Help needed desperately!!!!!!!(Canon 1ds)

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Hi everyone

Iam in a need of urgent help.I turned on my Canon 1ds and started taking pictures when suddenly images started coming black in lcd screen.I removed battery,card,lens and I even updated firmware without success.I tried different functions till I got to sensor cleaning when I noticed that shutter hadnt moved so I could clean sensor.Is there any other way of repairing this fault than changing shutter?My camera has slightly over 11000 actuations only I believe shutter is suppose to last over 100000 actuations???HELP HELP:bang:
 
If I remember correctly Shutter actuations are actually given as a mean figure, so some will fail before, some after, but the average over the production run will be around 100,000
 
The best thing you can do Mike is take it in for repair, or at least a check up to confirm the worst.
A shutter replacement (as you probably already know) isn't going to be cheap.

Sorry to hear it mate :'(

T.
 
lukewoodford said:
But if the camera has only had 11,000 actuations and the average is ten times that surely they arent going to charge you? if so thats rediculous.
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Your right mate if it was a new camera, a 1Ds is just over seven years out of production.
 
You tell me about .Iam absolutely gutted!I checked repair cost in USA $399.I cannot believe the cost as the new shutter is only £30 you know
 
Canon Mike said:
You tell me about .Iam absolutely gutted!I checked repair cost in USA $399.I cannot believe the cost as the new shutter is only £30 you know
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I'm with you there,

parts cost = peanuts,

labour + taxes = an arm and a leg.

Still a great camera though but it may be time to upgrade.
 
Hey Thomas


In what part of Helsinki are you in.I was born in Finland too although I dont live there anymore:clap:
 
Canon Mike said:
Hey Thomas


In what part of Helsinki are you in.I was born in Finland too although I dont live there anymore:clap:
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I live in the city centrum, Kallio to be precise. It's great! I'm originally from the UK though.
Where abouts were you born then?
 
Actually I dont plan to upgrade right now as I bought this bloody camera 1 week ago from ebay and I am waiting for seller to contact me.I have warranty on it for 30 days
 
I lived in Korso (Vantaa) although I was born in Helsinki.Its a nice city.I go to Finland every year to visit my family.I love it there though my partner hates it!!!!hehehe
 
lukewoodford said:
Oh right I see, damn thats a shame.
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Yeah, the price of havin it fixed might even be the same price of another one! Let's hope the seller can do summat!

Canon Mike said:
I lived in Korso (Vantaa) although I was born in Helsinki.Its a nice city.I go to Finland every year to visit my family.I love it there though my partner hates it!!!!hehehe
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What's there to hate? Is it the cold or the damp weather in the Winter?
 
Nice website man.Very impressive!!!!you seem to know your stuff
 
Canon Mike said:
everything bro especially the mozzies in summer.
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I'm with you there, mozzies love the taste of me, that's one thing I would change.

Canon Mike said:
Nice website man.Very impressive!!!!you seem to know your stuff
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Seem to know being the operative words mate :lol:
I do try but have so much more to learn, having a blast doing it though.

Cheers for the kind words :thumbs:
 
No I tell you that website is very smart bro.You use lot of wireless flashes?
 
Canon Mike said:
No I tell you that website is very smart bro.You use lot of wireless flashes?
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Yeah, I started down the strobist route in March this year, I really wanted to use Alien Bee's or White Lightnings but I needed to invest in a much more reliable camera so funds were tight, the whole strobist movement has given me a lot of hope and triumph!
 
Mike

You don't say exactly where you are but I would to the Canon web site and find one of their aproved repairers near you and ask them to give you a quote. You might be surprised
 
I got a a quote from Southern Photo Technical Service which a Authorized Service Center for CANON based in USA.I am in Gibraltar and I contacted our local dealer and he would ship the camera to Madrid(Spain).I have a friend who used our local dealer and he never got back his batterygrip.It somehow got lost on the way.I have checked canon's uk repair centres and they seem to be interested in camera's which have been bought from UK:cuckoo:
 
lukewoodford said:
But if the camera has only had 11,000 actuations and the average is ten times that surely they arent going to charge you? if so thats rediculous.
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Of course they are :bang: Canon wouldn't expect the guy who gets 189,000 actuations to pay extra so they can repair the OP's for free :cuckoo:

People quoting a mean is bloomin' useless without some indicator of variability (standard deviation, standard error or ideally a 95% confidence interval)
 
bad luck mate, awesome piece of kit
if it's from ebay...how do you know the number of shots it's taken? I presume there is a tally somewhere apart from just the jpeg number
 
Canon Mike said:
Actually I dont plan to upgrade right now as I bought this bloody camera 1 week ago from ebay and I am waiting for seller to contact me.I have warranty on it for 30 days
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If you paid by paypal then i would be looking to do a chargeback :thumbs:
 
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