Fuji 4700 Lens won't retract

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In article <OH%xe.56407$Ph4.1639814@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>,
"NBnet" <mkleggs@REMOVE.nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> The lens just suddenly stopped retracting. Powered it off and on a number
> of times, installed fresh batteries, it's stuck.
>
> Has this happened to anyone else, cheap or expensive fix. Digital cams are
> getting so cheap, probably better off buying a new one??

Is it still in guarantee?

Why not contact Fuji and see what they say?

They may not be a money-hungry monster after all. At least you'll have a
range of options.

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Fuji was very good with free out-of-warranty repair on my MX-1200.
What did they say when you called them?

NBnet wrote:
> The lens just suddenly stopped retracting. Powered it off and on a number
> of times, installed fresh batteries, it's stuck.
>
> Has this happened to anyone else, cheap or expensive fix. Digital cams are
> getting so cheap, probably better off buying a new one??
>
>
>

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NBnet wrote:
> Fuji say, too bad, so sad, you had to have dropped it for this to have
> happened, this is a rare failure, please send to us for repairs, estimated
> at 200.00 CDN plus shipping plus taxes
>
>
> "Mike Berger" <berger@shout.net> wrote in message
> newsah3vk$1um$1@roundup.shout.net...
>
>>Fuji was very good with free out-of-warranty repair on my MX-1200.
>>What did they say when you called them?
>>
>>NBnet wrote:
>>
>>>The lens just suddenly stopped retracting. Powered it off and on a
>>>number of times, installed fresh batteries, it's stuck.
>>>
>>>Has this happened to anyone else, cheap or expensive fix. Digital cams
>>>are getting so cheap, probably better off buying a new one??
>>>
>>>
>>
>

I have a 1400Z with a similar problem. Bought it used, so don't know
the history. Pliers marks on the lens assembly indicate that somebody
tried to "fix" it.
Anyhoo, there are three layers of concentric cylinders with slots and
channels. The lenses go thru a complex motion during zoom that's
controlled by all the slots and channels as the motor rotates it. There
are pins that stick
in the plastic and ride in the channels. It looks like one of the pins
got bent/dislodged so all the cam action got jammed up. It wouldn't
take much of a hit to the lens to break off one of the tabs. It's
pretty thin plastic in there.
The gear ratio is so high that I found it impossible to manually rotate
the accessible gear to see if the lens would go in/out.
I found it impossible to get the assembly apart without breaking it, but
that may be because of the
previous attempted repair. I never was able to get it working.

I'd try holding it up to your ear to see if you can hear the motor click
when it tries to run at turn on.

I think you're probably hozed.

mike


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