On the Road Again!

Found the WiFi adapter and decided to put it back in the camera and see if it was working. It is currently fitted with a 64gb micro-sd card.  I took a test shot and then connected. It creates its own WiFi and before opening the app you have to go to WiFi and connect to WiFi@SDCF and then open the app  From there it is pretty easy to work out what to do. See how well it works with the Canon. Mind you after the SanDisk Eye-Fi I bought a few years ago that wasn't WIN10 compatible and whose support was poor, not let's tell the truth, appalling, I might have learned my lesson. http://invictamoto.blogspot.com/2013/02/sandisk-eye-fi-4gb-sd-card.html

Sadly, the 300D went off to the repairers and after some investigations they were unable to repair it. Although a small spring on the shutter had gone it's a part that can no longer be found. I thought about buying another 300D for spares and then having it cannibalised, but even on eBay the prices were pretty ridiculous. In the end I started to look for a replacement. Okay, I am not David Bailey so spending an arm and a leg is not really worth it, so a budget, but new Canon was the order of the day.  I chose an EOS 1100D. Why another Canon?  Apparently, you are either a Canon or a Nikon man, and I am obviously a Canon man. I also have a Tamron AF70-300mm zoom with a Canon mount that I need to use! Although it is a budget DSLR, it is 12 megapixels and comes equipped with with a kit 18-55mm lens. I took it on the Ashes Tour and on the dry days I took it out and it looks to take some excellent photos. I didn't want it to get wet!! On wet days I used th...

After almost three years since I bought it on eBay my Canon 300D has died. It went wrong on holiday in Norway. Sadly although taken to a professional repair shop, they are unable to fix it as parts are no longer available. Bugger. I'll have a look on eBay. Oddly, the cameras that are there for spares or repair all have the same problem. it seems that little spring that lifts the mirror is made of unobtanium. I don't really want to buy a new one just yet, but will keep my eyes open for any deals.  The problem on eBay is the prices are climbing up and up for what is an obsolete camera!