Jan

Camera Died

Posted by: ZenKimchi in Blog Stuff

Sad day.

My little Pentax Optio S50–the little point-and-shoot that could–well, now can’t. I plugged it into the USB port to download some pictures when the computer said that a power surge was going through the USB port. I unplugged it and turned the camera on. The viewscreen looked like someone hastily went at it with white paint. I can’t even use the analog viewfinder because it just won’t take pictures anymore.

If anyone could point me in the direction of a new camera or is willing to donate a camera or camera funds (click on the beer icon at the bottom)–ZenKimchi would be most grateful.

Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy the site. I hope to have picture capabilities again soon.

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6 comments so far

karl

I had a pentax too. Took great photos but the ccd chip died all on its own. I got a Nikon coolpix and i’m not at all happy with the quality of the photos. I say avoid the nikon point and shoots.

January 11th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Dan Gray

I have my old canon ixus 75 that I would be happy to donate to you. It’s served me well for a long time. I just don’t use it anymore because I upgraded.

January 11th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

therese

http://macs-foodkorea.blogspot.com/2008/06/camera.html
a really nice camera

January 11th, 2009 at 11:51 pm

Doddie from Korea

If you’re planning to get a new one, go with a Casio Exelim camera. I had to replace my Sony cybershot (it too died after a long and lengthy service). There’s a great deal now on GSeshop (the camera costs 180,000). In technomart it would cost you 335,000 won (but you get a tripod and your choice of color). The GSeshop camera comes only in orange.

PS. the Casio exelim is great. Love the point and shoot capabilities and it has a program that uploads directly to YouTube.

January 15th, 2009 at 6:24 am

roboseyo

Interesting that Karl dis-recommends the Nikon point and shoots. I’ve really had good results from my Nikon Coolpix P5100 — it was one of the best reviewed point and clicks on the tech blogs I visited when shopping around. More camera than I know what to do with.

What’s your price range?

I recommend going to a shop where you can hold a lot of different cameras in your hands, and pick them up and handle them before choosing one.

Find five that feel comfortable in your hands, and write down the makes and models, and look up reviews of those ones, compare prices, and buy. Don’t skip the “how does it feel in my hands” step — that’s what sold me on my camera, before I even looked up the reviews.

January 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

ZenKimchi

Thanks everyone! Dan Gray has donated his Canon IXUS 75.

I agree that I have also heard good things about the Nikon Cool Pix, especially when I was looking up cameras specifically for food photography. Everyone has a different experience.

As for me, I was quite sentimental about my Pentax. It has seen the world with me for the past four years and is responsible for most every single picture on ZenKimchi. I shall miss it.

January 19th, 2009 at 3:19 am

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