Quite often, I include pictures along with whatever I’m blogging about, but that’s going to have to pause for a while, because The Camera is going into the shop. It’s 4 years old, and I’ve shot hundreds of rolls of film with it, so I suppose it’s about time for a tuneup.
But I’ll miss it while it’s away.
I realized, this morning, when I’d finished speaking with the factory repair people, that I love this camera. It’s strange, to love a thing. I don’t know that I’ve had the experience before, except, perhaps, for my violin, and that’s kind of … different.
The camera provides me with a challenge, in that it’s got many more options than I’ve ever used, and can somehow keep on giving me new things to know, each and every time I paw through the manual. And, yes, I still have the manual … and the original sales receipt.
So, today it’s going in the post, and I’ll be relying on the … digital camera. Sigh.
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Ahhhh digital cameras… I couldn’t live without mine 🙂 I remember when I got my first one, outrageously priced compared to now days, I still held on to my film camera. I even remember the last shot I took… it’s still in that camera because I couldn’t even tell you where it is today and I never did get that last roll of film developed. While I don’t “love” my camera, it still runs a pretty close second to my children 🙂
Just now got the estimate: 2 weeks & $150 USD. Sigh. I suppose it’s not as bad as it could be.
INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS, LOW BATTERY INDICATION, AUTOFOCUS FAILURE. DOES NOT ADVANCE FILM. CLEAN AND CHECK THROUGHOUT. NOTE: DIM VIEWFINDER CAN ALSO BE A LENS DIAPHRAGM LOCKING UP. CHECK LENSES. FLAT RATE REPAIR MODEL, PARTS AND LABOR INCLUDED IN PRICE.
Status: Completed
(Unit will be delivered to you within approximately 4 business days)
Weeeee! I coddled the thing and, 4 years later now, it’s just in need of a good $150 cleaning? At least, maybe they did something else? I don’t really care, so long as it’s my camera coming back to me. We’ll see – I have its serial number….