Sony Alpha 200 - Broken Again!

[brnmcgn]

Hope some one can help, or at least share a similiar experience.

I bought a Sony Alpha 200, just over a year ago. Just before the warranty ran out it started to develop an intermittent fault, where the flash started to buzz and the camera wouldn't take pictures.

I sent the camera away and Sony sent it back saying it had been fixed.

I have had it for 2 months and the same issues have started back. I don't think they will fix it now as the original warranty will have ran out.

Has anyone else had a similiar problem?

Really making me wish I had bought another camera

 

[Paul Iddon]

I would have expected the repaired part to have a 3 or 6 month warranty on it by Sony. Ring them and ask.

Paul.

 

[stan the man]

yep,repairs usually carry a warranty period of 3-6 months

 

[brnmcgn]

Thanks for the reply guys.

Have any of you encountered/heard of this fault before?

To be honest, I am just tempted to cut my losses and run, especially since this will be the second time I will have had to get it repaired.

 

[stan the man]

Thanks for the reply guys.

Have any of you encountered/heard of this fault before?

To be honest, I am just tempted to cut my losses and run, especially since this will be the second time I will have had to get it repaired.

i'm on my 4th sony alpha(had the A100,then upgraded to the A350,upgraded to the A700,then added another)and have had no problems as of yet.i've also not heard of anyone else having this problem.

first thing to do is contact sony,and see what they have to say.they will most probably ask you to send it back to them.i'm not "up"on the legalities of some such,but if the problem is recurring,then the camera is not "fit for purpose",so you may be able to get a refund or replacement camera.

 

[heidfirst]

Have any of you encountered/heard of this fault before?

I've been a Minolta>KM>Sony user for nearly 30 years & follow most of the main forums relating specifically to those cameras & I honestly can't remember ever seeing your precise symptoms mentioned before.
Of course when you make enough of anything there are always going to be a few failures & that's as true for Sony as it is for Canon, Nikon, Pentax etc. - none have a 0% failure rate.