Replaced my DSLR SD card cover for $30

[hotwork77]

suprises me that Moderator can answer like this :thumbsd:
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I just wonder how you wanted the moderator to answer if not like this?

I cannot believe how some people can be so careless with their own stuff. $25 for labour is dirt cheap if you ask me. If TS really felt it expensive then don't be so careless. Photography after all is an expensive hobby.

 

[hotwork77]

Just ka-po lah. Because was really impressed that 4 moderators (ed9119, catchlights, chngpe01, Ortega) replied at one go on a simple query like this. Touched.

Cheers!

Mods are also people mah. What they said I also agree. Forum is a place to share tips and learning from your peers be it Pros or otherwise. TS shared that $25 is expensive and wanted to know how to get cheapo cover without labour charge. The rest of us thinks $25 is reasonable if you accidentally damage that particular part.

But as TS said he rough handle his stuff, then go harping about paying the price for replacement. :angel:

 

[sjackal]

suprises me that Moderator can answer like this :thumbsd:
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I just wonder how you wanted the moderator to answer if not like this?

I cannot believe how some people can be so careless with their own stuff. $25 for labour is dirt cheap if you ask me. If TS really felt it expensive then don't be so careless. Photography after all is an expensive hobby.

Another plus, agree with Hotwork and what others had said.

$30 is a cheap fix. I would find it a relief rather than post a thread to whine about it.

If you find $30 charges expensive, you have no idea what could be really expensive.

And people need to charge good money to make this business and industry work, in order to feed themselves, growth the industry, and take care of more photographers.

Moderators are just being matter-of-fact, which IMHO is also the general mood of this forum, practical, direct, unpretentious and not much nonsense.

 

[tunge]

suprises me that Moderator can answer like this :thumbsd:
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I just wonder how you wanted the moderator to answer if not like this?

I cannot believe how some people can be so careless with their own stuff. $25 for labour is dirt cheap if you ask me. If TS really felt it expensive then don't be so careless. Photography after all is an expensive hobby.

i obviously have the wrong expectations of moderators of public fourms, who role is to maintain the forum as a friendly platform for discussions. certainly making sacarstic and condesending remarks r unecessary.

looking at some of the replies from the other folks, i'm totally stunned man, never knew so many of u so considerate for the well being of businesses, think abt the cost for their manpower, electric bill etc... wah these people i assume r the elite group of people who do not bargain, do not need to seek out cheap deals, do not use 3rd party accessories, etc. :thumbsup:

as for me i belong to the middle class, n would seek out good or better deals, for eg, buy 3rd party lens cap for $5 compared to original Nikon lens cap for $20. if there's an option to DIY i would do it, rather than pay someone else to do. n of course i'm not so naive to think that Nikon depends on collecting labor charges n sales of replacement parts to keep their establishment running n to pay their stuff... ;p


p.s i'm getting outta this thread man...

 

[Zichar]

Try out cheeseme's suggestion - if you know the part number, you may be able to buy it direct from them
If it's gonna be a tough procedure, you'll probably be advised not to proceed heh I can't rem what I called in for before and was dissuaded
Value, worth, expensive or not are relative to the person's perspective, rather pointless to argue

 

[night86mare]

i obviously have the wrong expectations of moderators of public fourms, who role is to maintain the forum as a friendly platform for discussions. certainly making sacarstic and condesending remarks r unecessary.

i question your judgement how you deem

"If you think it is too expensive then don't break your SD Card cover. Simple as that."

as saracastic, or condescending.

i fail to see any of that in the statement. maybe one could call it blunt. that's the worst i could think of.

 

[sjackal]

There are poor people who would pay for good services and products because they value these services and product AND at the same time there are also rich people who would try to force a bargain from a fairly priced service or product.

In both cases there are both types of people at both ends. So its far fetched to class people as elites or not-elites based on this situation, just that different people have different opinions and perhaps it happens so that in this scenario we have more people seeing things differently from the TS and yourself. No need to take it personal and feel upset.

 

[daredevil123]

i remember replacing a film back because it was tacky. i inquired over the phone if they still have the part and would sell it to me because it is so easy to replace i can do it with my eyes closed and guess what, "sorry we can't sell you the part because the part belongs to the service department and they need to charge for labour".

LL...

Yes, Singapore NSC will not sell parts. This is in stark contrast to NSC in other countries, where they have a parts department and do sell parts to the general public, even via phone order (but not all parts are available for sale, some are restricted). This is the same with CSC. And SC for many other companies and equipment in Singapore.

Disappointing but this is how Singapore works. What to do? :dunno: BTW, I think China is the same... but labor in China is dirt cheap.

 

[La Fontaine]

Example: You buy a standing fan and it broke down after 2months. The service center is at some ulu Kallang Pudding warehouse/industrial building. And they tell you over the phone that you bring in, they will do it for you in about 2 weeks. The fan cost you $38.99. Do you wanna to take the trouble to bring there and then collect it after 2 weeks.

Another example: This happened to me: the usb of the notebook computer broke down. At the service centre, they told me got to replace the whole mobo. And they dun have stock, got to indent and that takes 3 weeks to come. So, ended up visiting the SC 3 times, and wasting so much time, travelling and waiting and the added frustration. I swear I will never buy that brand again.

Service centers - there are the good, the bad and the ugly. And they charge you according.

 

[Smiles88]

i obviously have the wrong expectations of moderators of public fourms, who role is to maintain the forum as a friendly platform for discussions. certainly making sacarstic and condesending remarks r unecessary.

looking at some of the replies from the other folks, i'm totally stunned man, never knew so many of u so considerate for the well being of businesses, think abt the cost for their manpower, electric bill etc... wah these people i assume r the elite group of people who do not bargain, do not need to seek out cheap deals, do not use 3rd party accessories, etc. :thumbsup:

as for me i belong to the middle class, n would seek out good or better deals, for eg, buy 3rd party lens cap for $5 compared to original Nikon lens cap for $20. if there's an option to DIY i would do it, rather than pay someone else to do. n of course i'm not so naive to think that Nikon depends on collecting labor charges n sales of replacement parts to keep their establishment running n to pay their stuff... ;p


p.s i'm getting outta this thread man...

his comments were not sacarstic at all. you want something sacarstic, read over your comment once again. just the first paragraph will do. condesending? do you even know what that word means?

FYI, I believe it is natural of humans to source for better deals or better bargains. I believe even some of the mods use 3rd party stuff. in the end, it all comes down to whether is it worth it or not. If one feels that it is not worth $30 to fix the card cover, by all means leave it as it is. it certainly wouldn't stop your camera from functioning right? it is a matter of CHOICE.

well, have you heard of the saying, "you pay for what you get"? for all you know, your $5 lens cap might scratch your lens one day. in the first place, why would you even need another lens cap? lost it? human error again...

n yes! you're right! Nikon does not depend on labour charges to keep running. They sell cameras as well! BUT! how many can they sell before they reach the bottleneck?


Pardon me, but you do sound a little naive/childish. And tt coming from a 22 year old guy(me), tt kinda says alot. Time to grow up bro. face the real world

 

[dafansu]

Just ka-po lah. Because was really impressed that 4 moderators (ed9119, catchlights, chngpe01, Ortega) replied at one go on a simple query like this. Touched.

Cheers!

yes, really proactive and good advice given

 

[night86mare]

so ts is essentially wanting to rant, and for other members to sayang him.

ok, i sayang you, ts.. you are very poor thing, you broke your sd card door already not enough bad luck, still have to pay $30 to repair it. :bsmilie:

 

[dafansu]

Whether NSC charge is reasonable or not is up to individual, nobody will think the same, some may think it's expensive, some may think it's cheap. No one should criticised others because of the way others think. The whole intention of this thread is to find out if i can source for a cheaper part and diy myself to save cost, not the argument of whether their charges is reasonable or not. I also want to buy few to keep as spare if possible. Please read my last sentence again which i will re-quote here again. "Realised this after i left the place, wondering if i can just buy the part at $3 instead and diy." If you know of any shop that sell this please do inform me as someone already mentioned NSC wont sell the parts alone.

 

[scramblur11]

suprises me that Moderator can answer like this :thumbsd:


anyways to TS, I understand how u feel, did they break down the cost for u b4 hand> meaning u know that the part cost $3 plus $25 to install, cos if they did, then u could have chosen to install the cover urself,

i recently also broke my battery cover on my D90, went down to NSC, quoted me i think $19 for the cover, at first she just pass me the cover expect me to install myself, but i ask her to help me. never charge any service charge for that cos it's just like snap on.

I don't see why mod cannot ans like that. This is just a forum and they are humans too.. and to TS, if you feel too expensive, then next time DIY yourself lor or be more careful...nobody forcing you pay for this one mah...

 

[Xiao_shin]

You do know that photography is an expensive hobby, right?

It need not be an expensive hobby. It can be affordable too.

 

[alantkh]

maybe he think mods are paid to do all this work
organise events and outings, surf the forum all day and keep things in order

normally a paying customer would demand some kind of service
but CS is free, the mods are not paid
outings and events are free too

that is ALWAYS the arguement given but do you think it is reasonable?

There are a few mods that are really friendly and nice, others are .... well to put it in a better way, not friendly

 

[ortega]

that is ALWAYS the arguement given but do you think it is reasonable?

There are a few mods that are really friendly and nice, others are .... well to put it in a better way, not friendly

you mean you actually expected all of us to be the same? that would make us robots with pre programmed responses

and yes i think it is reasonable,
do you think that your expectation for all of us to be the same is reasonable?

 

[wildcat]

that is ALWAYS the arguement given but do you think it is reasonable?

There are a few mods that are really friendly and nice, others are .... well to put it in a better way, not friendly

I think it's the same with non-mods
There are a few guys here that are really friendly and nice, others are ....

I'm not sure what's the expectation the people here have of mods. I expect them to be impartial in their dealings, in setting fair forum rules, and to exercise these with disregard to friend or people they don't like. Other than that, they are free to voice their opinions on other things just like the rest of us, and if they themselves break the rules, I expect other mods to deal with them. Sarcasm however, does not fall into one of the not-to-dos for mods, although, I agree, it's nice to have a nice courteous mod - but it's even more important to have an impartial mod.

That said, I think chngpe01 is a nice, courteous and helpful mod, from what I've observed at events that he organizes. Can have a weird sense of humour bordering on sarcasm too.

 

[lloh108]

I suggest TS consider closing the thread since he has gotten his answer. Worth it or not, it is subjective.

The thread is getting pretty irrelevant to the topic. :thumbsd:

 

[dafansu]

I suggest TS consider closing the thread since he has gotten his answer. Worth it or not, it is subjective.

The thread is getting pretty irrelevant to the topic. :thumbsd:

yup, already requested the thread to be closed few posting back. as mentioned it's subjective, one word respect other people's views. i will source it myself. :thumbsup: