It finally happened...my camera died!

Shay Stephens

So there I was with my (as it turns out after doing the math) my 2 year old 20D with over 100,000 photos. Not sure of the real count, canon does not make that info available. Anyway, so there I am at the reception. Big crazy dance going on, and I get an error 99. No problem, I pop the battery out and put it back in and...and...the shutter is clicking like I am taking pictures, only, I am not taking picture.

I turn the camera off and it is still clicking. Oh great, my camera has turned into a zombie in search for brains. I turn around and grab the hot spare camera from Jen and finish the night. Later, we pull the backup battery and try to do a full reset. But nothing works. The camera is truly fried. I do some internet searches and make a post and find confirmations.

So I feel good and bad. Good in that I killed a camera with use, it went out in a blaze of glory, instead of going out because of an accident or choking on a butterfly or something stupid like that. But I also feel bad because my trusty camera is no more. So it's off to B&H to buy its replacement. It has some big shoes to fill :wink

p.s. There is also another moral to the story. Under no circumstances should you do a job without a backup camera or other equipment. Stuff can and will go bad on you at the worst possible times.

Andy

Shay Stephens wrote:

p.s. There is also another moral to the story. Under no circumstances should you do a job without a backup camera or other equipment. Stuff can and will go bad on you at the worst possible times.

Barefoot and Natural

I think I hear TAPS being played right now......cry


Lucky you......you get a new camera!!!


Backup camera....check!!

Heather

Andy

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=41851

Shay Stephens

Barefoot and Natural wrote:

Lucky you......you get a new camera!!!

Ok, here is the bad part. I need a new camera before my next wedding which is on Friday. So that means I have to pick up a 20D. And in a few days after that, the 40D, which is what I really want, will be announced (so the rumor goes) at photokina. Bah, the timing is terrible.

I could go 30D, but it doesn't excite me any more than the 20D does. So I might as well get a little excitement by saving some cash. I might just turn around and sell it to get the 40D later. Yes, that does excite me more :-)

Andy

Shay Stephens wrote:

Ok, here is the bad part. I need a new camera before my next wedding which is on Friday

Hence my suggestion to go see Troy
Plus, you could pick it up in person

digismile

Based on what the 20D cost 2 years ago, that's only a bit more than a penny per click cost ...

Looking at the purchase cost in these terms, why not go big at B&H?

Andy

Shay Stephens wrote:

I need a new camera before my next wedding which is on Friday.

BTW, if you are in a jam, you are welcome to use my 5D. Just holler, no problem. I have no shoot scheduled on Friday.

Shay Stephens

Oh my, Andy, you posted while I was making my post. I already made the B&H order...sorry Troy. The timing for all this is just bad bad bad hehehe. Be glad when this is over hahaha

Shay Stephens

digismile wrote:

why not go big at B&H?

I have two items I want to get that are more important than a tricked out camera. Firstly, a 24mm f/1.4 lens, and the big one is 6 pocketwizard multimax units to replace my pocketwizard plus units.

So I need to be conservative on the camera portion :-)

Dee

Camera just died?
No way to repair it?

I realize in your business you can't wait weeks for a repair to be made, but it's not repairable at all?

Shay Stephens

Dee wrote:

No way to repair it?

I realize in your business you can't wait weeks for a repair to be made, but it's not repairable at all?

Not by me doing anything. If I have to send it in for repair, then I have to buy a new camera. If I have to buy a new camera, I am not going to waste the time or money to repair the old one. The example I read of the same problem, Canon quoted 700 bucks to fix.

I might send it in just to get them to do an image count for me and a quote, that would be interesting

But I think I might put the camea under a bell jar and keep it like some shopkeepers keep the first dollar bill they made hehehe

Barefoot and Natural

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I was just thinking that same thing almost........putting it in a shadox box with a few of your wedding shots........even cooler with the actual image count displayed in there somewhere too!!

That camera did a lot for you.....give that baby a tribute!!!!

photobug

Dumb question?

Shay Stephens wrote:

...my 2 year old 20D with over 100,000 photos... I also feel bad because my trusty camera is no more. So it's off to B&H to buy its replacement.

Let me ask a question, the answer to which must be obvious to you (but isn't to me, since I haven't dealt with this before) -- assuming that you had time to wait for your 20D to be repaired (I understand that you didn't), would the cost of repairing this 20D have been prohibitive?

I had to sent my dead 420ex flash to Canon and they would repair anything on it for a flat $95 (including shipping). I imagine this wouldn't be a simple camera repair ... and your 20D is no doubt due for a new shutter, regardless, at over 100K actuations.

Have you been through repairs of similar cameras in the past to know that they'd be ridiculously expen$ive relative to what the body's worth?

3rdPlanetPhotography

Shay, Where/When is the funeral?

Shay Stephens

photobug wrote:

Let me ask a question, the answer to which must be obvious to you (but isn't to me, since I haven't dealt with this before) -- assuming that you had time to wait for your 20D to be repaired (I understand that you didn't), would the cost of repairing this 20D have been prohibitive?

I had to sent my dead 420ex flash to Canon and they would repair anything on it for a flat $95 (including shipping). I imagine this wouldn't be a simple camera repair ... and your 20D is no doubt due for a new shutter, regardless, at over 100K actuations.

Have you been through repairs of similar cameras in the past to know that they'd be ridiculously expen$ive relative to what the body's worth?

Well after doing a little more research, it looks like the cost is either going to be around 200 bucks or close to 700, depending on what exactly is wrong. So, I am going to send it in to get a repair quote, and I am curious to see the image count too.

Shay Stephens

kc7dji wrote:

Shay, Where/When is the funeral?

hehehe, well, I am going to take it to miracle max, there is a rumor that the camera might only be mostly dead...

Angelo

Shay:

Couldn't you rent a camera for Friday's event, leaving you open to buy the new 40D when it comes on market?

Steve Cavigliano

Shay Stephens wrote:

hehehe, well, I am going to take it to miracle max, there is a rumor that the camera might only be mostly dead...

God!! I knew I really liked you for a reason. Quoting lines from my all time favorite movie

I saw the post, at the other place, about the possiblity of it being only a $200+ job. Good luck to you, whatever you decide to do. As long as your decision isn't to let Jen shoot with the spasmodic 20D If that's the direction you decide to go, please will me the rest of your gear, before she offs ya :lol


Steve

photobug

Angelo wrote:

Couldn't you rent a camera for Friday's event, leaving you open to buy the new 40D when it comes on market?

You expect Shay to wait until next spring,to have a workhorse camera body?

There are rumors that a 40D may be announced at Photokina within the next week, but I think that's way too soon. The 30D just came out a few months ago. I'd look for a 1-series pro body announcement at Photokina and a new one in the prosumer (10D-20D-30D) series perhaps next spring. ....Unless Shay wants to pop for a 1-series body in the next month or so?

(not that I would mind seeing a serious update to the 20D come sooner, rather than later! the 30D was mostly firmware tweaks, no real advancements)

David_S85

Sad when I hear another 20D has met its maker. :cry My cam is next to me as I type and I'm telling it "you're a good camera. A very good camera and you do good things, wonderful things. I'm sure you'll never let us down."

Perhaps it will help if it knows I love and cherish it.

You think capturing the shot of that streaker at one of the last weddings had something to do with its early demise? Probably took a few thousand frames off it at the very least.

SteveM

Three cheers for a 5-year extended Mack warranty!

Granted, this does nothing for you today, if you have a shoot on Friday! I too am saddened by the loss of a Canon 20D. I'm a starving artist without a backup DSLR, so if she goes... :cry

Good luck!

Steve
http://www.downriverphotography.com

claudermilk

Shay Stephens wrote:

hehehe, well, I am going to take it to miracle max, there is a rumor that the camera might only be mostly dead...

Just be sure to tell him you need to take some incriminating shots of Prince Humperdink with it & he'll be on the job.