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Lens stuck Please help me, I tried to turn on my camera today (it had been working fine before) and when I tried to switch it on the lens would not fully it open and my camera was making a whirling noise. The screen is black and will not take photos. The lens won't open fully and when it does eventually close has difficulty doing so. The camera then makes a beep beep beep noise and displays "Please turn the power on and off again". Please help I can't live without my camera and can't afford to fix it (I believe it costs about £70). If someone could suggest ways to fix this problem I would be very grateful. Thank you.

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  • Ellie Denchfield Jan 25, 2007

    Does anybody know why this happened and how much it would cost to repair please? If anybody could recommend somewhere to repair it I would also be very grateful.

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If the lens is not coming out, its stuck, or it wont completely open or close, that is the lens assembly, that needs to be repaired. You need to take it to somebody, that can either repair it or replace it for you. There is nothing that can be done, other than that......

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