Feck
The shutter mechanism on my hideously expensive camera has started making horrible grinding noises and my camera has (probably very wisely) ceased working. Bit of an arse half way into a photography holiday. My spare [camera] body is hideously old and in Colchester so I’m going to have to downgrade this tons plain old holiday. Pain in the arse really as there are 4 more lots of beasties I wanted to photograph, plus it’s going to put my camera out of action for a couple of weeks and cost me a couple of hundred quid to get the shutter mechanism replaced.
Still, when you consider the load that gets placed on the shutter it’s hardly surprising they only last for a couple of hundred thousand actuations.
What you need is less expensive toys that are harder to break, like, say rocks.
Rocks don’t really take great photos though.
Actualyl I think you should stop buying these cheap flimsy things, it’s really your own fault. Spend a bit more now, and you’ll save yourself a lot in the future.
Cheapskate.
Erm… yes. No one invited you Barn Boy.
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