I may or may not have just ordered a new camera. My old camera may or may not be covered by my travel insurance, but at least I won’t have to pay the excess. And I may or may not have enough money in my bank account to pay for a camera this afternoon, as the United States seems to have no concept of electronic banking, so every month, in order to get paid, I have to fill out forms, and then go into the University to collect my cheques, which I then have to take to the bank to deposit. Pah.
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alas, poor camera, i knew you well
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.