Ever HAD to use your back-up?

[Tapeman]

I have never experienced a failure of any of my Canon gear.

I plan on buying the 1D MkII when the selling price intersects the amount of money I can spend. (approx.$3,800.)

I have carried two bodies in the past for the convienence of having different lenses mounted, (or different speed film) ready to shoot.

With the high prices of DSLRs, I don't think I have that option.

I haven't seen any postings about failures but I know many of you have back-up bodies.

Dropping your camera in the lake dosen't count.

[justme_dc]

Yes, yes I have. With both my film and my digital Canons. On a long enough timeline everyone will have failures. My most recent was three weeks ago. I left my Backup at home as I was shooting in town and just showed up with my 1D. I had a failure and was unable to finish the shoot.

[Vegas Poboy]

I'm not a pro but I do go out alot and has never needed a back up yet (knock on wood) :) , So far the worst that has happened to me is busting a flash sync cord.

[GPR1]

I've only needed my backup body once, when my A2 body's command dial broke -- a problem I learned was common.

On the other hand, last summer while travelling in Hong Kong I had two lenses go down, my 20-35 and my 100 macro. That was a big problem, since we'd already spent a good deal of money on the trip, and my wife wasn't interested in investing in more gear.

Greg

[gvansmith]

Yes, I have experienced equipment failure. I was photographing a retirement ceremony for a LTC at Army National Guard HQ when my 1Ds wouldn’t fire-up. However, I was fortunate to have my 10D as a back-up.

I took my 1Ds back to my dealer, who sent it to Canon. Canon repaired and returned my camera in less than a week. However, I never received a satisfactory answer to what caused the problem.

[Arnie]

i had to use my D60 when suddenly my 10D hangs and won't power on in a middle of a wedding coverage. when i had the time i just detach and re-attach the BG-ED to my 10D and everything fine again.

this happens only once and never occurred again.

it is really important to have a back up camera. it does not matter whether its a digital camera or film-based camera, the important your shooting must not be hampered

[defordphoto]

I am getting the MKII and keeping both my 10D and D60. My wife will take over the 10D duties and the D60 will be our backup camera, which I hope to never use as a backup camera, but I like having the insurance, especially while at an important shoot. Sure I could sell the D60 and get a few bucks back on it, but the money's already spent anyway, so I don't fret over things like that.

In the longterm I just may do the IR conversion on it (D60) eventually...

[Belmondo]

I am getting the MKII and keeping both my 10D and D60. My wife will take over the 10D duties and the D60 will be our backup camera, which I hope to never use as a backup camera, but I like having the insurance, especially while at an important shoot. Sure I could sell the D60 and get a few bucks back on it, but the money's already spent anyway, so I don't fret over things like that.

In the longterm I just may do the IR conversion on it (D60) eventually...

I already have the camera backup thing covered. I'm trying to figure out how to get a backup for the wife. She's fighting me on it. :( :wink:

[where1]

My A1 body broke when I tried to rewind a roll of exposed film. I was able to save the roll of film by climbing into a car trunk and opening the camera and doing it by hand. My AT1 finished the trip for me.

[dennykyser]

I've only needed my backup body once, when my A2 body's command dial broke -- a problem I learned was common.


Boy is that the truth, I owned 2 of them and happened to both, Once fixed they were fine.

[tamash]

I had to use an ElanIIe as a backup to a D60 in early 2003 before I had
much experience with the D60's battery life (no BigED ;-)
But not since.



In the longterm I just may do the IR conversion on it (D60) eventually...

Jim,

What exactly does a D60 IR conversion entail, and how does this differ
from putting a Hoya R72 (or similar) in front of it and then post-procesing in Photoshop (playing with channels, etc)?

Thanks,
Bill

[flyfishnj]

I was shooting a cub scout ceremony -- I picked up my 10d and noticed it was a little light - No battery and no backup Battery -- left them in the charger. Had to go to the Elan IIe.