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Magua
2nd April 2009, 15:04
I dropped my kodak digital camera a week or so ago, now the lens wont retract. >_< Went into a few camera stores today and apparently Kodak NZ have bitten the dust.
Anyone here know of someone within Auckland willing to take a look? The stores I went into turned me away as soon as I mentioned Kodak.
Burtha
2nd April 2009, 15:57
I'd say unless it was worth more than $300+ (now) and/or its insured its probably not going to be worth anyones time or money unfortunately.
Do you have house & contents insurance?
What make & model is it?
Fooman
2nd April 2009, 16:03
I've had that happen to me twice (busted lens on a little P&S camera from it being dropped). First time it happened I decided to pull it apart* - I soon came to the conclusion that a knackered lens is a knackered camera - the arrays of PCB's had to be vigorously disassembled to get access to the lens/CCD unit.
It wouldn't be worth it to repair. New camera time.
Cheers,
FM
*If you do this, don't forget to discharge the flash capacitor (I measured 400 V across the terminals when I opened the 1st one up).
Magua
2nd April 2009, 16:06
Do you have house & contents insurance?
What make & model is it?
Nope.
Kodak Easyshare v1253.
It wouldn't be worth it to repair. New camera time.
Bugger. :(
Burtha
2nd April 2009, 16:16
Have you taken it to any of the "Kodak Express" places? ie; have just looked at yellowpages.co.nz and theres a few around ...
Shame, looked like quite a good value camera, but ya might be poked.
Drunken Monkey
2nd April 2009, 16:28
Kodak Easyshare v1253
Typically not worth repairing cameras like that, spare parts, if even available, can cost more than the camera itself.
Replace.
joeyr
19th September 2010, 17:42
Hi if you still need to fix the camera I can do it.....
I'm in ponsonby....
SMOKEU
20th September 2010, 09:49
*If you do this, don't forget to discharge the flash capacitor (I measured 400 V across the terminals when I opened the 1st one up).
It just adds to the buzz.
avgas
20th September 2010, 10:51
It just adds to the buzz.
Nah more like 3rd degree burns. in a few milliseconds.
DAMHIK
SMOKEU
20th September 2010, 12:28
Nah more like 3rd degree burns. in a few milliseconds.
DAMHIK
From an ordinary digital camera!?
tiptoes79
27th June 2012, 12:58
Hi if you still need to fix the camera I can do it.....
I'm in ponsonby....
Not sure how old this is, but I need a Canon G11 fixed. Lens issues, but doesn't need replacement parts I don't think.
Can you help?
avgas
27th June 2012, 13:02
From an ordinary digital camera!?
Nah - disposible one. Was a great student flat game to play (Camera Roulette). Took about a year for the burn mark to fade away.
avgas
27th June 2012, 13:03
Hi if you still need to fix the camera I can do it.....
I'm in ponsonby....
Likewise. I have a canon exlim with a issue with the zoom. If I touch the zoom now the autofocus goes spastic and camera shuts down.
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