Another dead 70D.

[Chop78]

Hi guys,

Just wanted to share my experience with Canon 70D. 

I bought 2 used 70D and they both ended dead for no reason. They both needed mainboard replacement according to local camera repair. 

I thought It was bad ideas to buy used one so I tried it for the third time with a brand new 70d. Well, to my luck, this 3rd one was dead after about 1 year 2 months of very light usage. I'd be lucky if I got couple K shutter counts before it died.

Sent it to Canon with a short letter explaining the issue and also expressed my concern about this model, explaining how I treated the camera.

No email confirmation from Canon what so ever for almost a week. So I called them today, the person on the phone said they did received my camera, estimated repair cost is over $400. 

I rejected the repair so they are going to send it back to me. I feel quite disappointed. For the price of that camera, it's  completely wasted. And for the service, I guess, maybe because i am not a value custommer for something, so they don't even bother to send me a confirmation or any detail about it.

I also did some research on internet and seemed like there were people outthere having same issue with this model.

Thank you Canon for the thousand bucks paperweight.

[Crista]

Hi Chop78! 

We understand your frustrations with trying to get your EOS 70D repaired. When you get the chance, shoot us an email with your contact information and repair number to canonfriends@cits.canon.com. We'll take a look and see what we can do to help. 

We look foward to hearing from you! 

[Chop78]

thank you Crista. 

[ebiggs1]

"I tried it for the third time with a brand new 70d."

Just out of curiosity, where did you buy the new 70D from?  Is it a Canon USA model?

[lly3988]

I am also vey curious.

After two dead 70D, you still invest that much to buy another one ?

[RobertTheFat]

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@lly3988 wrote:

I am also vey curious.

After two dead 70D, you still invest that much to buy another one ?

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The 70D was a very popular camera not that long ago. It's hard to get one's head around the idea that the model itself may have been a lemon. So one has to consider (but not necessarily accept) the possibility that the problem may be traceable to the user doing something wrong.

[Chop78]

Like Robert said, it was a popular camera, I did like it. And the other 2 were bought used online so I thought it was just my bad luck with used cameras. 

[Chop78]

Yes, it was bought from known electronic store in town.