My family loves to take photos everywhere we go, so we have a Nikon D70 digital SLR for action shots at sporting events,and a more portable Casio Exilim EX-Z600 for everyday snapshots. Both are great digital cameras, but both are in need of repair right now.
Something happened to the lens on my D70, so now any pictures I try to take come out completely unfocused. I’m not sure what happened to the Casio, but all the pictures come out extremely dark, no matter what the actual lighting conditions are.
I’m going to get a replacement lens for the D70 as soon as I have an extra $300 to spare (who knows when that will be) because there’s no way I’m going to let an expensive camera like that go to waste. As for the Casio — I’m not really sure what I’m going to do about it. I might take it into a shop that offers free diagnostics to find out what exactly is wrong with the thing in the first place. If it’s a problem that can be fixed at a reasonable price (less than $75), then I will go ahead and do that. If not, I’m going to start shopping around for something new.
For the time being, I’m stuck taking pictures with my cell phone. The quality is terrible, so hopefully I’ll get my camera situation worked out soon.