Busted LCD on DSLR. How to fix?

December 11, 2008 1:50 PM

So I was taking a walk this morning with my camera bag. My camera bag decided it wanted to experience it some freedom and slipped off my shoulder. In the process, my Canon 10D had a meeting with the sidewalk. I now have a busted LCD screen; this makes me sad and unable to operate half the camera. Does anyone have any repair options for broken LCD screen on a Canon 10D in Houston, TX?
posted by rand to Technology (6 answers total)

I'd suggest taking it to Houston Camera Exchange and see what they say. It's the best shop in town (that I know of); I bought my Canon S3 IS there.
posted by mrbill at 2:04 PM on December 11, 2008

Best answer: You can do this yourself if you are so inclined - you could try Thomas at Darntoothysam$122 for the screen and the install is apparently easy.
posted by clarkie666 at 2:09 PM on December 11, 2008 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks for the suggestion for Houston Camera Exchange, mrbill. I'll give them a try. My biggest concern has been having the camera for the holidays, so the DIY option that clarkie666 suggests sounds better than the 10-day turn around that Canon quoted me or what a shop may be able to do. Thanks!
posted by rand at 3:35 PM on December 11, 2008

call canon. tell them the best camera you ever owned just had a accident & you are lost as to what to do. tell them how much you LOVE that camera & i bet they will have you send it in & repair it for a minimal charge. it is worth a try. my GF has done that twice with Canon. they have a great customer service dept. call the 800 #
posted by patnok at 5:58 PM on December 11, 2008

Best answer: before you invest all that much into fixing your 10d be aware that you might as well get a 20D off ebay for around $200-250 at this point. you should also be able to score a 10D for around $150.

I am suggesting this because if your camera impacted the pavement it's rather likely that you will find the focussing mirror or other innards out of whack as well. all this is fixable but again you're far enough behind the curve in canons that you might as well get a used body off ebay for about the same as this might cost you.
posted by krautland at 6:41 PM on December 11, 2008

Best answer: I agree with krautland.

You may be in the realm of "uneconomical to repair" here, and there's a real possibility that the impact has also caused other damage (like a misaligned lens mount that looks fine to the eye but is a few gazllionths of a millimeter out of whack; preventing sharp images until it's fixed).
posted by imjustsaying at 1:30 AM on December 12, 2008