Depends on the state and the city, California minimum wage is now $20, here in Arizona $16, the federal minimum wage is still $7.25.
$130 USD PER HOUR? You're not serious, I hope.
I don't believe there is a camera repair technician on Earth that makes anything close to that figure. If - as a repair tech - you are getting $20 per hour, you're doing well.
No, I am self-taught and only work for myself, I don't earn anything from it and I don't want to.
I really enjoy my freedom in this regard
Isn't minimum wage in USA more around $13 rather than $130, so the cost should be $117 for the repair.
If the tech is getting $20/hr, you're going to pretty much get what you pay for.$130 USD PER HOUR? You're not serious, I hope.
I don't believe there is a camera repair technician on Earth that makes anything close to that figure. If - as a repair tech - you are getting $20 per hour, you're doing well.
Isn't minimum wage in USA more around $13 rather than $130, so the cost should be $117 for the repair.
Moderator note: I've removed a couple of comments that were politically charged. It's easy for a thread to devolve into that direction if minimum wages are being discussed; it sort of comes with the territory. So maybe this is a good moment to steer the discussion back into the direction of camera repairs, and away from governmental policies.
I don't know for the USA, but over here a fully trained technician, with a diploma, is payed more than just the minimum wage (le Smic).
I'm not a 'fully trained technician' none of my 4 degrees is in camera repair. So minimum wage for my geographic location is all I'm going to save doing the repair myself.
My comment was to support the argument that one shoud send the camera to an expert.
To state it another way, I'm not saving $500 (if the expert charges that), realistically I'm only saving minimum wage rate doing it myself.
There are other options than a camera repair guy charging a fixed price and returning a working camera. For example, the last two cameras I sent off, which turned me off on the idea of contacting any more repair services. One, after $300 and a trip halfway around the world, got returned with the same problem I sent it off for, and a lot of excuses. The other, after more than a year, still sits in the workshop of a repairer, who tries to work on it once every year or so, but so far "cannot open it up". These were people both highly recommended.
I was reading today on the concept of a skill collapse. So much knowledge is getting lost. The market price is what people are willing to pay for something, but what happens when you can no longer find the proficiency in the skill itself. Then I suppose we all make due with less. At my current job, there were 4 people with my specific specialized skill, now I am the only one left. Reasonable for them to go - the raises barely track inflation and management makes wildly unpopular decisions. Seems to be happening all over the place. What happens when I go? It takes years to transfer the knowledge but you'll be lucky if anyone is willing to spend more than a couple weeks. The last person with the knowledge leaves and another area becomes unsupportable.
$130 ph ? Leica repair shop perhaps ?
Slap a red dot on anything and the price goes up .
I'm a gardener . Hmmmm , maybe it's time to change trades !
To my very personal opinion, people, who ever they are, should be respectfully treated and rewarded if they do good and do to satisfaction what was their commission.I'm not a 'fully trained technician' none of my 4 degrees is in camera repair. So minimum wage for my geographic location is all I'm going to save doing the repair myself.
My comment was to support the argument that one shoud send the camera to an expert.
To state it another way, I'm not saving $500 (if the expert charges that), realistically I'm only saving minimum wage rate doing it myself.
Exactly.
Why should I expect a highly skilled specialist who is key to my hobby only charging minimum wage, like someone flipping burgers!?
Imagine knocking on Laurent Gerbaud's door, offering him "minimum wage", hahaha.
I hold artisans in very high regard, their skills will hopefully never be replaced by computers.
I think "Chocolate" is too vulgar a word to describe their products. The "Mondrian" collection (my favourite) looks like it has been built by former Hasselblad technicians!
Moderator note: I've removed a couple of comments that were politically charged. It's easy for a thread to devolve into that direction if minimum wages are being discussed; it sort of comes with the territory. So maybe this is a good moment to steer the discussion back into the direction of camera repairs, and away from governmental policies.
You can't discuss such topics without considering society and politics, it's all connected. So my participation in my own thread no longer makes any sense.
PS: this is not a political statement.
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