C100: Scratched LCD - How to fix?

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analog_addict

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While flying my C100 on a gimbal, I have somehow added a 1cm scratch to my C100mk1 LCD screen.

To be fair, once the camera is turned on you can't see it but it's still annoying me.

Has anyone got ideas on how to fix this? Buff it out somehow?

Thanks!
 
Time is the best fix, leave it long enough you'll stop caring. Two years on now and I still spot mine every time I use it, i'm with you on it just being there is annoying but meh, leave it alone.
 
analog_addict said:
While flying my C100 on a gimbal, I have somehow added a 1cm scratch to my C100mk1 LCD screen.

To be fair, once the camera is turned on you can't see it but it's still annoying me.

Has anyone got ideas on how to fix this? Buff it out somehow?

Thanks!
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Screen replacement from a Canon repair facility would probably not be worth it as far as what it would cost versus what the camera is worth. Just live with it until you upgrade to the next camera. I don't know what a screen replacement would cost from Canon but I would not be shocked to hear somewhere between $600.00 to $1,200.00 for the parts and labor. The camera is probably only worth $1,500.00 to $2,000.00, not worth it if it's usable.
 
analog_addict said:
While flying my C100 on a gimbal, I have somehow added a 1cm scratch to my C100mk1 LCD screen.

To be fair, once the camera is turned on you can't see it but it's still annoying me.

Has anyone got ideas on how to fix this? Buff it out somehow?

Thanks!
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Agree with the others. Not worth the price of repair.

Live and learn.
 
puredrifting said:
Screen replacement from a Canon repair facility would probably not be worth it as far as what it would cost versus what the camera is worth. Just live with it until you upgrade to the next camera. I don't know what a screen replacement would cost from Canon but I would not be shocked to hear somewhere between $600.00 to $1,200.00 for the parts and labor. The camera is probably only worth $1,500.00 to $2,000.00, not worth it if it's usable.
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Like a lot of things, it's the labor that will probably get you. Just had to send my 664 to SD to replace the LCD screen(we think the extreme cold caused it to "shatter" underneath the surface, because we can find no signs of impact). The screen itself was really inexpensive(initially quoted less than $50), but associated parts and the labor ratcheted it up to north of $580.
 
Will tell you soon how much the C100 LCD cost. My C100 fell on the ground last friday. The LCD is hanging by the wires and the Camera won't power up. Have sent it to Canon Canada for a quote. But I am already minded to buy a new camera, because I don't have insurance for it. It would cost me around 3000$ to insure my equipment for a year. So I take a chance.
 
Doug_EX said:
Will tell you soon how much the C100 LCD cost. My C100 fell on the ground last friday. The LCD is hanging by the wires and the Camera won't power up. Have sent it to Canon Canada for a quote. But I am already minded to buy a new camera, because I don't have insurance for it. It would cost me around 3000$ to insure my equipment for a year. So I take a chance.
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Brother, that is a huge roll of the dice. All it takes is ONE theft or bad accident and you can be done. I hope no one ever needs to use it, but I had to back in '06. Major theft of my truck and gear in it. Fortunately my camera was in my hotel room with me, but I probably lost between $40k-$60K in lighting, audio and grip. At that point in time, I could NOT have recovered from that without insurance.
 
Run&Gun said:
Brother, that is a huge roll of the dice. All it takes is ONE theft or bad accident and you can be done. I hope no one ever needs to use it, but I had to back in '06. Major theft of my truck and gear in it. Fortunately my camera was in my hotel room with me, but I probably lost between $40k-$60K in lighting, audio and grip. At that point in time, I could NOT have recovered from that without insurance.
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I'm well aware of the risks here. First, I live in a very very small town (the kind where everyone knows everyone), so the risk of being robbed is quite low. Secondly, I don't carry 50k of equipment in my van...VERY far from that.
I thought about cancelling my coverage about 6-7 months before I actually did it. It was very well planned and thought through. Also, my van looks like any other van on the road...no logo or anything.
That being said, I may reconsider and get a insurance for more fragile stuff like my camera.
 
Doug_EX said:
I'm well aware of the risks here. First, I live in a very very small town (the kind where everyone knows everyone), so the risk of being robbed is quite low. Secondly, I don't carry 50k of equipment in my van...VERY far from that.
I thought about cancelling my coverage about 6-7 months before I actually did it. It was very well planned and thought through. Also, my van looks like any other van on the road...no logo or anything.
That being said, I may reconsider and get a insurance for more fragile stuff like my camera.
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It's not just necessarily where you live, but also where you go. My theft occurred out of town. And my vehicle wasn't a "production vehicle" decaled up or anything that would really call attention to it and scream, "expensive TV equipment inside". The f*****s just got lucky, because it was a string of break-ins in the same parking lot and area.

Now, removing liability/liability insurance from the equation, if my annual premium was $3K and I only had maybe $5K in equipment, not carrying insurance on it seems very appealing, because you would probably still be out at least $4K on a claim between the premium and deductible.

I hope no one ever experiences a theft or other loss, BUT if you do this long enough(I was ~9yrs in), odds are you WILL at some point either make an insurance claim or "eat a loss".
 
I don't need to go out of town much, and if I do, it's to go in a even smaller town where I know almost every one too.
I live in a quite remote area :) kind of place where you can't buy or rent any equipment at all! :)
 
I am of the firm belief that theft and burglary can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. I live in a statistically safe, small town, upper middle class suburb, yet we have had numerous home invasion robberies, two murders and a huge load of car break ins, right here in our neighborhood in the past twelve months. Interestingly, few of the criminals are locals, they are usually gang members that make the 1-2 hour drive from Los Angeles or they are from Oxnard, which is only about 10 miles away and is very crime ridden. The 'burbs and small towns are easy pickings, just like everyone else, the criminals commute.
 
The closest "big city" is 10 hours away from my town. Let's face it, we live in very different places!
 
Just received Canon service's quote for my C100 repair. Wow! 150$ in parts and 500$ standard labour charge. That's in Canadian dollars. Around 75% of that for US dollars.
 
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