As a result of the weekend climbing trip, I’m also in the market for a new camera. I usually keep mine double clipped to my harness, but managed this time, to only reclip the camera bag after having it out on a belay ledge. The camera bag came open, and my camera went flying. Luckily it didn’t hit anyone. I’ve recovered the memory stick, and it looks like I’ll get the camera back too – in one piece, thanks to the metal body, but I don’t think it will want to turn on.
Now it occurs to me that I have two options. 1) to pretend the whole thing never happened and buy the same camera again, or 2) pretend I meant to upgrade all along and get a better camera. The one I had was a Sony DSC-W1, and I like everything about it apart from the lack of shutter/aperture priority, and lack of zoom (which could be remedied with a lens though, as it had a lens thread). Faster shutter speed would be nice too. Suggestions welcome. Must decide quickly, I don’t like not having a camera. Anything could happen, and I wouldn’t be able to take a photo of it.
8 replies on “alas, poor camera, i knew you well”
I have a very, very….very secondhand Canon eos 3 you can buy off me. Oh thats right, it takes that wierd rolly stuff, I think they used to call it film…. Did I mention that is was very secondhand?
You know you want a Pentax OptioWP so you can document all the rainy benightments or kayaking. :P
Hmm… I’d say fork out for a Digital Rebel TX like I did, but it’s a bastard to carry around.
Maybe, just maybe… http://www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_compact_cameras/powershot_s70.html
Depends if they sell it over there or not.
upgrade for sure. Why else would you have dropped it on purpose…:)
Shaggy: mmmmm, thanks but no thanks. I already have my old SLR sitting around gathering dust, I don’t need another
Alex: nooo, I don’t have your obsession that every piece of technical equipment I own needs to be waterproof. Gravity proof on the other hand, would be nice
AFE: hmm, the Digital Rebel is a damn nice camera, but would definitely not be handy to be taking up climbs. And I’ve been eyeing off that S70…
Ok, we have a shortlist… a rather long shortlist:
Canon – Powershot G-6, Powershot S2IS, Powershot S60
Sony – DSC-HI, DSC-V3, DSC-W5
Nikon – Coolpix 5400
Olympus – C-7070
Pentax – Optio SV
Casio – Exilim EX-P505/700/600
Now I need to find a nice cooperative camera store that stocks all of these.
If only those seppo bastards had a Teds equivalent.
I got the Coolpix 5000 a long long time ago, and it’s not bad. I reckon it was probably the best 5MP camera around – then they fixed most things that were wrong with it physically and called it a 5400. However, I know nothing about the other 5MP cameras on the market these days. Also, it’s small, but a bit thick .. doesn’t sit well in pockets. Especially cause I keep the long lens barrel on it cause that’s the only way to have a filter on the end of it, protecting the lens. But I guess that’s standard for consumer digicams – hell, Alex’s doesn’t even have a lens cap.
‘seppo bastards’ is a phrase I just haven’t been using enough since I’ve been here.
And Rich – the pocket thing isn’t so much of an issue, my old Sony was bigger than the Coolpix anyway. But no doubt I’ll be getting something big and bulky that won’t fit in pockets anyway. I’m a sucker for the zoom apparently.