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bradshaw
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject: Fixing a broken camera in Seoul |
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| Does anyone know where I could take a relatively new digital camera to be fixed? (Aside from Yongsan/Technomart) Would a general electronics store such as Hi Mart be able to arrange for repairs? Thanks in advance. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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The official service repair centers are actually in those places you mentioned....at least that was what I was told....
Do you mean trying to get it repaired under warranty? |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I got my camera fixed last year for a mere 30,000won, no warranty 5 year old camera. The lens motor got damaged, I sent it in to get fixed on a whim. Actually I wanted to see how much and when they came with the price I gave it a go. |
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nosmallplans
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: noksapyeong
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| Between Chungmuro and Myeongdong on a street heading north towards Euljiro 4 there is a street full of camera sales/repair places. Short of getting a warrantied repair, these shops are the best option. |
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bradshaw
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:51 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for your input. The camera is no longer under warranty, and I suspect a problem with the lens motor as well. jvalmer - where did you have your camera fixed? |
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jhuntingtonus
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Jeonju
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Just the post I need! I sat on my two-week-old Sony Cybershot when it had the lens out (smart, huh?) and now the lens assembly is squashed, about 2/3 open, and the camera doesn't work.
I'm looking for a way to get it repaired. I'm in Jeonju, and best would be a place there, Daejeon, or Gwangju, but would be glad to go to Seoul, or elsewhere, if I could determine exactly how to get it done, with my (very) limited Korean. Can anyone help with any of these questions:
- Is there a major nationwide chain that does that sort of thing? If so, are its signs in English?
- Can anyone get me the name or way to identify a place, and subway or taxi directions to if in one of those cities, of a place that will repair them, anywhere in the country?
- From what subway station, and at what exit number, are the Euljiro-4 places above? How would I get to them from that exit?
- How long does this sort of repair take for them to do?
Thank you very much! |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:55 am Post subject: |
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I have a film Nikon F4 that needed some repairs.
I asked around and everyone told me the same place:
Daehan camera on Jongro 3ga, on the 3rd/4th floor. They ship back and forth, at your expense, if you're not in town.
Limited English by some repairmen, but don't expect too much.
www.daehancamera.co.kr
02-745-5885 |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| There's a place right next to Hyosung Camera in Namdaemun. If they can't fix it, they'll tell you who can. |
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jhuntingtonus
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Jeonju
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| thrylos wrote: |
I have a film Nikon F4 that needed some repairs.
I asked around and everyone told me the same place:
Daehan camera on Jongro 3ga, on the 3rd/4th floor. They ship back and forth, at your expense, if you're not in town.
Limited English by some repairmen, but don't expect too much.
www.daehancamera.co.kr
02-745-5885 |
How can I get there from the subway? Does it have a sign in English? |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| jhuntingtonus wrote: |
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I have a film Nikon F4 that needed some repairs.
I asked around and everyone told me the same place:
Daehan camera on Jongro 3ga, on the 3rd/4th floor. They ship back and forth, at your expense, if you're not in town.
Limited English by some repairmen, but don't expect too much.
www.daehancamera.co.kr
02-745-5885 |
How can I get there from the subway? Does it have a sign in English? |
It's right on Jongro, just meters from the 3ga subway entrance. Line 5, Line 1, and Orange line (8?) all go there. The building name is 대광빌딩 (Daekwang Bldg), a rather non-descript place right on the main road, on the north/'inbound' side of traffic (heading west, towards Gwanhamun and Sejong statue near Kyobo, NOT Dongdaemun direction). Their repair center is behind an office door on the 3rd floor. There's a (small) sign at the building's enterance. |
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jhuntingtonus
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Jeonju
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| thrylos wrote: |
| jhuntingtonus wrote: |
| thrylos wrote: |
I have a film Nikon F4 that needed some repairs.
I asked around and everyone told me the same place:
Daehan camera on Jongro 3ga, on the 3rd/4th floor. They ship back and forth, at your expense, if you're not in town.
Limited English by some repairmen, but don't expect too much.
www.daehancamera.co.kr
02-745-5885 |
How can I get there from the subway? Does it have a sign in English? |
It's right on Jongro, just meters from the 3ga subway entrance. Line 5, Line 1, and Orange line (8?) all go there. The building name is 대광빌딩 (Daekwang Bldg), a rather non-descript place right on the main road, on the north/'inbound' side of traffic (heading west, towards Gwanhamun and Sejong statue near Kyobo, NOT Dongdaemun direction). Their repair center is behind an office door on the 3rd floor. There's a (small) sign at the building's enterance. |
Thank you very much! Just the info I was looking for. |
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jhuntingtonus
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Jeonju
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| jhuntingtonus wrote: |
| thrylos wrote: |
| jhuntingtonus wrote: |
| thrylos wrote: |
I have a film Nikon F4 that needed some repairs.
I asked around and everyone told me the same place:
Daehan camera on Jongro 3ga, on the 3rd/4th floor. They ship back and forth, at your expense, if you're not in town.
Limited English by some repairmen, but don't expect too much.
www.daehancamera.co.kr
02-745-5885 |
How can I get there from the subway? Does it have a sign in English? |
It's right on Jongro, just meters from the 3ga subway entrance. Line 5, Line 1, and Orange line (8?) all go there. The building name is 대광빌딩 (Daekwang Bldg), a rather non-descript place right on the main road, on the north/'inbound' side of traffic (heading west, towards Gwanhamun and Sejong statue near Kyobo, NOT Dongdaemun direction). Their repair center is behind an office door on the 3rd floor. There's a (small) sign at the building's enterance. |
Thank you very much! Just the info I was looking for. |
Sadly, when I went to Seoul earlier this month I found that Daehan Camera had moved. Checked the website and without enough Korean I could not determine their location - I called them and I couldn't communicate well enough to determine it either. I emailed them asking if I could mail the camera, and got no response.
Does anyone know of another camera repair place? |
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