Broke my camera....

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So Monday kicked off in style when, just five minutes into a shoot, I managed to drop my camera and break the hotshoe off my D2x...


....gutted ain't the word. :(

Not to mention being away from my beloved while it gets repaired, I had to use an awful Canon 40D today... urrgggh!!! All the buttons are in the wrong place and they don't even have a rear command dial!!!! ;)

Thankfully my SB800 looks to be undamaged and the camera is fine but without flash I'm scuppered, what with bright skies and lots of shadows.

The boss has relunctently taken pity on me and managed to find some funds to buy me a second body so I've left it up to one of the directors; sometime this week when a parcel arrives I'll see if he went with the 'budget' option, a mint but used D2x from ApertureUK, or a new D300s through our company account with Jessops.

I love the D2x but I'm secretly hoping for the D300s because I fancy doing a bit of video :)
 
specialman said:
All the buttons are in the wrong place and they don't even have a rear command dial!!!! ;)
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What's that ginormous wheel on the back then??? :thinking:
 
Probably didnt realise you have to switch it on.:bonk:


Dave.
 
I had a look at Nikons before going to Canon, blimey I didn't realise a camera could have more buttons than a truckload of shirts.

Maybe coz I'm Simple I like simple things. A wheel on the back to set most settings and a little one near my first finger for the rest.

Suppose Nikon users like a lot of knobs :D
 
:lol:

I just spent a little time fondling my Canon :love: and I found that the jog wheel is in a much nicer place than the approximate location of the Nikon one, by 'pretending' to twiddle it. It would give me a sore thumb.
 
ChrisH said:
I had a look at Nikons before going to Canon, blimey I didn't realise a camera could have more buttons than a truckload of shirts.

Maybe coz I'm Simple I like simple things. A wheel on the back to set most settings and a little one near my first finger for the rest.

Suppose Nikon users like a lot of knobs :D
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:lol:

I find Nikons quicker to operate, than Cannons imho.
I'm not keen on going through endless menus just to do something simple like dial in shutter speed and aperture settings, Nikon sorts this problem out by providing two wheels, front and back, which I can adjust with my right thumb and index finger :D, dialing in shutter speeds and aperture settings is quick and easy this way :thumbs:
 
5D2 you push the joystick in, up pops every setting on the screen, wizz round with the joystick and turn the wheel on the setting you want.

Bobs your Uncle fannies yer Aunt. Rob, my camera does exactly that on the wheels too :D


specialman I'm so so sorry you broke your camera, but it does look like your boss is a big cuddly wuddly softie :D
 
Rob 80386 said:
:lol:

I find Nikons quicker to operate, than Cannons imho.
I'm not keen on going through endless menus just to do something simple like dial in shutter speed and aperture settings, Nikon sorts this problem out by providing two wheels, front and back, which I can adjust with my right thumb and index finger :D, dialing in shutter speeds and aperture settings is quick and easy this way :thumbs:
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FFS, have you ever used a Canon? Endless menus to dial in shutter speeds and aperture settings :cuckoo:

On the low end Canons you only have a jog wheel at the top which on full manual provides shutter speed alteration, and while pressing another button with the thumb, gives aperture control. It's really not that bad. With everything else, from 50D, 40D etc right up to 1D(s) there is a rear jog wheel for aperture control. Not endless menus... :lol: ;)


specialman said:
C'mon guys, keep it on track... where's the sympathy. I am afterall cameraless :D
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Nikon users don't get no sympathy from me! :lol:
 
trencheel303 said:
FFS, have you ever used a Canon? Endless menus to dial in shutter speeds and aperture settings :cuckoo:

On the low end Canons you only have a jog wheel at the top which on full manual provides shutter speed alteration, and while pressing another button with the thumb, gives aperture control. It's really not that bad. With everything else, from 50D, 40D etc right up to 1D(s) there is a rear jog wheel for aperture control. Not endless menus... :lol: ;)
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:lol:

I was exaggerating a tad when I said "endless menus", however I have tried using a Cannon.................. absolutely hated it :bang:

:D
 
Are you sure you didn't 'accidently' throw the camera to the ground 'hoping' you'd get a D300s :naughty:
 
Chaz Photos said:
Oh you mean this one that sit nice under your finger ready to be adjusted?
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:lol: ;)


Davie said:
Are you sure you didn't 'accidently' throw the camera to the ground 'hoping' you'd get a D300s :naughty:
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If I'm right in thinking, the one he broke was full frame, no? And the D300s is a crap , pardon me crop sensor. Seems a bit of a downgrade to me ! :shrug:
 
Hope you get the body you want ;)

I do confess that it was only after I bought my sony that I realised that every time I want to switch from shutter speed to aperture, I have to go into the menu. You change them with the dial, but the dial only does one at a time, a right farce!
 
trencheel303 said:
:lol: ;)




If I'm right in thinking, the one he broke was full frame, no? And the D300s is a crap factor, pardon me crop factor sensor. Seems a bit of a downgrade to me ! :shrug:
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for got to say you can use both at same time as one under your thumb and one under a finger :thumbs:
 
trencheel303 said:
What kind of Cannon?

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;) :lol:
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:lol:

that seems about right :D

I think it was a 50D iirc,
Then I tried the Nikon, (remembered what I used to use where I last worked doing product photography) with that I decided to go with Nikon :D
 
Davie said:
Are you sure you didn't 'accidently' throw the camera to the ground 'hoping' you'd get a D300s :naughty:
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Honestly, I love my D2x - brilliant camera and a shame Nikon haven't kept up with the gripped, pro-body 1.5x crop - but the video function on the D300s is something i really want to play with, especially for doing featurettes for our websites. Plus, I paid for my D2x with my own dosh... and I'm a tight northerner so don't waste money at any cost!! :D

trencheel303 said:
If I'm right in thinking, the one he broke was full frame, no? And the D300s is a crap , pardon me crop sensor. Seems a bit of a downgrade to me ! :shrug:
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Nah, D2x is 1.5x crop, same as D300s, just updated sensor in the D300s.

dizidav said:
Probably didnt realise you have to switch it on.:bonk:
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I used Canon digitals for 8 years but have to admit that after two years of Nikon use, Canons just seem so alien. Strange how you forget stuff....
 
specialman said:
I managed to drop my camera and break the hotshoe off my D2x...
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Aww I feel that pain. Please take my utmost sympathy. I do this 2/3 times a year with a 900 attached because when I fall I let the camera go :thinking: Maybe my hide is worth less in he long run :lol:

A D300s a great crop choice but a naughty D3s would finish things off a treat! It can dun in crop mode too you know :D
 
daugirdas said:
I hope your camera gets fixed shortly.

I am sure you can use your nikon flash on Canon hotshoe in manual mode, as well using triggers.
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Thank god I have my Skyports. I've got a battered 30D that doesn't fire when you press the shutter, and a 28-135 IS that has a dislodged element, along with a 580EX for today's shoot.... at least I'll have one bit of luxury with my SB800 via triggers!!
 
Both the hotshoes on my D2x bodies came loose after 3 months in Afghanistan followed by 6 month in Iraq - I had to carefully remove the steel wafer to access the screws holding them on - after that - no problems...a bit of loc-tite and they were as good as new...well, new and scuffed to buggery...

Things like this do 'just' happen - it's the facility of still being able to carry out (some) field-repairs to Nikons that I like.
My D3 and D3x hotshoes seem to be a bit sturdier so far...
 
Had a scare while on holiday in Newquay, pulled my rucksack up on to my shoulder and saw something out of the corner of my eye.

The zip had bust and the camera had fallen from the bag. Luckily the strap had got caught on a bottle of pop and had saved it from smashing on the concrete. :D

I need a proper rucksack :D

I don't know what I'd do without the camera, would seem odd not having it with me all the time so I feel your pain :)
 
Arkady said:
Both the hotshoes on my D2x bodies came loose after 3 months in Afghanistan followed by 6 month in Iraq - I had to carefully remove the steel wafer to access the screws holding them on - after that - no problems...a bit of loc-tite and they were as good as new...well, new and scuffed to buggery...

Things like this do 'just' happen - it's the facility of still being able to carry out (some) field-repairs to Nikons that I like.
My D3 and D3x hotshoes seem to be a bit sturdier so far...
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Might try that repair. Screws all seem undamaged and the hotshoe is fine... it's just not where it's supposed to be!! :)

Another D2x is one the way... the bosses went for my 'budget' option but if anything, I'm familiar with that body and it means I can have everything's set up the same and I have the built-in vertical grip... bolt-on ones are okay but built-in feels just that bit nicer :)

Will just have to look at a video-enabled DSLR later on when I have the dosh....
 
Pat, I have a gripped D80 I can lend you if that is any help, only thing is I couldn't post till the weekend.
 
specialman said:
C'mon guys, keep it on track... where's the sympathy. I am afterall cameraless :D
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Sympathy? It's between the rude word for poo and Syphillis is any good dictionary.
 
**UPDATE**

Body arrived yesterday from Aperture - well packed and with everything it's supposed to have in the box, including a brand-new D2xs strap.

Camera is mint with not a marl on it AND both the sync/remote release covers intact.

Shutter count is 8525, so it's only just broken in. Took a minute or so to set it up identical to my other D2x and works perfectly; exposures are identical, as is metering. I like it. :)
 
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