Kodak EasyShare LS443 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

Linares
( Intermediate)

Review Date
June 27, 2005

Overall Rating
1 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Review 1 of 18

Price Paid: $350.00 from Dell

Summary:

The camera provided very good pictures, when it worked. After six months of use the lens got stuck and I was not able to use it. Kodak provided a refurbished camera, which also got the same problem; the lens got stuck. This is very disappointing. I won't buy any Kodak product again.

Strengths:

Images were nice.

Weaknesses:

Unreliable.

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

Customer service was very poor. They gave me contradictory information about how to get my camera repaired. Later, they could not repair it and gave me a refurbished camera. I did not pay that amount of money to get a used camera.

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Rating
Reviewed by:

clanjones
( Casual)

Review Date
June 1, 2005

Overall Rating
1 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Review 2 of 18

Price Paid: $140.00 from E-BAY

Summary:

BY FAR THE WORST CAMERA I HAVE EVER OWNED AFTER USING IT 5 TIMES AND IT BEING FINE SUDDENLY NO SUBJECT ON THE SCREEN ..TOTALY BLANK AND SHOT BLACK PICS MY SON IN THE U.S.A. HAS THE SAME CAMERA AND THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME DAY ..WIERD.. KODAK HELPFUL WITH A FREE REPAIR UP UPGRADE TO LS743 THEY HAVE SAID IT HAS A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED FAILURE RATE ..

Strengths:

GOOD CAMERA WHEN WORKING

Weaknesses:

UNRELIABLE... I DO NOT WANT IT BACK

Similar Products Used:

NONE (FIRST DIGITAL)

Customer Service:

WAS VERY GOOD IN THE U.K. PROMPT E-MAILS AND HELPFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE LADY... I HAD TO SEND OFF FOR REPAIR IN BELGIUM AT KODAK EXPENSE

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Rating
Reviewed by:

DCA
( Intermediate)

Review Date
December 6, 2004

Overall Rating
1 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Review 3 of 18

Price Paid: $350.00 from Office Depot

Summary:

This camera was good--while it lasted. After a little more than a year, it failed, kind of like the shutter was stuck shut, unless every photo was of a black bear at night. Kodak wanted way too much to fix it, about $150. Apparently this is a common failure mode.

Strengths:

Easy to use, docking solution, metal body.

Weaknesses:

Unreliable

Similar Products Used:

Canon S500.

Customer Service:

Camera was older than a year old, so that was that. I have a six year old Ricoh digital camera that still works fine, and Canon's seem to be very solid. Advise that purchasers of Kodak cameras strongly consider an extended warranty.

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Rating
Reviewed by:

fantax
( Professional)

Review Date
October 20, 2004

Overall Rating
2 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

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Review 4 of 18

Price Paid: $450.00 from Staples

Summary:

I purchased the LS433 new in December 2002 and used it with no problems until July 2004, when it simply stopped working - started with random gross overexposures - then images simply stopped - as though the shutter was stuck closed. Kodak wanted $150.00 + shipping to repair - opted to purchase another one on ebay for less - which worked great for 2 months - then experienced the identical failure mode.

Strengths:

Great images, easy to use

Weaknesses:

durability, very expensive to repair - common failure mode seems to indicate design issue.

Similar Products Used:

Sony FD 91, FD 75

Customer Service:

Helpful, but very expensive repair option quoted with only 45 day warranty -

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Rating
Reviewed by:

den24601
( Casual)

Review Date
August 23, 2004

Overall Rating
1 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Review 5 of 18

Price Paid: $399.00

Summary:

it failed for the second time in the 19 months I've owned it. It failed @ 7 months with a startup/lens problems - lens gets stuck and won't extend from body, and was repaired under warranty. 12 months later it is doing the same thing. Very disappointing.

Strengths:

long battery life, and fast shot to shot time.

Weaknesses:

focus is a problem

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