Premium Member John Mastrogiacomo Posted December 26, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted December 26, 2004 Merry Christmas! Does anyone know of a good place to get a Canon Scoopic repaired? I have one that runs good at 16 and 24 fps but struggles at 32 and 48fps. Thanks for any information. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Ballard Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 There's a place in Burbank that still works on them and I'll post it as soon as I can remember the name, but the Scoopics are selling for so little now you could probably replace it for less than the cost to have it repaired- unless it's an M or MS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Mastrogiacomo Posted December 27, 2004 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 27, 2004 Thanks for the info Tom. I think it just needs a good cleaning and lube. I'll wait for your reply. It's not an M or MS. I don't want to buy another one because it will probably have similiar problems. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Ballard Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 (edited) Thanks for the info Tom. I think it just needs a good cleaning and lube. I'll wait for your reply. It's not an M or MS. I don't want to buy another one because it will probably have similiar problems. John <{POST_SNAPBACK}> John- I can't find the name of the company that works on the Scoopics. I had the occasion to speak to Rick at Visual Products last week and he confirmed that there is a place in Burbank and he's going to try to find a number for me. I'm going in to see him on the 4th, so hopefully he'll have the info you need and I'll post it. I apologize for not being able to help you more. I have two Scoopics, both in good shape, but one had some deterioration of the foam around the inside of the viewfinder threads that was causing some problems, so I bought the repair manual from ebay, took the cam apart and repaired it myself. Any repair you make to a Scoopic is going to cost more than what they're selling for unless you do it yourself. This, I know to be true. I'll keep trying to get that number for you. Good luck. Tom Edited December 28, 2004 by Tom Ballard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Mastrogiacomo Posted December 29, 2004 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 29, 2004 Thanks Tom, I am going to talk to George at Optical Electro next week about my Eclair. Maybe he can do it or will know someone. John :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Ballard Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Thanks Tom, I am going to talk to George at Optical Electro next week about my Eclair. Maybe he can do it or will know someone. John :) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> John- Give these guys a try: http://www.alangordon.com/ Good luck. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Pacini Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I like my Scoopic, but it has one weird problem that I can't figure out: When I lock down the release button, it makes aloud, solid lowish frequency chattering type of sound. I have no idea why, it's just the on/off switch. Why would it physically make the drive mechanism run differently? MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Mastrogiacomo Posted December 31, 2004 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 31, 2004 John- Give these guys a try: http://www.alangordon.com/ Good luck. Tom <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Tom, I'll call them Monday. Happy New Year!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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