Over the last few weeks I’ve had an occasional error message displayed on the top LCD of my D80. It’s been getting more and more frequent and it’s now reached the point where it’s there the whole time. The shutter fires but it doesn’t capture any images. It’s dead.
I’ll take it into a Nikon service centre as soon as I can but it probably means I’m out of action with respect to photography for the next few weeks.
When I first started getting this error I feared it was actually the shutter that was failing. In the D80 the shutter mechanism is rated for ~50K exposures, and I’m up around ~38K. The more I read about this error though the more I’m convinced it’s an electronics problem.
Lisa has done a terrific amount of work in the back yard over the last few days. I went out early this morning and took a few shots of things that caught my eye…
A very cool video showing the extent of the known universe.
The interior of this car looks remarkably like Lisa’s Commodore. Hey, the outside of the other cars look like Commodore sedans too!
Maryborough is hosting a Relay for Life event in April 2010. This is an 18 hour relay event aimed at raising money for the Cancer Council. They use the funds for education, advocacy, research (which is where the bulk of the money goes) and to support cancer patients and survivors.
This evening I attended one of the Relay for Life committee meetings in the council chambers. It’s early days in the planning of the local event but it’s pretty clear that the local SES will (a) have a team entered, and (b) assist in the planning of the event.
Attending this meeting tonight was especially poignant given that earlier in the day I went to the funeral for the wife of a fellow SES member. His wife succumbed to cancer last Friday. We haven’t chosen a final name for the SES team but it will certainly be something dedicated to his wife.
Lisa is considering entering a team of her own (given that she’s a cancer survivor herself) so if you’re interested in being part of the relay give Lisa a shout.
(Side note: It was the second time I’ve been in the council chambers in 48 hours. I was there Monday evening as the SES liaison officer during a MECC emergency simulation).
Over the last few weeks I’ve had an occasional error message displayed on the top LCD of my D80. It’s been getting more and more frequent and it’s now reached the point where it’s there the whole time. The shutter fires but it doesn’t capture any images. It’s dead.
Who said what?