I took two high def sony video cameras in for cleaning at the end of may before a work trip to taos, where i would be using them extensively. when i came back after a few hours to pick them up, i was told my larger camera, the sony z1u, had a broken pin wheel assembly and it would be too dangerous to clean it in that condition. the owner said he could order the needed parts and with labor it would be about $250. i may have just trusted him to get this done and paid and never have known the truth, but i decided to send it to a trusted friend who repairs cameras at mikes cameras in boulder. imagine my shock when i found out from him there WAS no broken pin wheel assembly and my camera was fine. was it a bad call and honest mistake or was i being consciously ripped off? i dont know, but i would not recommend trusting important camera equipment to this business.. if you have to buy a roll of film, maybe..ps. along with the other review, i would have chose 0 stars if i could have.
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