but now she wants a brand new camara.. well i think im going to buy her a new rebel xt and try to sell the reapir one here in peru for a rasonable price.... ah and she mmade me buy her the ticket for the bjork concert lol
im doomed
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10/06/2007 10:05:01 AM · #12 |
| Hey, she let you handle it, she's got to accept SOME of the blame! Factory-repaired should be enough; why should she get something better than she had (i.e. new)? |
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10/06/2007 10:20:31 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Hey, she let you handle it, she's got to accept SOME of the blame! Factory-repaired should be enough; why should she get something better than she had (i.e. new)? |
i think the karma factor is the issue here, her xt was nearly new and now the camara will have soem scratches and the karma of a operation on her |
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10/06/2007 10:46:53 AM · #14 |
You say that the camera will shoot manual, so try a shot manual, using the focusing range scale on the lens set to the distance to the subject. If the image comes out sharp, then the focusing screen may be the whole problem.
Have you tried looking inside the camera with the lens off to see if the focusing screen ( at the top inside, the ground glass plate) is still firmly in place. On a lot of DSLR's they can be changed by pulling out the one and snapping in another one. If it gets knocked loose, then the camera will not be able to find focus using auto focusing.
I guess you will not hurt the camera by looking and checking it, as you will need to have it repaired anyway.
Message edited by author 2007-10-06 14:50:38.
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10/06/2007 10:52:22 AM · #15 |
Sounds like its probably one of the pins that is depressed where they connect up to the lens. It happened to me with my 300d - I was lucky as my insurance covered me. Off course it could be something completely different, but I had the same symptoms.
Mike
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10/08/2007 09:52:44 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
You say that the camera will shoot manual, so try a shot manual, using the focusing range scale on the lens set to the distance to the subject. If the image comes out sharp, then the focusing screen may be the whole problem.
Have you tried looking inside the camera with the lens off to see if the focusing screen ( at the top inside, the ground glass plate) is still firmly in place. On a lot of DSLR's they can be changed by pulling out the one and snapping in another one. If it gets knocked loose, then the camera will not be able to find focus using auto focusing.
I guess you will not hurt the camera by looking and checking it, as you will need to have it repaired anyway. |
thanks dude, but the thing still in place. |
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10/08/2007 09:54:32 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by MikeOwens:
Sounds like its probably one of the pins that is depressed where they connect up to the lens. It happened to me with my 300d - I was lucky as my insurance covered me. Off course it could be something completely different, but I had the same symptoms.
Mike |
hope its that and nothing else...
but i dont thing so, it looks like it can focus but the camara dont let me make the shot... |
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10/08/2007 10:06:17 AM · #18 |
hey If your friend's camera is still under warranty, there's a chance of Canon fixing it for free, you need to be nice to them though...talk to them and give it a shot...I never experienced dealing with Canon ...but heard pretty amazing stuff Canon does to their customers...good luck...
ohhh and don't foget to buy her flowers, lots of flowers...it always works... |
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10/08/2007 10:10:20 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by nhuto:
hey If your friend's camera is still under warranty, there's a chance of Canon fixing it for free, you need to be nice to them though...talk to them and give it a shot...I never experienced dealing with Canon ...but heard pretty amazing stuff Canon does to their customers...good luck...
ohhh and don't foget to buy her flowers, lots of flowers...it always works... |
thanks fella i hope that works here in peru.... you think? |
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10/08/2007 10:20:42 AM · #20 |
And chocolates... lotsa chocolates... and maybe diamonds...
Okay, okay, maybe not the diamonds, but the flowers and chocolates can't hurt, right? ;) |
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10/08/2007 10:27:06 AM · #21 |
I'm sorry to hear what happened to you..
Just give it a shot with Canon and see what they can do for you..I don't know how much a new XT costs in Peru, but B&H in the US has it for $449.99 (body) and they ship worldwide.
I like your idea of buying her a new camera because when she got her camera back from Canon Service Center, even though it works perfectly, I'm pretty sure she'll never have the same feeling for it..she'll probably think that there's always something wrong with the camera...
I hope everything works out for you...good luck
Nathan
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10/08/2007 10:31:43 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by nhuto:
I'm sorry to hear what happened to you..
Just give it a shot with Canon and see what they can do for you..I don't know how much a new XT costs in Peru, but B&H in the US has it for $449.99 (body) and they ship worldwide.
I like your idea of buying her a new camera because when she got her camera back from Canon Service Center, even though it works perfectly, I'm pretty sure she'll never have the same feeling for it..she'll probably think that there's always something wrong with the camera...
I hope everything works out for you...good luck
Nathan |
thanks man, well a new rebel here in peru cost around 600 buks, but for luck her mother is comming from us and we already made the order for the new camara, maybe i can sell the other camara for around 500 busks hehehe of course if i can fix it... |
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10/08/2007 10:51:15 AM · #23 |
I sent a Canon camera in for warranty repair and had in back in about 2 weeks.
For non warranty repairs I believe they have a standard fee no matter what the repair. Do some digging on their site and you may be able to find it? Being non warranty I'd guess turn around time would not be as fast though. |
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10/08/2007 10:56:12 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by LoudDog:
I sent a Canon camera in for warranty repair and had in back in about 2 weeks.
For non warranty repairs I believe they have a standard fee no matter what the repair. Do some digging on their site and you may be able to find it? Being non warranty I'd guess turn around time would not be as fast though. |
the bad thing is that the warranty expired... |
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10/09/2007 09:24:02 AM · #25 |
| i send it to canon today, the inspection will me cost 50 buks, my god.. |
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