jhyams
New member
I am absolutely at the end of my tether with this camera. In 2 years I have had four faults : lens flap often fails to open; dirt got into lens assembly (expensive repair); zoom button failed; and now camera won't even turn on! For the last I have been quoted a repair of £150!!!
Given how bad the camera is (a) in low light and (b) in bright light, I am almost pleased to see the back of it - needless to say I won't be repairing it.
BUT the question is what to replace it with? I am tempted by the V1 but worry that I'll have a similar series of problems given it's another SONY. I am also tempted by Minolta DImage 7hi but it's a big and heavy beast and doesn't do much movie - I like the lightness and the fun of movies.
Problems:
- lens flap intermittently fails to open
- dirt trapped in lens assembly
- zoom button failure
- overall unit failure
Given how bad the camera is (a) in low light and (b) in bright light, I am almost pleased to see the back of it - needless to say I won't be repairing it.
BUT the question is what to replace it with? I am tempted by the V1 but worry that I'll have a similar series of problems given it's another SONY. I am also tempted by Minolta DImage 7hi but it's a big and heavy beast and doesn't do much movie - I like the lightness and the fun of movies.
Problems:
- lens flap intermittently fails to open
- dirt trapped in lens assembly
- zoom button failure
- overall unit failure