"error 99 is B-A-D"

...said from the camera man in charlotte after taking my beloved digital rebel to a camera store. I was getting this error message everytime I tried to take a shot. (Imagine a THICK Southern accent and it makes it even more amusing, or daunting). It appears while we were vacation outside of Charleston, I stepped from a very cool air conditioned house to a hot humid sticky porch and tried to snap a shot. My shutter appeared to "lock" and I was unable to take photos the rest of the trip...wah wah wah. The camera man looked at me like it was obvious I needed to let my camera get used to climate change...um, no. I am surprised I even know how to use the thing, seeing as my technical ability is about that of a baboon. Then again, A baboon probably has one up on me.

Sending it off to Canon this week. Fingers crossed that it does not cost TOO much. Not in the budget to fix right now. In the meantime, I did get an early birthday gift of the Canon Powershot A560. Takes pretty dern good shots, albeit a little blurry..apparently there is a bit of a learning curve. Just have to get used to not looking through the VERY teeny viewfinder and use the big screen. Hard for me to adjust to. Did get a few good shots with it before we left for Brooklyn.

Hope everyone is having a good, camera working week.

Comments

[Vicky Reddy]

Oh,how I miss him and you! Thanks for taking the wrinkles out of my neck. The green really looks nice against his skin.
Love,
Mom

[kelly]

Chin up friend... :)
I'm having issues with my lens. Ugh. I hate this kind of stuff...
-kelly

[Jeanette]

That is my big fear - a camera failure that will involve $$ to repair. At least you have a back-up camera. And the photo you took with it is awesome! Love how it focusses on your son.

[Barbie]

Oh, the error message! I know your pain, & I've had moments of equipment failure. Now that I've gone into photography full-time I carry an extra camera just in case I have problems at a shoot. The powershot is great. I have one in my purse. And if going from a/c to humidity broke a camera every time, I'd have gone through hundreds. I live at the shore in the summer and go from a/c to 100% humidity on a dime. Who knows! Enjoy your day.

[candi]

i think you need a nikon...bwwwhhhaaa. lol. i am just teasing you. hope your camera comes home safe and working very soon. :)

[Ali]

Oh man, he lost his teeth :).

[Lisa D.]

eeekk...don't want to get that message. hope everything works out well with your camera. in the meantme love the photo of your son...and the smile is so cute!!

[Erin]

Nia- my rebel was giving me the same crap this week. I googled and found this info:

http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2005/04/29/50mm-lens-contact-points/

I did the eraser thing and it worked! I was so freaking happy- baby #3 is due in a couple of weeks and I couldn't stand to think of not having it. We have the SD500 for backup, but it's just not the same!

Hope your repair isn't too costly and I love that picture of your little guy! So cute!

[Renee]

Hey Nia! It's been a long time since I have been over here. So sorry about your camera. Hopefully it won't be something that costs a lot. DD has a powershot. She loves it. BTW, hang in there girl. I will be thinking of you.

[Jenn from MA]

OMG...I had kind of given up on your blog, but was missing you and checked in today to see how the heck you were doing. I am sooo sorry that you are going through such a tough time and wish there was something I could say/do to take away the pain. I have a dear friend that is also going through a divorce/custody battle and I see how it has torn him up, so I can empathize with you. Be well and know that you are loved.

[Lloyd Charles]

Hoping all is well with you. It's been a long time. Thank goodness for memories and pictures. Be well my friend...