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Gumby
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Registered: 06/13/01
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Mother fucker! Camera's dead.
#5607452 - 05/09/06 02:53 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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So my camera (Sony CyberShot F828) has been having problems syncing up to my computer. I decided to upgrade the firmware(software that tells the camera how to work). I did the firmware upgrades TO THE TEE according to Sony's directions.
Next thing I know my camera is 80% done with the update and then it turns off and I get a blinking red light on the camera. According to Sony's website, this means the update failed, and I should contact a service center for repair. I called Sony and fucking got outsourced to India. There is nothing I hate more than having my call outsourced to another country. Stupid chick couldn't speak proper english and made me re-do steps I'd done twice. On top of that, after every question she asked me she said "Thank you for that information, sir." After LITERALLY EVERY QUESTION.
She told me my camera is basically dead and needs to be sent to a service center to be repaired for a flat fee of $211 US. I bitched her out and told her that it was Sony's fault that my camera died because I did the firmware upgrades according to their instructions. She transfered me to "customer relations" which ended up being Tier 2 tech support.
This time it was some American lady (had a mid west accent). This lady was super helpful and she ageeed with me that it was bullshit that the firmware update destoyed my camera. She tried calling a product specalist (dude's who make the camera) but could never get through because they were busy (Monday evening). She agreed to drop the cost of parts for my repair which reduced the cost to $119 USD.
She suggested calling tomorrow (Tuesday) between 4-6pm to get a hold of a product specialist. I will definately do this. After talking to the specalist, if they don't 100% pay for the repairs, I will sell my camera after the repairs and buy a Nikon or Canon DSLR. Fuck Sony and the hoops you have to jump through for tech support.
Moral of the story: If you're thinking about buying a Sony: don't. Their tech support is shit. Also, their upgrades might destroy your camera. If that happens you're SOL. Sure, Sony's take great pics, but if your camera breaks down, do you really want to deal with their shit?
Needless to say, I won't be posting any super awesome mushroom finds for the next 2 weeks because my camera will be in the repair shop.
Mother fuckers! I hate Sony. Stick with Canon, Nikon, or Fuji. I'll never buy another Sony cam as long as I live.
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YESSUP
In The Thick Of It


Registered: 06/26/05
Posts: 2,774
Loc: SE Tex
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5607563 - 05/09/06 04:15 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I would have a hissy fit!
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Gumby
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: YESSUP]
#5607569 - 05/09/06 04:23 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm contemplating shitting in a box and mailing it to Sony's repair center. Knowing the US I'd be charged with bio-terrorism, so I probably won't be doing that. It'd still be awesome though
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MadSeasonAbove
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5607710 - 05/09/06 07:10 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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fake turd?
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MESCALATO
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5607758 - 05/09/06 07:55 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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aww man your pics rock too... bummer.
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eris
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5607914 - 05/09/06 09:14 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I know where you are coming from.
Pisses me off when stuff like this happens - sadly in most cases the only help available is shitty too.
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mjshroomer
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Registered: 07/21/99
Posts: 13,774
Loc: gone with my shrooms
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: eris]
#5607970 - 05/09/06 09:34 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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My Nikon 4300 cool-pix is also kinda dying. My camera shop says to buy a new one. I want my repaired.
IT was over $500.00 new and speniding a hundred to fix it is definitely worth the price.
However, now theysold me a new tri-pod and the fucking screw doesn't really fit the camera and when I screwed int he tri-pod the cameraq just fell over onto the concrete. The scerew doesn't fit. I am pissed and now have to take it in. I need it. I have take over 15,000 photos with it in 2 1/2 years of use
Buit it is a bummer. Out of 800 or so images taken in Amsterdam and Tiel, Nederlands, ovnly about 300 all togeher now were any good. I have a filder of lurred images which are horrible (at least five hundred or so are no good.
Four rolls of film I took came out blank when developed after going through Dulles airport's new security x-ray machines. Four rolls ruined.
I have 8 cameras which use film and I do not want to go back to them ever again.
have a shroomy day,
mj
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The_Red_Crayon
Exposer of Truth


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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5608045 - 05/09/06 09:56 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ive got a Canon powershot and it does a really good job ive dropped it many times as well sucks about the camera gumby.
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eris
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5608130 - 05/09/06 10:18 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I actually lost the USB cable for my camera. I'm in the process of ordering a new one.
Sucks to not be able to take pics. It takes some of the fun out of hunting.
I would have liked to make a couple threads on this year's finds, but haven't been able to use the camera.
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GGreatOne234
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5608281 - 05/09/06 11:10 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Gumby, I've used a Sony Mavica digital camera for the past 6 years (around the time digital cameras were just starting to get popular). And it is still working and taking good pictures. Never caused me a problem yet.
I used it to take this picture:
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eris
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: GGreatOne234]
#5608321 - 05/09/06 11:23 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow, nice pic GG!
Mine has a very nice optical zoom lense. I bought it for optical/digital zoom rather than megapixels.
Usually I have to keep it very stable to take quality pics. A tripod or somehting to keep the cam totally still is best, but somtimes I can still manage to take good ones by hand.
I have a Fuji Finepix.. a couple of my OK shots : Armillaria honey mushroom:

Amanita:

Russula:

Conocybe lactea:

A pretty small Amanita:

Pluteus cervinus:

Muscaria var formosa:
 
Hygrophorus:

Laccaria:

Pholoita:

Agaricus:

P. cubensis:
 
Shiitake:

Scenery:
   
   
   
   
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mjshroomer
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: eris]
#5608375 - 05/09/06 11:39 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Very cool and nice images of shrooms Eris. However, since I see so many mushrooms all year, I must say I like your snow scenes better than y our shroom images.
GGreatOne234, That is a fucking awesome photo of a young cube.
Best of your cube images I think I have seen so far.
kudos to both Eris and GGreatOne234 for their fine photograpns./
mj
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Gumby
Fishnologist


Registered: 06/13/01
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: eris]
#5612158 - 05/10/06 10:40 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Here are some shots I took with my camera (the now broken one):
Random mushrooms:









Weilii:





Pan subbs:




Morels:






Nature stuff I took recently (don't think you guys have seen these yet):

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thosemynikes
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5612323 - 05/10/06 11:44 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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macro photography at its best, very nice gumby, and fuck sony
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eris
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5612572 - 05/10/06 12:38 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Very impressive Gumby. 
I have looked through your photo gallery before - you have lots of nice pics.
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DaveTX
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: eris]
#5613896 - 05/10/06 05:47 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Shiting in a box! HAHAhahaa!!!!!!
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demiu5
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: Gumby]
#5613973 - 05/10/06 06:08 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I feel you; they tried to pull similar shit with me about 3 or 4 years ago. The usb connector on the camera literally came out with the plug one day after being used, and they tried to make me buy a new camera because they claimed "excessive force" was placed on the camera. Luckily, I finally had a manager at a Best Buy in Atlanta just hand me a new camera, in box, for the shit we had to go through...he even apologized for everything that had happened even though we were in a different state. If/when I ever buy a new camera, it sure as hell won't be a Sony.
BEAUTIFUL pictures, by the way. I especially love the orchid picture. I wish I had macro options on my camera. DSC-P31. It does what I bought it for at the time, though, so no real complaints.
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Edited by demius (05/10/06 06:29 PM)
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HongKongPhooey
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Re: Mother fucker! Camera's dead. [Re: demiu5]
#5614079 - 05/10/06 06:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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almost all of these companies will do advanced replacement, (if its still in warranty) but none will offer the service (speak to a service manager and have a good story of why you can't go w/o it even though its unreliable). secondly some credit cards will double the warranty period (free, w/o any paper work, you just call your 1800 number) my mastercard world from citibank automatically doubles the warranty period for anything i buy on it (including cars, however i have yet to find a dealer who will take a cc). I have a platinum card so that might make a difference, but worth checking, excpecially cause they don't advertise it. hope it helps cause i hate Sorny and their shitty proprietary crap!
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Gumby
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Registered: 06/13/01
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Yeah. Sony = bullshit. I think after I get this cam fixed I'm going to sell it and get some kind of DSLR. Either a Nikon or Canon. I just can't stand the thought of going from 8mp down to 5mp No way I could afford anything like a Nikon D200 or even a D100. I'd have to settle for the D70.
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