topic Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40 in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

NikhilJoseph — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:27:07 GMT

I was planning to buy a new camera & i got a offer from a guy and it was cheap. But the camera is having error 40 issue with it. Is it safe to buy that camera? What is the main reason for it? Can we manually fix it or should we take it authorised service centre. How much will it cost? Is it worth to buy a camera having error 40

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

lly3988 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:27:28 GMT

error 40 : A malfunction with the power source has been detected.

It may be a problem with the battery contacts, circuit board or others. It costs a few hundred to repair. If it is the original 7D, I would not buy at all if it has an error displayed. There are a lot out there at $400 to 500 or less without defects.

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/infobank/camera_settings/eos_error_codes_and_messages.do

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

RobertTheFat — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:07:27 GMT

@NikhilJoseph wrote:
I was planning to buy a new camera & i got a offer from a guy and it was cheap. But the camera is having error 40 issue with it. Is it safe to buy that camera? What is the main reason for it? Can we manually fix it or should we take it authorised service centre. How much will it cost? Is it worth to buy a camera having error 40

No.

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

diverhank — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:28:13 GMT

@NikhilJoseph wrote:
I was planning to buy a new camera & i got a offer from a guy and it was cheap. But the camera is having error 40 issue with it. Is it safe to buy that camera? What is the main reason for it? Can we manually fix it or should we take it authorised service centre. How much will it cost? Is it worth to buy a camera having error 40

Unless you know how to fix it...NO. You can buy a great working condition 7D for somewhere between $300 and $400.

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

ebiggs1 — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:59:06 GMT

As Robert said, no it is not OK.

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

NikhilJoseph — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:24:25 GMT

This was on sale for 259$

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

ebiggs1 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:35:39 GMT

It's your money!

Re: Is it safe to buy a used 7d with error 40

Waddizzle — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:23:03 GMT

@NikhilJoseph wrote:
This was on sale for 259$

It will cost you twice that to get it repaired.