What to do? Pay 500 euro to repair my x100?

Yes, was my first thought too, but I will still have to find another X100. Because I do want one...

It's a private sale. No warranty...

I thought about that as well. But the question is how much is an original X100 worth nowadays? And certainly one fully checked and repaired by Fuji? Prices seem to rocket atm...

Thanks! I was looking at their eu site and they were all out of stock. Wonder if they will sell to the Netherlands. Have to add taxes though...

MPB europe

(EDIT: just checked, but the UK site doesnt allow sending to the Netherlands.)

I read about this. But I dont have an UK address. Also understood that if they decide its beyond economical repair, the flat rate doesn't apply.

allineedislight wrote:

As my gran said if you buy cheap you buy twice...

Your gran was right...

Basically it comes down to this: returning is almost sure no option. So I can get it repaired and have a camera with a new lens and viewfinder fully checked by Fuji, have 6 months warranty on the camera and 12 months on the new parts. Or spent approx te same amount as the repair costs at MPB and have a camera with 6 months warranty, but no new lens and view finder with warranty. Either way I guess I have to buy twice.

Thanks for the tip! I started out with film camera's long ago. I still have two Oly OM bodies and a lot of old lenses. My first digital camera was the Olympus PEN and later the OMD, I changed to the Lumix G8. And I have a whole array of lenses with it, only to find out that as time passes by, I hardly use any other lens than the prime 25mm and probably max 10% of what that camera can do.

So the whole idea of getting the x100 is to simplify my gear without losing (much) in IQ. And based on what I could find, I opted for the classic and not the newer versions. I'm an old man, so I need a view finder, just cant really work with a screen...

Ok, I did it. I told Fuji to repair the camera. So yes, I will have a too expensive x100. But browsing the internet for a few days taught me that these 'classic' x100's are not easy to find below five, six hundred euro. And than I still would have a camera of which I do not know how good it is. Sure, you get 6 months warranty at dealers like MPB, but even if I manage to sell the one I have now I would loose something like 150 euro on it.

So I end up with a camera that is something like 200/250 euro (and often even less) more than the ones for sale at MPB or Ebay. But at least I have a fully checked camera by Fuji, a new lens and viewfinder. Next to that also 6 months warranty on the camera and a year on the new parts.

If any x100 classic is worth the money they fetch nowadays (or probably even more in the future), is another question. But if this turns out to be the camera that I'm searching for the last few years, I will be happy.

And as the Greek restaurant boss always said to me when I had to pay the bill: "it's only money, mister Santifort".

MickRS wrote:

Ok, I did it. I told Fuji to repair the camera. So yes, I will have a too expensive x100. But browsing the internet for a few days taught me that these 'classic' x100's are not easy to find below five, six hundred euro. And than I still would have a camera of which I do not know how good it is. Sure, you get 6 months warranty at dealers like MPB, but even if I manage to sell the one I have now I would loose something like 150 euro on it.

That’s a risk we all take buying used.

I was going suggest you send it in. 
Consider a lens replacement could / should also include the shutter since its part of the assembly. It wouldn’t surprise me to know they replaced a lot of other parts as well. It should come back good as new with many years of life. 
I sent my X-100 in for a small issue I don’t even remember and they replaced the aperture for free.
Best of luck, and enjoy your new camera.

Thanks! I'm sure I will...