piper Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Anyone got any suggestions on where to take a dslr for repair/service? It is working fine but I can not get the memory card out, it comes part way out and then feels like something is "grabbing" it and won't release. The camera can still read the card so I have got my images off of it using USB transfer but would like it fixed and a clean service at the same time wouldn't hurt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yes, someone else told me there or Photographic Wholesale on Hutt St (I think that was the name of the place) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks Snook. I think I used Digicam once before for a video camera quite a few years ago so thinking I might go with them. Any idea on if they take long or is it a fairly quick turn around? The camera works, the card works and USB transfer works and I am not keen to be without my camera for very long just at the moment due to some stuff going on. If only a day or 2 I would but any longer than that and no, it would just need to wait a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 That is not too bad. I figure while they have it they may as well service and clean it as it is coming up to 2 years old. With my old girl Piper on borrowed time I am just not prepared to be cameraless at the moment for more than a few days At the moment she is mostly good but I know that could change at any time and will regret it if I do't get some pictures of her even though I have heaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Twin City Cameras - they cal either fix it on site or send it away. Good luck getting ito the city though the ACC doesnt want people driving into the city these days and its a nightmare in teh afternoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks Snook :) I actually bought my husband a "decent" (non dslr but better than usual compact) camera fro Christmas so do have that here but just not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Twin City Cameras - they cal either fix it on site or send it away. Good luck getting ito the city though the ACC doesnt want people driving into the city these days and its a nightmare in teh afternoons. Where abouts are they Rubiton? Is that the 1 in Central Market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Twin city camera repairs are on Grenfell street. You walk through Adelaide arcade I think (the arcade on the Hindmarsh square side of where Harris scarfe is /was) and then turn left at grenfell street - there is a big vacant gap on teh other sie of the shop that will be a budget hotel one day. Think it may come up as Twin City Camera House on the google search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Ah yep, I know the 1. Thanks guys :) I have a few options now so can do a ring around and try and find out time frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 I finally got around to taking my camera in for repairs. I contacted Photographic Wholesalers and Twin City and both recommended Digicam for a Sony camera so that is where it has gone. They will prepare a written quote in the next 2 days and decide where to from there. But don't expect it to be gone much more than a week, unless they have to wait for parts. Ended up being an expensive little trip to drop it off though as when I looked up Photographic Wholesalers online, I discovered they have Sigma 70-200 2.8 that I had just decided to get with my tax money as cheap as anywhere else online. As they are just around the corner from Digicam, I figured I better go in and have a chat. Bonus - it was $50 cheaper again. So deposit paid and they should have it in stock in time for my camera to come back from repair :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 That could be very wishful thinking Piper. Hopefully for your sake its only the minimum they quoted but not my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 I received the written quote in under 24 hours. Now a 10 day wait for the part to arrive. Needs a whole new SD card section which at $110 is the most expensive part of the process. Report was camera was otherwise in excellent condition. Amazing given the conditions I have taken it out in and it is not a weather sealed body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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