I just got off the phone with Canon service center and

they said it would be minimum $180 for them to look at my camera even though all I wanted done was get my viewfinder cleaned of some dust.

Is that right?

Yup, they have a minimum charge for service work of $180.

mine was filthy...I got a blower puffed it up in there & bought a new focus screen & put it in there...looks like new when I look thru there...I'm out about $40...

rxjohn wrote in post #12332088
Is that right?

Yup, and not worth it since the dust will be back in a week. Save money, get used to it.

Minimum charges for work seems to be the norm these days.

Canon seems to be quite fair though, in that often times when the labor charges could go a bit over the minimum they charge just the minimum.

I took a Jeep to a Jeep dealer and told them about an issue I was having. They wanted $100 to ride it around the block and look at the front end linkage with the Jeep up on a lift.

Just how it is I guess.

harcosparky wrote in post #12332155
Minimum charges for work seems to be the norm these days.

Canon seems to be quite fair though, in that often times when the labor charges could go a bit over the minimum they charge just the minimum.

I took a Jeep to a Jeep dealer and told them about an issue I was having. They wanted $100 to ride it around the block and look at the front end linkage with the Jeep up on a lift.

Just how it is I guess.

I can typically fix stuff on my car. But I'm not taking my camera apart!

Find a good local camera shop. Chat up the staff a bit and make sure they don't seem like crooks or morons, and see if they offer camera cleaning.