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Phred - 25 Nov 2007 11:01 GMT

G'day mates,

Friend of mine out in the sticks has a $1000 Canon (? -- I'm getting
old -- maybe he said Nikon 8-) zoom lens with a screw loose somewhere
inside. (It rattles!) [I don't rattle yet, but I probably should!]

He was wondering how you get these things fixed. I said, send it back
to the supplier, it should be still under warranty. He said, the
suppliers (retailers) are a bunch of arseholes and he doesn't want to
have anything further to do with them.

He's happy to pay the repair cost himself (if it's half reasonable, I
suspect :) but wasn't sure who could do that sort of thing with these
new-fangled digital gizmos.

Given that there are no camera repairers (even the traditional style)
within cooee of where he lives, should he look up "lens repairs" in
the yellow pages at the PO, or do you need to take these things back
to specialist digital repair agents, or even the manufacturer? If
the former, does anyone have recommendations for a reliable service?

Cheers, Phred.

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gary/linda - 25 Nov 2007 11:13 GMT

where is he i just had my lens fixed by a guy in petrie he did a good job i
will try to get his number

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Phred - 25 Nov 2007 13:41 GMT

Thanks for your replies Garry/Linda and Michael.

The nearest big smoke to the guy is the tourist ghetto of Cairns.
I've done an online search and there's bugger all there these days (in
fact I got a bunch of irrelevant hits for places in friggin'
*Toowoomba* that allegedly "service the area". Jesus wept!).

Once upon a time there was a camera repair bloke with the compulsory
germanic accent in Cairns (I took my OM-2 and OM-4 to him a couple of
times) but he seems to have disappeared.

I must admit, if it was me, I'd take it back to the arsehole retailer
and tell them to get it fixed under warranty or I'd shove it where the
sun doesn't shine! But my friend has an exaggerated sense of
righteousness and if he decides someone is too shonky to deal with,
that's the end of it, in spite of the nose/face issue!

>where is he i just had my lens fixed by a guy in petrie he did a good job i
>will try to get his number
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>> to specialist digital repair agents, or even the manufacturer? If
>> the former, does anyone have recommendations for a reliable service?

Cheers, Phred.

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Michael Brown - 25 Nov 2007 23:10 GMT

If it is a Nikon

Anderson Camera Repairs Address:
Nikon Service Queensland,
14 Merritt Street,
Capalaba,
QLD. 4157

Phone: (07) 3245 6444
Fax : (07) 3821 0006

If it is a Canon

Couriered:

Canon Camera Repairs
Imaging Service
Dock 3
3 Davis Road
WETHERILL PARK NSW 2164
[note - not a customer facing premises]

Walk In Service Option - Canon Service Centre

Canon Brisbane Service Centre
18 Southgate Ave Cannon Hill QLD 4170
Ph: 13 13 83 Fax: (07) 3909-5066

I would suggest contacting whichever one you need first and find out the
best process.

Mick Brown

On 26/11/07 12:42 AM, in article 5qtcbqF11mosuU1@mid.individual.net, "Phred"
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Phred - 26 Nov 2007 11:50 GMT

Thanks very much for these details, Mick. Much appreciated.

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>I would suggest contacting whichever one you need first and find out the
>best process.

Cheers, Phred.

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Michael Brown - 25 Nov 2007 12:13 GMT

Need more info, like where are you?

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