Help me decide: Repair or replace my nice Pentax film P&S?

[ChrisPlatt]

The Pentax Espio Mini (black UC-1) is a very good (and uncommon) 35mm AF point and shoot camera.
But sadly mine now won't stop rewinding at the end of each roll.

Pentax doesn't fix these anymore. Neither does Essex. KEH will charge $90 if they can repair it.

The Olympus Stylus Epic (mju II) black is still available brand new at B&H for that much.

What would you do, repair or replace it?

TIA,
Chris

[JJJPhoto]

Originally Posted by ChrisPlatt

The Pentax Espio Mini (black UC-1) is a very good (and uncommon) 35mm AF point and shoot camera.
But sadly mine now won't stop rewinding at the end of each roll.

Pentax doesn't fix these anymore. Neither does Essex. KEH will charge $90 if they can repair it.

The Olympus Stylus Epic (mju II) black is still available brand new at B&H for that much.

What would you do, repair or replace it?

TIA,
Chris

Unless you know what parts need replacing, can locate cheap replacement parts, and can do the work yourself, it's NOT worth repairing.

You can buy a brand new film point-and-shoot or a used point-and-shoot from KEH for less than $90.