S10 E28 error

E28! I bought my camera in early 2000 when it debuted in Canada. And today, after shooting a ton of pictures the previous day, the e28 pops up and from what I'm reading on the net, the camera is now a paperweight?

One post I saw hinted E28 implied something was wrong with the shutter. It's truely a sad day though. This camera did take almost 11000 pictures in it's life, so I can't be too angry, but I'm certainly disappointed about a forced upgrade and the fact that I can't pass this camera on to someone else now and spread some Canon joy.

Anyone solve the E28 mystery?

Well, 4 days of the same error message later, I was frustrated and resolved to buying the new S400, and whacked the camera into the counter top a few times.

Low and behold it works again. E28 is indeed a shutter error, but what it means I don't know. The bash might have dislodged the dirt or whatever was preventing the shutter from working properly.

I don't recommend it for everyone, but if your seconds away from putting you camera up on eBay for parts, what do you have to lose?