Guy at the bench next to mine in Columbus said he never checks mirror lockup before quoting a CLA, and it cost him
I was at a repair meetup in Columbus last month and this guy mentioned he skips the mirror lockup test on older SLRs because it adds 10 minutes to every estimate. Three bodies later he had a customer bring back a Canon AE-1 with a bent mirror damper that he'd missed, and the shop ate a $180 repair to keep the client. Do you run a full function check on every body before you quote, or do you skip steps on the cheap stuff?