Yes, Its Official
Day: 438
At closer inspection today, its true, my camera broke. But its not too bad or irreparable, the mirror just came away from the plastic shutter mechanism, I still have all the parts and it looks like a repair will be rather easy. Unfortunately, while it will still take pictures, it won’t auto-focus, light meter, or even allow me to see through the viewfinder. Sucks bad.
Walking around the streets today without my camera left me extremely depressed. I never before realized the how much a part of me photography is, ands how dependent I am on it as a mechanism to see the world. I see it through the lens, the weight hanging at my side is comforting, its so much a part of who I am I feel lost without it.
I know it sounds lame, but if I wasn’t going back to Singapore (where I can get it fixed by Canon for $50) in a day here, I would be out killing my credit card and buying something to capture the moments of my life with.
-depressed-
Tags: Chiang Mai, Photography, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Travel
November 13th, 2008 at 11:57 am
What a bummer. Can’t blame the camera too much though, it’s been through a lot
Was glad to hear it was repaired. Time to start looking for a backup (or better yet to make your current a backup)?
November 13th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I have a Fujifilm Quicksnap camera to replace yours when you get back.
November 15th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
sucks dude.
November 17th, 2008 at 3:37 am
I understand, but, Extra body!
November 21st, 2008 at 3:17 am
Sorry to hear your camera broke. You can go to Pantip Plaza in Bangkok- they can usually sort any problem out.
Also, on another note- would you be interested in exchanging links?