I've got an old Pentax K200D that won't turn on anymore, and a LumoPro LP180 flash that turns on, but overheats immediately, then shuts down. Both of those were lightly used (the Pentax was used heavily used during vacations, but that's around 10 weeks of use max, after that it mostly sat on a shelf; the LP180 flash fired at most a 100 times). The Pentax was bought somewhere in 2009 or so, the LP180 in 2016 or 2017, so they're both out of warranty I believe.
In your experience, is this the kind of issues that can be solved by a photography shop, or are they just good for the bin? Thanks!
I've got an old Pentax K200D that won't turn on anymore, and a LumoPro LP180 flash that turns on, but overheats immediately, then shuts down. Both of those were lightly used (the Pentax was used heavily used during vacations, but that's around 10 weeks of use max, after that it mostly sat on a shelf; the LP180 flash fired at most a 100 times). The Pentax was bought somewhere in 2009 or so, the LP180 in 2016 or 2017, so they're both out of warranty I believe.
In your experience, is this the kind of issues that can be solved by a photography shop, or are they just good for the bin? Thanks!