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dropped camera: the verdict

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

A few days ago I mentioned that I'd dropped one of my cameras and that it now was suffering from light leaks. A reader of this journal suggested that I have a crack at having it repaired (thanks to Mike!).

I did so, and decided to take in not only the dropped X-700 body but also my old XD-11 (which has a variety of small problems and a rather worse issue with the meter) and my little Olympus 35DC. The fellow gave me the bad news about the X-700 on the spot: it would cost at least $100 to have it checked out. At this time, I can't afford that (I could easily replace it for less; I've even seen some never-used bodies in my visits to various camera stores in town), and have decided to set the camera body aside for the time being.

The other two cameras went in to the repair place for an estimate. The XD-11 must have been in as bad shape as I'd expected, because the estimate came back at over $200. Another dead end at this time, sadly. Again, I had heard a ballpark estimate along those lines back in January and bought a replacement body for about the same amount at that time.

That left the 35DC. Happily, this was a cheaper fix. I still don't understand how the focus suddenly got out of alignment with that little body, but it's only going to cost $50 to fix and I don't have any alternative body to use. So I'll do it.