EOS Rebel XTi still usable with broken pin in card slot?

[violetcameras05]

 

Hello, I very recently bought a Canon EOS Rebel XTi DSLR from Facebook Marketplace, and I look forward to using it. In the CompactFlash (CF) slot, there is one broken pin; the broken pin fell out, and is not stuck or sitting in the slot. Will this camera still be usable? I have attached the lense, turned the camera on, and tried to take photos, but the front display screen will not turn on. I have tried to click the “DISP” button to switch displays, but it is not working. The seller said that the camera and CF card worked before selling them to me, as she tested them beforehand. Can anyone help?

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

No, the camera will not work with a broken pin in the CF Express slot.  I would pursue a return.  If return is not possible then you've learned a valuable lesson.  Do not buy from Facebook Marketplace.  I suspect the seller knew this was a problem.  Buy your camera gear from an authorized Canon dealer or from a vendor that has a warranty and return policy.  Sites like Canon USA, refurbished, KEH, MBP, Adorama or B&H new or used departments.  

[TomRamsey]

Return it, on a sale like that you need to test it in the seller's presence.  

[ebiggs1]

 I have owned five Rebels in the past no longer have one though. The Rebel XTi will power on and allow you to move through and select menus without a CF in it all all. So a broken pin, IMHO, should not be the cause of it not working. But "Shoot w/o a card" setting is set to disabled as the default setting. You will have to change that setting.

"Will this camera still be usable?"

No it will not and it is very expensive to repair the pins and certainly not worth it on an XTi. It may be possible to tether it to an app on your computer but it has been too long for this ole brain to remember how or if it is even possible. But I suspect it is.

[kvbarkley]

No guarantee that the broken CF pin was the only thing wrong with the camera.

[ebiggs1]

I don't know what you paid for it but no more than $50 or $60 bucks would be tops and that's why it isn't cost effective to repair.

[violetcameras05]

I paid a little more than $80, but the camera also came with a lens and a few other accessories. 

[ebiggs1]

"I paid a little more than $80,..."

I have to agree with my friends you need to and should return it. They sold you a paper weight for "a little more than $80". IMHO, $80 is top dollar for a XTi no matter what "other accessories" were included. It should have been in perfect shape and it is not. The Xti is 20 years old its just not worth much. Sorry.

[LeeP]

Does the seller accept returns? The "Well it was working when I sent it" can sometimes be the verbiage of a scamming seller.

The seller's return policy is what anyone must search and undertand before considering the purchase of any used camera. Because I keep a stable of working 35mm SLRs, the seller's return policy is essential when I get GAS (gear-acquisition syndrome).

I bought a Pentax ME Super that came with a winder. The seller said both were fine. When I got the package, the ME Super had the dreaded sticky wind lever. I contacted the seller and he offered to take it back and refund my money. The winder was fine, so we negotiated a price for the winder and he refunded the rest letting me keep the ME Super as a nice paper weight. I bought a K2 from Japan that was advertised as being in perfecting working order and it arrived with a dead meter, the seller said it was too much of a hassle to return it. He refunded my money and said keep it.

[LeeP]

At least the price wasn't ridiculous. The lens--assuming it has no issues--is running $40-50 on eBay.