Camera Hospital
Finally I got my S2 into Canon to get that evil E18 error checked out. (Henry's would have sent it in for me but there is a $50 refundable up front fee)
I held some vain hope that Canon would say "OH, an E18 error? And you *didn't* drop your camera? We'll fix it for free. No… we'll just upgrade you for free to an S5." (Yes, I know I live in a fantasy world)
But really, all I'm hoping for is more responsiveness than Tanja got! (Check out her note Canon = Lies & Thievery)
So
far, it's taken them 3 days to email me the estimate along with the
"Repair ___ Return ___ Discard" form, quoting a standardized estimate
for the E18… one would think they could have just had me approve the
repair when I was there… but no.
Flat fee to fix an E18, dropped or not? $210.
Estimate to camera return? 3 weeks.
Fingers crossed that I'll be back to
taking rocking food photos again soon! And hopefully the fix will last long enough for me to upgrade to the S5.
