Well, with a nice morning sky and light, I decided to carry the KM5D to work today and try for a shot of the morning light against the building. Said building has three stories of plate glass windows, so the reflection of the sky can be quite striking. Powered up the camera, framed the shot, hit the trigger release and … the damn thing crashed. Power-cycled it and I was able to shoot just fine. I’ll be calling Jessops today and talking to the manager, and hopefully arrange to come in to the store on Saturday to sort out a replacement camera. I’d love if I could get something like a Canon 30D, but I don’t see them agreeing to a replacement camera that’s worth twice what I paid for the KM5D.
January 31, 2007
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Hey dude,
sorry to hear bout your camera. However…. stop trying to
to make it openware it’s hardware.. ok that made no sence and I am on a coffee buzz. From Philly this is Ben.
Comment by Ben — January 31, 2007 @ 12:45
It’s a real shame that your camera is giving you so much hassle. It seems like it’s been fraught with “d’oh!” moments, though, like Sony buying the brand a few short months after you bought it, and then the adventures trying to get it repaired… hopefully the store will be cool about it… even if they don’t do a straight swap for the 30D, maybe they’ll take the KM5D’s price off the 30D and then some for the aggravation? Good luck in either case!
Comment by Nabil — January 31, 2007 @ 15:00
Yeah, I called the store manager today and gave him the rundown on what’s happened (along with the backstory to jog his memory). I’ll be taking the camera, kit lens, battery and any other bits I can find back in the original box (YAY packrat!) on Saturday. Getting the value knocked off of the 30D would be nice, but I’m fairly sure I’ve not got the spare budget for a few hundred quid at the moment. My options are either the Alpha (same mount) or one of the mid-end DSLRs from another manufacturer probably. We’ll see on Saturday.
Comment by cricalix — January 31, 2007 @ 15:19