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Is sending camera to Canon Service for repair worth it?
My Canon S1 IS suddenly quit working and is showing E16 error on the
LCD display. I found total two messages on the Internet with this error - so, it doesn't seem to be a common error. I called Canon support and they are asking me to send it for repair (approx. $90 and 4 weeks). They also offerred me to upgrade to S2 IS for $175 + $10. I am really not very keen on upgrading to S2 IS, but S2 IS is going for $360 elsewhere in the market. If you were in my place, what would yo do? - Send it for repairs? - Throw this camera into trash and buy some new camera all together? - Upgrade to S2 IS? - Did I miss any other options? I really hate the fact that the 4 GB Compact Flash card I bought for this camera will become more or less useless. (Of course, I can use it for regular file storage.) Thanks for taking the time to give me your opinions. |
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Is sending camera to Canon Service for repair worth it?
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ups.com... My Canon S1 IS suddenly quit working and is showing E16 error on the LCD display. I found total two messages on the Internet with this error - so, it doesn't seem to be a common error. I called Canon support and they are asking me to send it for repair (approx. $90 and 4 weeks). They also offerred me to upgrade to S2 IS for $175 + $10. I am really not very keen on upgrading to S2 IS, but S2 IS is going for $360 elsewhere in the market. If you were in my place, what would yo do? Personally, I'd pay the 90 dollars and never look back. This is a reasonable price to get another year or three out of a camera you are basically happy with. Heck, depending on parts availability, maybe you'll luck out, and they'll upgrade you to S2 IS for free. I really hate the fact that the 4 GB Compact Flash card I bought for this camera will become more or less useless. (Of course, I can use it for regular file storage.) You can sell it on ebay and get back some of the cost - at least the card will get some use. -- Mike Russell www.curvemeister.com/forum/ |
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Is sending camera to Canon Service for repair worth it?
Thank you all for sharing your opinions. Heck, depending on parts availability, maybe you'll luck out, and they'll upgrade you to S2 IS for free. Mike, I didn't know Canon would do that. Has that happened before? On May 12, 8:59 pm, Allen wrote: I wrote: route. However, don't even _think_ of paying $360 for a S@ is; the S3 IS is available for around $300, and the S5 IS will soon be available (don't know the expected list for it). I'm assuming that you are talking about US dollars. Allen, Sure, if I decide to go with S2 IS, I will certainly have Canon upgrade it for $185. Yes, all figures are in US$. |
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Is sending camera to Canon Service for repair worth it?
? ?????? ??? ?????? ups.com... My Canon S1 IS suddenly quit working and is showing E16 error on the LCD display. I found total two messages on the Internet with this error - so, it doesn't seem to be a common error. I called Canon support and they are asking me to send it for repair (approx. $90 and 4 weeks). They also offerred me to upgrade to S2 IS for $175 + $10. I am really not very keen on upgrading to S2 IS, but S2 IS is going for $360 elsewhere in the market. If you were in my place, what would yo do? - Send it for repairs? - Throw this camera into trash and buy some new camera all together? - Upgrade to S2 IS? - Did I miss any other options? I really hate the fact that the 4 GB Compact Flash card I bought for this camera will become more or less useless. (Of course, I can use it for regular file storage.) Thanks for taking the time to give me your opinions. I'm sorry, but you have to work it on your own, nobody can step in your shoes.I'd go for the upgrade though,new is usually considerably better.Do they offer guarantee for the repair? -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr |
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