robertwgross
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 20:57
I've been happy with my old D60 for 2.5 years now. Maybe 12,000+ frames shot.
Then one week ago I drove off for a 1700-mile auto tour of the springtime wildflowers in some of the desert parks of Southern California. I expected to be shooting for one week, so I had everything necessary to keep going digitally. I even took along my Canon film camera, just for backup.
Day One was spent mostly on the highway. Day Two got me to one park, and I immediately set up to shoot. The flowers were OK. That evening, I was walking around with my camera and long lens on my tripod. Suddenly, I saw a type of wild bird that I never see back home, so I started wading off into the brush to get the shot. I was holding the tripod in one hand, with its precious load on top, and I was pushing the brush out of the way. Suddenly, I heard the unmistakable and immediate sound of a rattlesnake. I must have been right on it (due to the intensity), so it took me about a quarter of a second to react. I fell/jumped backward to get out of the way, and in the process, the camera fell from about five feet high and hit against a boulder. In a word, it was finished.
Once I had caught my breath, I double-checked to make sure that the snake had not gotten me. But the boulder got the camera. There were some minor problems with the case, but once I got those straight, I tried taking some shots. Everything came out about six stops overexposed. I suspect that the metering sensors got jiggled. Nothing could recover it. So, after driving all that distance, I had to do something right. I got out the Canon film camera, moved the lenses over, and shot for the next day or two on a non-digital basis. However, I am not used to the full frame effect on the result. I didn't have any spare batteries for the film camera, and I had only a few rolls of Velvia and Provia with me. RATS!
A day later, I drove up to the locality for BELMONDO and gave him a call. He directed me to the local photo dealer where I stocked up on enough film and stuff to keep going for a few days. Of course, that dealer tried to sell me a Canon 20D, right on the spot. Thanks to Belmondo for the advice. I saw one of his photo prints on display at that shop.
I got home a few days later, 1700 miles weary, with only about eight rolls of film exposed. That is another long story, but I guess I was out of the mood. Less than eight hours later, I had gone to my local Canon dealer and walked out with a new 20D.
So, does anybody want to purchase a Canon D60, slightly used, as-is?
---Bob Gross---
Then one week ago I drove off for a 1700-mile auto tour of the springtime wildflowers in some of the desert parks of Southern California. I expected to be shooting for one week, so I had everything necessary to keep going digitally. I even took along my Canon film camera, just for backup.
Day One was spent mostly on the highway. Day Two got me to one park, and I immediately set up to shoot. The flowers were OK. That evening, I was walking around with my camera and long lens on my tripod. Suddenly, I saw a type of wild bird that I never see back home, so I started wading off into the brush to get the shot. I was holding the tripod in one hand, with its precious load on top, and I was pushing the brush out of the way. Suddenly, I heard the unmistakable and immediate sound of a rattlesnake. I must have been right on it (due to the intensity), so it took me about a quarter of a second to react. I fell/jumped backward to get out of the way, and in the process, the camera fell from about five feet high and hit against a boulder. In a word, it was finished.
Once I had caught my breath, I double-checked to make sure that the snake had not gotten me. But the boulder got the camera. There were some minor problems with the case, but once I got those straight, I tried taking some shots. Everything came out about six stops overexposed. I suspect that the metering sensors got jiggled. Nothing could recover it. So, after driving all that distance, I had to do something right. I got out the Canon film camera, moved the lenses over, and shot for the next day or two on a non-digital basis. However, I am not used to the full frame effect on the result. I didn't have any spare batteries for the film camera, and I had only a few rolls of Velvia and Provia with me. RATS!
A day later, I drove up to the locality for BELMONDO and gave him a call. He directed me to the local photo dealer where I stocked up on enough film and stuff to keep going for a few days. Of course, that dealer tried to sell me a Canon 20D, right on the spot. Thanks to Belmondo for the advice. I saw one of his photo prints on display at that shop.
I got home a few days later, 1700 miles weary, with only about eight rolls of film exposed. That is another long story, but I guess I was out of the mood. Less than eight hours later, I had gone to my local Canon dealer and walked out with a new 20D.
So, does anybody want to purchase a Canon D60, slightly used, as-is?
---Bob Gross---