Have you broken a camera?

er1kksen · 04-10-2010, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by RoxnDox

The fatality was a little Olympus film P&S I had borrowed to take along on a canoe trip with our Boy Scout troop. As you might guess, this was not a wise decision...

On the other hand, my wife turned out to be very happy with her brand new camera (another film P&S).

Jim

Shoulda taken a stylus epic.

Nice little Oly film compact, rugged and sealed too. I don't know if it would survive full immersion, but they have a good reputation.

jct us101 · 04-11-2010, 01:11 AM

I guess you could say it would have been EPIC if it had survived that if you had then?

Ok, I'm done with the puns for now.

RioRico · 04-11-2010, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by er1kksen

Shoulda taken a stylus epic.

Nice little Oly film compact, rugged and sealed too. I don't know if it would survive full immersion, but they have a good reputation.

That's why I got the Oly 770 SW. Built for 5-foot / 1.5m drops, 33ft /10m submergence, and really ugly subjects. Do they make'em like that anymore?

er1kksen · 04-11-2010, 12:50 PM

Yep. Last I heard they've been making the top-line even more rugged now, along with a cheaper version that can't submerge quite as deep. Of course, Pentax has also ruggedized their Optio beyond its previous waterproofness as well, Ricoh's been doing some ruggedized compacts for a while and now Panasonic, Fuji, and Canon are putting out waterproof and/or rugged compacts as well. You'd think all those manufacturers would catch on and start sealing their full range of DSLRs and and lenses as well.

I wish...

jct us101 · 04-11-2010, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by er1kksen

Yep. Last I heard they've been making the top-line even more rugged now, along with a cheaper version that can't submerge quite as deep. Of course, Pentax has also ruggedized their Optio beyond its previous waterproofness as well, Ricoh's been doing some ruggedized compacts for a while and now Panasonic, Fuji, and Canon are putting out waterproof and/or rugged compacts as well. You'd think all those manufacturers would catch on and start sealing their full range of DSLRs and and lenses as well.

I wish...

No, no, that would be reasonable. You seem to think that they are reasonable.

Have you seen how much their little compacts that are weather sealed sell for?

If you haven't, you don't want to know, believe me.

er1kksen · 04-12-2010, 05:52 AM

I've seen. A good friend of mine owned one for a while. They're a little pricey, yeah, but it's not that bad. You could spend more to get less.

**skid2964** · 04-12-2010, 06:53 AM

Broke my first DSLR(Nikon D70s) and decided that was too much money to be playing around with and got a Canon S3 IS.

The strap snagged a table corner and jerked it out of my hand, snapped the lens off the camera and broke the mount, Nikon repaired it all quickly and completely and at no charge to me.

RoxnDox · 04-12-2010, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by er1kksen

Shoulda taken a stylus epic.

Nice little Oly film compact, rugged and sealed too. I don't know if it would survive full immersion, but they have a good reputation.

She picks her own cameras out... Safer that way (for me).

Originally posted by jct us101

I guess you could say it would have been EPIC if it had survived that if you had then?

Ok, I'm done with the puns for now.

All I can say is "If the momma ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy!" Momma was made happy again when I got her a new box that worked and gave her her pictures...

Jim

MJB DIGITAL · 04-12-2010, 03:14 PM

broken every single one except for the ist*D. i love that f**k*r

séamuis · 04-14-2010, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by MJB DIGITAL

broken every single one except for the ist*D. i love that f**k*r

ha! its hard not to love those ****ers isn't it?

landscaped1 · 04-14-2010, 08:37 AM

The first camera I broke was actually a pentax. I had the first optio water proof that came out. Amazing camera. It was small and I carried it around in the back pocket. Well needless to say i sat on a park benck and out went the screen. still functioned, just couldn't see what you were taking pictures of.

Pentaxie · 04-15-2010, 02:56 AM

I have never broken a camera, but I have broken a 35-70mm Pentax lens before. Dropped it on the ground, and it rolled over and hit a stone before plunging down a staicase.
Whatever left of it connot be fitted into any SLR.

Cheers.

tokyoso · 04-15-2010, 03:28 AM

i've broken quite a few cameras accidentally, usually lens makes contact first..

Gene Temple · 04-16-2010, 07:09 AM

I dropped a new Canon AE1 over the side of the ship I was stationed on. I guess it served me right though, I had taken advantage of a fellow short of cash and incidently, short of cigarettes. Back in the day, ships stores would get slim toward the end of a cruise. I used to buy up about 25-30 cartons of cigs to take advantage of that. I bought the Canon for two cartons of Lucky Strikes....my last two cartons. I could see it go down........down......down.........I think I said the ultimate curseword.........oh well. That was thirty years ago.

jct us101 · 04-16-2010, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by Gene Temple

I dropped a new Canon AE1 over the side of the ship I was stationed on. I guess it served me right though, I had taken advantage of a fellow short of cash and incidently, short of cigarettes. Back in the day, ships stores would get slim toward the end of a cruise. I used to buy up about 25-30 cartons of cigs to take advantage of that. I bought the Canon for two cartons of Lucky Strikes....my last two cartons. I could see it go down........down......down.........I think I said the ultimate curseword.........oh well. That was thirty years ago.

You never got the camera back? Is it still sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic? It would be interesting if someone recovered your roll of film in a few thousand years or so, and wonder what this photography thing was that we had. Or someone already found it.

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04-10-2010, 11:46 PM	#31
er1kksen Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Forestville, NY Photos: Albums Posts: 1,801	Originally posted by RoxnDox The fatality was a little Olympus film P&S I had borrowed to take along on a canoe trip with our Boy Scout troop. As you might guess, this was not a wise decision... On the other hand, my wife turned out to be very happy with her brand new camera (another film P&S). Jim Shoulda taken a stylus epic. Nice little Oly film compact, rugged and sealed too. I don't know if it would survive full immersion, but they have a good reputation.

04-11-2010, 01:11 AM	#32
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	I guess you could say it would have been EPIC if it had survived that if you had then? Ok, I'm done with the puns for now.

04-11-2010, 11:36 AM	#33
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by er1kksen Shoulda taken a stylus epic. Nice little Oly film compact, rugged and sealed too. I don't know if it would survive full immersion, but they have a good reputation. That's why I got the Oly 770 SW. Built for 5-foot / 1.5m drops, 33ft /10m submergence, and really ugly subjects. Do they make'em like that anymore?

04-11-2010, 12:50 PM	#34
er1kksen Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Forestville, NY Photos: Albums Posts: 1,801	Yep. Last I heard they've been making the top-line even more rugged now, along with a cheaper version that can't submerge quite as deep. Of course, Pentax has also ruggedized their Optio beyond its previous waterproofness as well, Ricoh's been doing some ruggedized compacts for a while and now Panasonic, Fuji, and Canon are putting out waterproof and/or rugged compacts as well. You'd think all those manufacturers would catch on and start sealing their full range of DSLRs and and lenses as well. I wish...

04-11-2010, 02:49 PM	#35
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Originally posted by er1kksen Yep. Last I heard they've been making the top-line even more rugged now, along with a cheaper version that can't submerge quite as deep. Of course, Pentax has also ruggedized their Optio beyond its previous waterproofness as well, Ricoh's been doing some ruggedized compacts for a while and now Panasonic, Fuji, and Canon are putting out waterproof and/or rugged compacts as well. You'd think all those manufacturers would catch on and start sealing their full range of DSLRs and and lenses as well. I wish... No, no, that would be reasonable. You seem to think that they are reasonable. Have you seen how much their little compacts that are weather sealed sell for? If you haven't, you don't want to know, believe me.

04-12-2010, 05:52 AM	#36
er1kksen Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Forestville, NY Photos: Albums Posts: 1,801	I've seen. A good friend of mine owned one for a while. They're a little pricey, yeah, but it's not that bad. You could spend more to get less.

04-12-2010, 06:53 AM	#37
skid2964 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 614	Broke my first DSLR(Nikon D70s) and decided that was too much money to be playing around with and got a Canon S3 IS. The strap snagged a table corner and jerked it out of my hand, snapped the lens off the camera and broke the mount, Nikon repaired it all quickly and completely and at no charge to me.

04-12-2010, 10:19 AM	#38
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	Originally posted by er1kksen Shoulda taken a stylus epic. Nice little Oly film compact, rugged and sealed too. I don't know if it would survive full immersion, but they have a good reputation. She picks her own cameras out... Safer that way (for me). Originally posted by jct us101 I guess you could say it would have been EPIC if it had survived that if you had then? Ok, I'm done with the puns for now. All I can say is "If the momma ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy!" Momma was made happy again when I got her a new box that worked and gave her her pictures... Jim

04-12-2010, 03:14 PM	#39
MJB DIGITAL Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: st. louis Posts: 1,170	broken every single one except for the istD. i love that fkr

04-14-2010, 12:26 AM	#40
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by MJB DIGITAL broken every single one except for the istD. i love that fkr ha! its hard not to love those ****ers isn't it?

04-14-2010, 08:37 AM	#41
landscaped1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisiana Photos: Gallery Posts: 153	The first camera I broke was actually a pentax. I had the first optio water proof that came out. Amazing camera. It was small and I carried it around in the back pocket. Well needless to say i sat on a park benck and out went the screen. still functioned, just couldn't see what you were taking pictures of.

04-15-2010, 02:56 AM	#42
Pentaxie Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Photos: Gallery Posts: 429	I have never broken a camera, but I have broken a 35-70mm Pentax lens before. Dropped it on the ground, and it rolled over and hit a stone before plunging down a staicase. Whatever left of it connot be fitted into any SLR. Cheers.

04-15-2010, 03:28 AM	#43
tokyoso Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Photos: Albums Posts: 723	i've broken quite a few cameras accidentally, usually lens makes contact first..

04-16-2010, 07:09 AM	#44
Gene Temple Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lynchburg Virginia Posts: 182	I dropped a new Canon AE1 over the side of the ship I was stationed on. I guess it served me right though, I had taken advantage of a fellow short of cash and incidently, short of cigarettes. Back in the day, ships stores would get slim toward the end of a cruise. I used to buy up about 25-30 cartons of cigs to take advantage of that. I bought the Canon for two cartons of Lucky Strikes....my last two cartons. I could see it go down........down......down.........I think I said the ultimate curseword.........oh well. That was thirty years ago.

04-16-2010, 12:00 PM	#45
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Originally posted by Gene Temple I dropped a new Canon AE1 over the side of the ship I was stationed on. I guess it served me right though, I had taken advantage of a fellow short of cash and incidently, short of cigarettes. Back in the day, ships stores would get slim toward the end of a cruise. I used to buy up about 25-30 cartons of cigs to take advantage of that. I bought the Canon for two cartons of Lucky Strikes....my last two cartons. I could see it go down........down......down.........I think I said the ultimate curseword.........oh well. That was thirty years ago. You never got the camera back? Is it still sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic? It would be interesting if someone recovered your roll of film in a few thousand years or so, and wonder what this photography thing was that we had. Or someone already found it.