I'm so cross and upset, my toddler has got hold of my camera and somehow managed to break it. I think I'm going to have to send it to Pentax for repairs. It's reduced me to tears as I really can't afford to repair it.
I should be able to continue doing the project using my partner's compact camera, but it's so disappointing, I finally felt I was getting the hang of my camera and it's settings.
We have all been there. I was on a vacation in California (first time in decades). I stepped out of the truck, and rolled my point/shoot out onto the pavement overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I had to pony up a new one, just so I didn't miss anymore, especially my next day overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. We all have these moments in time. And, you are allowed to moan.
And I'm here to give you a pat on the back. Ouch! Just remember that in learning to use the compact camera you can be learning skills that transfer to your camera. Practice things like framing and composition and see if there are times it is easier and better to borrow it, anyway. I find that my older Kodak does closeups better than my newer Sony. I only have a small point and shoot anyway.
@dmariewms Thank you, I did wonder this, go back to some simplicity and see what happens!
@boogie Unfortunately we don't have any (bad I know, but we can barely cover our bills these days), I will save some pennies up and try and get it fixed.
@cookie123 Yes, it is lucky he has one and he rarely uses it.
get a used one on ebay, it will cost you half the price and be as good as the one you had, equally sell your broken one well, for spares and repairs and you will make back about half the cost of a used one.
@chewyteeth I looked at them on Ebay after reading this and they are depressingly cheap. I will check out the cost of a repair first, it's not a very old camera and I saved up a long time to buy it.
Oh Corinne, I am so sorry!! I know exactly how frustrating that can be, and it must just feel like you're getting kicked while you're down! Maybe it is actually some setting messing things up and it isn't really broken? (I thought I had a broken camera once, because all my pictures were 1/2 black, it turned out a setting wasn't syncing with the flash correctly.) I know how it is when even a used one on ebay is way too much for the budget :-( My heart goes out to you!
@welcometocarolworld Did the same thing on a beach near Arcata! Well, actually I THREW my point and shoot, it sort of flew out of my hand, on the first day of vacation.
Two years ago I was strapping m granddaughter into he car seat and drove off to my destination. It wasn't until halfway there that I realized I had left my Canon D50 on the roof of the car and forgot about it. Needless to say, once I backtracked there wasn't much of a camera left as it had become a road kill victim.
I'm so sad for you. Good luck. My disappointment came kayaking. A waterproof camera and a floating strap work great. (But it doesn't matter if you have a floating strap on a nice SLR. Once it hits the saltwater it's toast. Just means you can retrieve the inert carcass.)
Check out freecycle.com The idea is for people to give away stuff they don't need, free of charge. I put an advert up and got a bag full of film cameras and gear. You never know. You may not want film but I'm sure someone has a digital camera just sitting around that they would be willing to give to you.
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@boogie Unfortunately we don't have any (bad I know, but we can barely cover our bills these days), I will save some pennies up and try and get it fixed.
@cookie123 Yes, it is lucky he has one and he rarely uses it.