HELP.. newbie

[evertking]

Ok, i had my 6D up on the tripod when my little girl pushed it over and now the camera will not turn on. So, I have sent it to Canon, not under any warranty or anything. How much am I looking at here?

[Tronhard]

I just queried my database for camera gear only.  Replacement cost is around $46k!  Best not share that with "she who must be obeyed" or I may have to sell something!!!! LOL

[ebiggs1]

"Anything over $800 I may as well put it toward an upgrade."

A replacement shutter is no where $800 to replace.  If the shutter is the only damage.  But some folks tend to keep trying cameras even after they discover a big problem.  Case in point is when they take their camera for a swim.  Water and cameras is not a good thing.  The first thing they do is try it.  The worst thing you can do.

You didn't keep trying to use it did you?  

[ebiggs1]

"ALL my camera gear has its original packing..."

Yeah, I used to do that but soon learned that was not possible.  It is hard enough to store the gear without adding all the packaging.  I do keep the original packages on the stuff I know I am going to sell.  My "hobby."  I have a room in the house that is dedicated to photographic gear.  It is my old darkroom slash warehouse.

I used to tell folks you know I could have a pretty nice car for what that photo gear cost you.  However, I now upped the quote to say, "I could have a pretty nice house for what that photo gear cost."

[Tronhard]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"ALL my camera gear has its original packing..."

Yeah, I used to do that but soon learned that was not possible.  It is hard enough to store the gear without adding all the packaging.  I do keep the original packages on the stuff I know I am going to sell.  My "hobby."  I have a room in the house that is dedicated to photographic gear.  It is my old darkroom slash warehouse.

I used to tell folks you know I could have a pretty nice car for what that photo gear cost you.  However, I now upped the quote to say, "I could have a pretty nice house for what that photo gear cost."

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Most of my non-essential gear was in storage in NZ while I was in Canada.  It was all packed up ready to ship to Canada with the intention of relocating.  We sold our house, bought a new place and I moved across.  Then we got hit by a tripple whammy - I got pneumonia, from which I got a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed me, and then my wife got cancer.  She was in NZ  and (unlike me) not a Canadian citizen, so it soon became clear that she could not emigrate.  So after a couple of years of shuttling back and forth we finally got our Canadian place sold and moved back to NZ.  In the meantime I had bought some gear in Canada.  For both storage and shipping it was very helpful to have the boxes and packing.  We are getting a new build which will give me a nice big sunny room all to myself, so I can store my gear with no problem! 

I might add that my wife is recovering well but it is a journey that will go on for some time.   There are things that still trigger a very emotional response in her, and it is my job to make sure she is supported to the best of my ability.  I might add that photography is my means of stress relief, and it is nice not to have commercial pressures - I can take photos that (to quote an old aquaintance) "make my eyes smile".  I enjoy visiting forums such as this and Cambridge in Colour to be part of a wider photographic community.

[ebiggs1]

I sincerely wish all is well for both of you.  Photography is a wonderful hobby that brings so many rewards.