D30 shutter locked-up. How much to have fixed?

[scollins]

I just sent my tired, old D30 off to the Irvine, CA facility today to have the shutter worked on. Can anyone tell me about what I should expect to pay for the service? I thought I saw something around here that said $200, but I can't seem to find that thread again.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Motorsports Photo]

It will cost you $250.92 regardless of what is wrong. New shutter or adjustment. Same price for out of warranty repair.

-Pete

[lilyanne]

I am getting ready to ship my D30 off to have the shutter repaired...do you have any idea how long I can expect it to be at the factory? I've never had to have my camera repaired...I just got an error code--err 80--and noticed the shutter curtain looked damaged. Canon said they would need to look at it. Any info you can clue me in on?
Thanks,
Missi

[scollins]

Missi,

I'm not sure how long it will take to get it back in my hands. I also had my camera display and Error 80. As soon as I find something out, I'll post it here.

[defordphoto]

Time to repair depends on many factors. I'm sure they have those parts on hand as that's a fairly common repair now that the D30 has been around for awhile. I just had a lens at Irvine for repair and it was a 10 day turn-around INCLUDING shipping, and I sent it UPS ground so it took 4 days to get there. Their shipping back was 2 days, so that means 4 days to get through the repair-mill, so that's not too bad.

Let the camera arrive, then call the next day for status. They'll let you know how long the turn around will be.

[lilyanne]

Thanks for the info...I'm so nervous to send my camera away. We've never been apart before...

[scollins]

Well, to update my own question, I just recieved a fax from the Irvine repair facility. They quoted me a total of $201.28.

That includes:

$0 Parts
$180 Labor
$5 S/H fee
$16.28 Tax

Now all I need to do is wait.

Hope this helps anyone with the same questions I had about shutter lock-up repair.

[bluebomberx]

This is a repair that is inevitable for all of D30/D60/10D/300D users right? How many frames did your shutter last?

[defordphoto]

bluebomberx wrote:
This is a repair that is inevitable for all of D30/D60/10D/300D users right? How many frames did your shutter last?

And eventually (also) for 1D and 1Ds owners as well as ANY owners of any SLR, digital or not.

[bluebomberx]

Right you are, but they have a much longer life than the prosumer DSLRs. I wonder if they cost more when they do have to be replaced? :D

10D at 30000 exp = $200
1D at 150000 exp = $1000 (equates to 5 10D repairs)

I'm sure thats not the case... just a little fuzzy math and humor :D

[scollins]

From what I've read on my quote, they are only charging me for labor. No parts are being replaced in the camera. Am I right in guessing that the actually shutter is built to last for quite a while, but eventually it unseats itself? I'm not exactly sure what happens when the shutter "locks-up." Can anyone explain this to a novice?

Thanks!