Why not see if you can find a used one? Might be cheaper than the repair would have been anyway. I paid $200 off eBay for my Oly a year ago.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Now I'm really screwed -- > > I suppose it is what I get for going to the dark side... > > my Canon PRO-1 that I'd learned to love was drowned about a > month ago.... > It went to Canon for repairs.... which were going to drive > me further into credit card debt > as it is but now, a whole f'in month after they had the > camera they call it irrepairable. > > I borrowed the a-1 from the person I sold mine too just so I > could do ebay stuff, but > I can't use that for stuff I want to sell.... > > So one wonders if the camera is truly totally dead - or they > just dont want to bother... > > I'm getting it back -- hoping that they are lying - > > If they are not -- I have several questions > > The first is, am I being punished for going to the dark > side??? :) > > The second is - does anyone know someone who would like to > try to fix it or > want it for parts? > > Do I want a DL? if not, why not? > > The Pentax glass I have left are only manual lenses - > > It seems to make more sense regarding my difficulty in > learning stuff at this stage > that I need a one step up Canon or to get a replacement for > the PRO-1 - the same > camera - refurbished or something, cheap. > > I'm really a mess. Help > > ann > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

