Thursday, June 03, 2010

Camera Woes

Yes, the Canon A620 is broken again. You may have read my previous post about the lens assembly issue I had when I was in San Antonio, and my subsequent meltdown. As soon as I got back to Massachusetts, I took the camera down to Precision Camera Repair in Connecticut. They replaced the lens assembly, charged me $140, and had it back to me in about 10 days (during which I was in agony to be without a camera). I won't go into all the details, but it has now (in less than a month of use since the lens repair) developed another problem that I suspect is the CCD sensor failing. I'm going to contact Precision Camera to see what they have to say about it, but in the meantime I've taken the plunge and ordered a new camera. After much debate between a Nikon D5000 DSLR and a Canon G11 point and shoot, I've decided to go with the G11 on the recommendation of my pal Maggie Jones who just bought one and has great things to say about it. As much as I would love to have a DSLR one day, I think the G11 makes sense for me right now -- it costs less and will be much easier for me to carry around with me on my travels. It should arrive from B&H Photo tomorrow. Sad as I am about the A620, which gave me over 4 years of service and probably 20,000 images, I'm psyched about moving up to something a bit better. The G11 has the articulating LCD screen that I loved in the A620, a great lens, and will probably give me a lot less noise at higher ISOs. Keep an eye on my Flickr photostream as I put it through its paces.

5 comments:

  1. Long live the A620! I'll bet you're going to love the new one.

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  2. You won't regret your decision. My photo's are as good as my DSLR. I am unlikely to ever use the old Nikon again. I am going to Wimbledon next month for the tennis and I've already decided to use the G11 rather than the DSLR.
    Hooray, we can contrast and compare now!

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  3. I don't know about the G11, but we've had a G9 and G10 in our family ( I bought one each for two kids) and they have been reliable and excellent cameras. I know, because I would be the one repairing them. The G9 is still in service despite rude treatment from my son, which says a lot. So your G11 has a good pedigree, In fact, if you like it a lot, I may buy one for myself.

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  4. Glad you are getting the camera you wanted. Sad that you had to shell out the $140 in a vain effort to keep the old one going. Any rebate from the camera shop? Any warranty?

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  5. Hoping you are getting many opps w/ new camera.

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