michael2

I did get good deal on it, but was told that the problem was an error 99 message, not a shutter problem. All told even if it costs $200 to fix, I'll still come out ahead, of the game. Thanks for the replies.

I just received my digital rebel from an ebay auction. When I bought

it, I knew that it wasnt working properly, but suspected that I could

fix the problem if the trouble was as decribed in the auction. Well

upon inspection I have found that the trouble is that the shutter

curtain catches on the lip of the mechanism every time it tries to

close. It will easily spring back into place with just a touch, but

will catch again on the very next press of the shutter. AND if its

NOT reset before each shot, the next image will be black, as the

shutter wont move at all. Obviously this sounds like an issue for the

service dept. Trouble is, I dont have an original sales receipt to

show when it was purchaed, and without it I may have to pay full

price to get it fixed.

Here are my questions:

1- does anyone know any other way to determine the age of the camera

and/or how best to deal with the warranty dept?

2- Has anyone else had this problem and either know how to fix it, or

what it would cost for Canon to fix it?

3- Are there any other options?

 

Thanks,

Michael