On Oct 30, 2005, at 8:01 AM, mike wilson wrote:
I would agree that many of the _problems_ seem to be associated
with power supply. But the _failures_, necessitating camera
return/repair, seem to be quite high.
My _impression_ (which is what most of us have - if I was really
anal about it I would have logged this) is that out of, say,
sixty users, there have been about six (at least) return/
repairs. That seems quite high to me. Anyone care to poll on
the matter?
I bet there are many more than 60 out here now. The only problem
I've had
with mine, was down to the nicads finally on their way out. The
other thing
to note is how many exposures there are taken between problems. I
know I've
shot way way more with the ist D than with a film camera, and the
more I use
it the more impressed I am with it.
I'm talking about 60 people who use and post. My impression is
that quite a high proportion of those have had enough trouble to
need intervention by either return or repair. It is entirely
possible that my impression may be skewed by people posting about
their problems when they are not part of the "normal" posting group.
Even if the total number of people on this mailing list had a
problem, it would be an insignificant fraction of the total number of
cameras in the field. Mailing lists like this self-select for those
who are interested users that will find issues with the equipment,
and problems are mentioned with much higher incidence than a survey
of equipment in the field would ever demonstrate.
Godfrey
