Nikon D3000, Photography, Random Musings
In Photography, Random Musings on February 3, 2010 at 3:50 pm
The replacement part I ordered last week for my broken 18-55mm kit lens came in the mail last night, and I spent the better part of an hour fiddling with microscopic screws and a toothpick screw driver putting it all back together. Turns out, I wasn’t born with nimble hands. I dropped one of the micro-screws into the body probably 15 times and fished it out with the magnetic screw driver. On the 16th time, I couldn’t fish it out. So it stays.
But thanks to a stellar online DIY tutorial and my unshakable resolve (hah), the lens is back in working order. Total cost: $18, even after the Click Camera expert told me a lens-mount repair would run “at least $100. You’re better off buying a new lens.” Thanks, dude. You were way off.
Photography, Random Musings
In Photography, Random Musings on January 27, 2010 at 9:49 pm
By most accounts, today was a good day. Work was long but productive. I tied up some loose ends in regards to a new downtown apartment, where Frankie and I will begin moving in this week. On the way home, I had time to shoot some photos of the sun as it set and cast shadows on downtown storefronts. I even managed to shed a few lbs. this week, despite not being able to work out because of my gimpy elbow.
Yes, by most accounts, today was a good day. But one singular string of events more than ruined it all, and I’m still fuming because of it.
After checking into the aforementioned new apartment, where I turned off our circuit breakers in time for the DP&L visit tomorrow, I pulled out my camera for one last picture before heading down the stairs to leave.
