10D Repair????

Now that I've recieved my 20D, I need to have the shutter replaced on my 10D.
Has anyone
Had this done to their 10D?
How much did it cost to replace or repair?
Where did you have it repaired?
How long did it take?

Thanks to all for helping out.

Bradley

Try an offical Canon service center - call up Canon. Probably on the more expensive end but it'll get done right.

Yes, your probably right. I don't know what expensive is to you, but I figured if cost $250.00 or less, it would be worth it to have it repaired and use it as a back up.

I think the cost isn't as expensive as most would assume.

Best bet is to go ahead and at least get an estimate from Canon.

One of your local Canon authorized retailers should be able to look up the price for shutter replacement. I know they were able to do that with a Elan IIe that I wanted to have serviced. Of course that camera had a flat fee for fixing it which outweighed the benefit.

Bradley,

Ask your question over here: http://forums.robgalbr​aith.com/ubbthreads.ph​p

There are quite a few threads about repairs (mainly severe "dropped the camera" stuff) and the best places to send them. I think I recall a shutter replacement at around $80 usd. for a 10D or 1D I read about somewhere.

Mike

Mohawk wrote:
Bradley,

Ask your question over here: http://forums.robgalbr​aith.com/ubbthreads.ph​p

There are quite a few threads about repairs (mainly severe "dropped the camera" stuff) and the best places to send them. I think I recall a shutter replacement at around $80 usd. for a 10D or 1D I read about somewhere.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I'll check it out.

I had my shutter replaced for about $150 by Canon if I remember the price correctly. It was definitely cheaper than replacing the whole camera.

Greg

Sorry, I've never had to replace a shutter but, can I ask, how many activations on your shutter before needing replacement on the 10D? ...just curious. Did it give you any warning signs that it was starting to go before it was no longer usable?

thanks,
daniel

Well after 70,000+ shots, I figured it was time. Then I bought the 20D, and yes it is two frames per second faster than the 10D, and that' when I really noticed it. Sort of like driving a new car versus one with 200,000 miles.

I probably only had 15,000 actuations when I replaced the shutter. I got an intermittent "error 99" that grew more frequent. I didn't realize it was the shutter until I took it in for service.

Greg

Had it done last year, was without the camera for about 14+weeks as for cost not to sure as it was all done through my camera insurance, Was sent back to the main Canon centre and the camera has never been what it used to be since ive had it back.

Regards,
Jon.S

The beauty of MTBF ratings is that they are statistical ... if it's 'rated' for 50,000 frames, it 'might' break at frame #5, frame #49,999 or at frame #99,999 ... you can't tell before

Best regards,
Andy

14+ weeks? Why? That seems ridiculous. I can't imagine what takes 14 weeks about replacing a shutter. Jon, how did it work going through your insurance? Was there some sort of accident causing the shutter to fail or does your insurance cover normal wear & tear types of things?

Andy, I realize that it could happen at any time. I just like to ask different people to get an idea of how long there's lasted. I was talking to a guy with a 10D last week who had nearly 200,000 on his shutter and was still going strong. Between the 2 bodies that I have currently, I've only got a total of about 15,000....so I'm not too worried yet.
-daniel

Maybe if you use slow shutter speeds it lasts longer

I honestly think if you guys wear out a camera, then it has probably done you proud and you could probably justify the latest and greatest. I could only imagine the storage you guys must have!

Graham

Dell 8400 w/4gb or ram, 1000gb (4x250) sata hard drive with duel monitors. One digital and one analog.