Water Damage!

[KMART FILMS]

so i was out filming some skateboarding with my friends when it began to rain...we turn the camera off and packed it in my bag...when i returned home my cam didnt want to turn on...im sure it most had gotten water damage from the rain...im just wondering if anyone knows how much this will cost to repair and about how long it will take to get repaired

 

[Jon Neely]

It depends on what need repair.my school had its gl1 looked at and it costed like 80 bux just to diagnose it. Repairs on video cameras are usually very steep in pricing, The l1 had a broken fire wire connector, and the quoted $800 for the fix, and that is just stupid, it would cost more to repair it than to buy a new used one. I have never broken anything on my DVX or any other cameras so i dont know personally how much it would be to repair it. I know it took 3 weeks to get it back just for getting a quote.

 

[KMART FILMS]

wow...i have a mack 4 yr warrenty but it doesnt cover water damage...i also heard water damage to cameras rans to about $700...is this true?...if anyone knows if any good repair shops please let me know...thanks

 

[Lensmith]

Here's the problem getting these smaller cameras repaired.

Most owners don't understand that it is going to cost you money just to figure out what is wrong. It's not free.

I have to shake my head when I hear people surprised that trained engineers actually expect to be paid for their time. It takes time to diagnose a problem and then more time to fix the problem...not including the price of the spare parts.

Comments comparing/complaining that the price to repair something is not much different than going out and buying another new or used camera show a lack of understanding about why these lesser priced cameras like the DVX and GL1 exist.

They were made as throw away cameras. They were never designed to be repaired and operated daily year after year after year. They have a much shorter life span than more expensive broadcast equipment.

It's for that very reason the original price of the camera is so much lower.

End point. If you want something inexpensive to be repaired. Don't expect the repair price to be cheap. You bought into a system because of it's lower price. There are positives and negatives about that.

If you want a good engineer to fix your camera, pay the price and don't waste their time expecting a free diagnosis then telling them you don't want to repair it. You've wasted their valuable time. The little cameras are more of a headache to them. Not because they are difficult to fix. It's because the owners of the cameras have unrealistic expectations about what things cost.

Admit the real reason you bought the camera in the first place. It's because it was the best you could afford...and take better care of your equipment in the future. :happy: