I witness my camera’s suicide
Jul 22, 2022 20:13:56 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Was it able to get Last Rights Ron before this happened?
Don
Don
No, it was an immediate death on impact..... Good thing I was reaching for a cocktail
Jul 22, 2022 21:03:43 #
RonDavis wrote:
..the grill was going well, laughing and photographing friends.
I’m sorry for the loss of your camera.
The lesson learned is never allow the Grill to use your good camera.
Jul 22, 2022 21:16:41 #
JD750 wrote:
I’m sorry for the loss of your camera.
The lesson learned is never allow the Grill to use your good camera.
The lesson learned is never allow the Grill to use your good camera.
Me to.....it was an easy to use travel camera that had served me well. You're right...grillen and drinking don't mix well with picture taking....
Jul 22, 2022 21:29:57 #
RonDavis wrote:
…and then I heard the sound, that horrible “clunk/thud” sound...
I’m wearing my black suit to let you know I too am mourning your loss. A few years ago I had a Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Date. It was my go to camera because it was so light. I had propped it up while I tied my shoes. My hand got caught in the strap and SMASH! I know the feeling you now have. So I bought a replacement and I kept my original for parts.
I believe your camera was a G5X. Pick up up nut don’t get rid of the broken one. If you want you can also place your camera in an acrylic museum box for safe keeping.
Jul 22, 2022 21:53:53 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
I know there’s nothing anyone can say to make things better at a time like this. When people slip off into the great beyond, supposedly the blackness creeps in from the perimeter, spreading until the center is gone. Apparently when cameras die, the black streak starts in the middle and spreads outward.
To bad the last thing it saw couldn’t have been your face giving it comfort. Also too bad it couldn’t have died in its sleep, turn it off peacefully and it never turned on again.
To bad the last thing it saw couldn’t have been your face giving it comfort. Also too bad it couldn’t have died in its sleep, turn it off peacefully and it never turned on again.
Jul 22, 2022 22:00:07 #
Jul 22, 2022 22:00:51 #
RonDavis wrote:
Sunday, May 29, 2022…during the Memorial Day holid... (show quote)
Enlarge the Last picture the camera took, mount it in a waterproof photo box with the picture facing one side and the camera remains facing the other. Place the frame under your grill top to show the photograph first to new visitors as you show off the grill. Then rotate and place the frame on a secure surface as a conversation starter. Make up some Good stories to tell!
Boris
Jul 22, 2022 22:09:12 #
I have this strange habit. My friends and coworkers say I have some kinda OCD issue. I never place my camera on a table when there are festivities ongoing. There was a time when I covered many weddings, parties, raucous gatherings and conventions, etc. and I always kept my gear on the floor when I was resting between shots.
I always had to explain that it is not a matterof OCD but simple physics. Gravity! Things fall down, they don't
fall up!
OK, the gear can be kicked or stepped upon but I got that covered. I always found a low-trafficked area and blocked it off with heavy furniture!
I always had to explain that it is not a matterof OCD but simple physics. Gravity! Things fall down, they don't
fall up!
OK, the gear can be kicked or stepped upon but I got that covered. I always found a low-trafficked area and blocked it off with heavy furniture!
Jul 22, 2022 22:21:04 #
Scruples wrote:
I’m wearing my black suit to let you know I too am... (show quote)
Hey Scruples....it was a G5X. nice......now it's an R.I.P. version-1.....and won't be replaced. (Not to sad since I have an X100V to step-up in it's place).
Jul 22, 2022 22:29:39 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
I have this strange habit. My friends and coworke... (show quote)
Hey Ed.....while I haven't come down with obsessive-compulsive disorder, I would save I've have become a little paranoid while sitting and entertaining outside on the patio area....a neck strap is now mandatory
Jul 22, 2022 22:36:52 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
I know there’s nothing anyone can say to make things better at a time like this. When people slip off into the great beyond, supposedly the blackness creeps in from the perimeter, spreading until the center is gone. Apparently when cameras die, the black streak starts in the middle and spreads outward.
To bad the last thing it saw couldn’t have been your face giving it comfort. Also too bad it couldn’t have died in its sleep, turn it off peacefully and it never turned on again.
To bad the last thing it saw couldn’t have been your face giving it comfort. Also too bad it couldn’t have died in its sleep, turn it off peacefully and it never turned on again.
Thanks bikinkawboy...A better picture would have been the priceless range of expressions on everyone's face when they saw the fall happen
I was speechless...and could only say, "oh sh**" 
Jul 22, 2022 23:44:18 #
Either take it apart for fun and keep the lenses make a cheap home telescope or Ebay it or parts.
Jul 23, 2022 00:28:02 #
Jul 23, 2022 01:44:40 #
Did the camera at least record its final journey? Its last act? The last finger to the man?
Jul 23, 2022 07:01:21 #
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