That's not so bad. I had a local camera shop send a MX to a local authorized Pentax repair depot. It needed to
have it's hot shoe re-attached. I even supplied all the parts. Other than the missing hot shoe the camera although
nicely brassed worked flawlessly. It was returned unrepairable due to lack of parts. Missing the parts I supplied!
Their handling included bending the shutter release just enough to keep the meter from turning off and denting the
prism housing. For this special treatment I was charged the $20.00 deposit to get the camera returned. On top of
this when I complained to the shop owner they refused to take any responsibility or action giving me the phone number
of the repair dept. so I could complain directly. I'll not be going back there again and advise all my friends and acquaintances
to steer clear. At least the ME Super wasn't any worse when it came back.


mason wrote:


camera shop and had it promptly returned as a no fix due to unavailability of
parts at a cost of AU$50. The simple fact is that it has a dodgy ratchet on the


Rob Studdert




I think it is very unfair to charge for letting you know that the work cannot be done. Please do not tell me that the technician spent 5 minutes on it and someone has to pay for it.

I have met (unfortunately) some people who prey on others by charging them for every second of their lack of professionalism. They charge by the hour and they couldn't care less if it takes them 1h or 5h to work it out. I think you should pay per job. If someone is incompetent enough to spend 4h on a 20min job - IT SHOULD BE THEIR PROBLEM, not a huge bill for the client!


---- (*)o(*) ---- Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]





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