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Mr. Ist
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Link Posted 15/06/2012 - 18:38
Hello,

After 6 years and ~25,000 shutters, my trusty Ist DL2 has packed up and won't turn on. Should I be surprised by this?

It had been going through batteries very quickly in the past 6 months, to the point where it would say they were empty when in fact they were straight out the packet. Possibly a voltage sensing problem? My experience of having consumer electronics repaired has usually been an expensive one, so it's between doing that (cost unknown) and going for a K-r (local shop has one left). Any opinions?

Thanks,

Doug
ccd333
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Link Posted 15/06/2012 - 19:02
Yes, get the K-r. Whatever difference you might pay vs the repair on your DL2 is worth it. I upgraded from the DL and am very happy with my K-r.
Mr. Ist
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Link Posted 21/06/2012 - 16:36
After some deliberation I went with the K-r: and improvement over the DL2 is many times what I was expecting, very pleased with it! Being able to film at 10mm with anti-shake is amazing.

Better change the username now...!
ccd333
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Link Posted 22/06/2012 - 00:26
Congratulations!
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