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]

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.
:thumb :thumb :agree

[Barefoot and Natural]

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


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


Backup camera....check!!

Heather

[Andy]

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

[Shay Stephens]

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

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]

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 :evil
Plus, you could pick it up in person :D

[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? :D

[Andy]

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]

why not go big at B&H? :D

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]

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]

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 :wink

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!!!!:bow

[photobug]

...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]

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]

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...:wink

[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]

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

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

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 :lol3 If that's the direction you decide to go, please will me the rest of your gear, before she offs ya :lol


Steve

[photobug]

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? :D

(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? :dunno Probably took a few thousand frames off it at the very least.

[SteveM]

Three cheers for a 5-year extended Mack warranty! :D

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]

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

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