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07/08/2007 08:37:04 AM · #1 |
I was shooting a wedding on Friday and before the ceremony started, as I was doing my test shots, I realized none of the images were in focus, even the ones taken with the camera sitting on a table. I had taken a different lens than I normally do so I figured it was that. Luckily, I wasn't alone and the other photographer took over and shot the whole thing.
Fast-forward to yesterday.....I was shooting a wedding with the same camera but my normal lens. I had done some test shots at home and it seemed fine. During the ceremony I noticed that the images were still not in focus so I started using my second camera as well as the first camera. Manic and I sorta took turns just to make sure we got everything with both cameras just in case. Twice during the ceremony the cameras gave me the err01. I was freaking out.
Time for the formals came and it turns out they are mostly soft, they won't be printed bigger than 4x6 so they are just about usable however, I will not be using that camera again until I sort it out. I put that camera away and kept shooting with my back up camera which was giving me focused images.
During the speeches at the reception, the back up camera died. It would not turn on. We took the grip off and that worked. A few minutes later, it failed again. The shutter just wouldn't fire and it still won't. So, I was forced to go back to my first camera. I figured something was better than nothing.
I do not know what deity I pissed off to have all of my equipment die on the same day during such a crucial day. So, I'm left with two unusable cameras and no money to replace them. Thank goodness my business is insured and I am crossing my fingers it will cover equipment repair and hopefully rentals while the cameras get fixed. If not, I'm royally screwed!
OK, no real rhyme or reason to this post, just thought I'd share my ordeal and remind those of you wanting to get into wedding photography that it's not all it's cranked up to be and that the stress level is WAY up there.
June
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07/08/2007 08:43:35 AM · #2 |
| OMG! That's awful! I'm so sorry it happened to you! |
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07/08/2007 08:45:02 AM · #3 |
Bummer, June! (On the plus side, you've undoubtedly got something to submit for nightmare!) Here's hoping your insurance has you covered and that you're back in action in no time.
As an aside, I sorta shot a wedding on Friday - the "official" photographer was another not-exactly-professional, so I figure between the two of us we got some useful shots. There were no formal portraits at all - bride wasn't all that interested in having any. She also set out small disposables at the reception and one young lady was diligently working to record everyone. She was about 7 or 8 years old, and it made my heart smile to see her so intent! |
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07/08/2007 09:29:06 AM · #4 |
| OUCH! You definitely have a subject for Nightmare... you just don't have anything to shoot it with. :-( |
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07/08/2007 09:31:56 AM · #5 |
This sounds like something out of the Camera apocalypse... I would suggest keeping anything with a shutter away from you for a while. Sorry to hear about the loss... Now you have an excuse to go buy the 1D Mk III. LOL
Message edited by author 2007-07-08 09:32:03.
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07/08/2007 09:45:49 AM · #6 |
| Woah. That sucks. At least you're smart enough to have a backup camera and a backup photographer. :) |
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07/08/2007 10:16:19 AM · #7 |
| Sorry for your ordeal. Maybe it's time to consider membership in Canon Professional Services, if you meet their requirements. I think they would give you loaner equipment for the time(s) your gear is being fixed. |
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07/08/2007 12:51:53 PM · #8 |
Eeeeeeeek, June what a nightmare!
Hope your insurance comes through...
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07/08/2007 12:55:36 PM · #9 |
Who said 7/7/07 was supposed to be lucky? Hope it all works out.
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07/08/2007 12:59:43 PM · #10 |
I had a few scares recently and will be getting a 40D when it comes out this fall - for 3 bodies total. I'd rather have a sealed 1D model, but the cost is triple what I expect the new 40D to run.
Have you tried cleaning the contacts that go to the lens? (on the lens and body?)
I was shooting a HS senior when it started to rain, er, sprinkle. We were just about done, so we stayed a bit longer, and then it started to rain more, and more and more...
Next day the joystick button on the camera would only go down -any other direction and the camera still thought I wanted down. Changing a few custom fumctions would make it work but the fear of what else might be wrong was still there. I could send it in for repair but that would take 7-10 days at the best and I had 3 weddings in that time frame. I borrowed a 5D from a friend, but managed to make the 30D work (last ditch used an air compressor on the joystick).
Last time I was in the rain the camera locked up on write mode to the card - the off switch wouldn't work! I had to pull the batteries to get it reset. No clue the issue as it was just mist and I was shooting at some deer in my yard with a (new at the time) sealed L lens...
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07/09/2007 02:03:24 AM · #11 |
Bummer...
I've had my camera carnage for the year, with two bodies dead at the same time, so I know the feeling. Luckily I didn't have them die with in day of each other, I'd have a huge CC bill if that was the case. :-)
Good luck in repair-land, and can be a very frustrating place to visit! |
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07/10/2007 10:26:53 AM · #12 |
Update: turns out it's just the LCD of June's camera that's soft, not the images themselves. However, my camera is definitely still having shutterlag issues, and the insurance won't cover it due to being "normal wear & tear" :o(
Mind you, I've had a look at the camera info, and I've done more than 46k shots with it, getting close to the 50k(ish) rating for the shutter's life, so it's not really surprising that it's wearing out. Guess we'll need to look into getting (at least one) new camera at some point in the future...
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07/10/2007 10:55:11 AM · #13 |
Over the last couple of weeks I was covering the Roskilde festival, and it was pouring down (140mm). Of the 62 photopasses that was given out, I witnessed 12 cameras died during the rain, mostly Canon but some Nikons as well. I'm sure there was plenty more though.
I wrapped my 5D in plastic, and tried to keep it as dry as possible.
Lesson learned - digital cameras (including sealed 1D's) do not take water very well. Be aware!
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07/10/2007 10:56:38 AM · #14 |
well you could always drop it, or run it over, no? i don't think that would be considered 'normal wear & tear'...
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07/10/2007 11:06:52 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by terje:
Over the last couple of weeks I was covering the Roskilde festival, and it was pouring down (140mm). Of the 62 photopasses that was given out, I witnessed 12 cameras died during the rain, mostly Canon but some Nikons as well. I'm sure there was plenty more though.
I wrapped my 5D in plastic, and tried to keep it as dry as possible.
Lesson learned - digital cameras (including sealed 1D's) do not take water very well. Be aware! |
You need a K10D or a GX-10 IM JOKING!... sorta
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07/10/2007 11:13:41 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by terje:
Over the last couple of weeks I was covering the Roskilde festival, and it was pouring down (140mm). Of the 62 photopasses that was given out, I witnessed 12 cameras died during the rain, mostly Canon but some Nikons as well. I'm sure there was plenty more though.
I wrapped my 5D in plastic, and tried to keep it as dry as possible.
Lesson learned - digital cameras (including sealed 1D's) do not take water very well. Be aware! |
Just for clarification, there was no rain involved. "When it rains, it pours" is merely a figure of speech.
June
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