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580EXII repair $ ?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:40 am
by Chad
Anyone else dropped a couple of kilos of kit recently? :oops:
If so do you have a ballpark of what Canon may charge to fix it? I sent it off yesterday, but, given the season, don't expect a reply anytime real soon.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:44 am
by Matt. K
If you had to break it then that's the piece to break. It's made to break there so the repair cost should be reasonable. Good luck!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:56 am
by BlahBlah
"ouch"

how did you manage to drop it

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:14 am
by Chad
My own stupid fault. At night, in my office at home, lit only by my monitor. I (thought I) placed it and the attached 40D, grip, & 24-105, securely on a sideboard where I always do put the gear. But I missed it by *that* much.

1 step away, and I turned to watch it land flash head first on the carpet.

I'm still writing out my 1000 times....."I am an ......"