and I’ m glad.

Today I felt a sense of relief to get my camera, my DSLR, my Nikon D80 back from the repair shop after almost two months!

I had my camera repaired because of problems after I used my camera at the beach. Somehow, it wouldn’t take any picture but the shutter would still function. I was really upset to realize that my camera was broken and it hasn’t even reached a year of use!

I felt weak in most point especially when I would have to go to events since I couldn’t capture the moment. Although it’s also good since I’m able to focus myself on other things such as maximizing my blog to earn more money and such, I still wanted to get my camera as soon as possible.

I had the camera repaired at Camera Care in Cebu. The repair man told me that I could get it back after two weeks. But then after how many follow-ups, it went up to two months. Right now, I’m really just happy that I got it back. It cost me an arm too. darn it.

I was planning to sent it to Manila to have it serviced in the Nikon Service Center, I don’t know why Nikon still hasn’t set up a service center here in Cebu. Anyway, when I called them up, they told me that it wasn’t covered with warranty even if I had the warranty slip since it was purchased in the black market. Sigh. To think that I had the official international warranty with me, they told me that the warranty was only good outside the Philippines (which explains the international tag, duh!).

Anyway, the good thing is that I got it back and it has two months warranty from the local repair shop (Camera Care). What’s up with the number 2? hehe.

Now I’m ready to snap away… only I have to get used to the camera again. My skills have somewhat decayed due to its absence. Sheesh.

I am writing this blog in response to a comment made by Twerlyn in my Shoutbox, sorry it took so long to reply. Been pretty busy with other stuff.

twerlyn: “kung snapshots naman would you agree na maganda ang cyber shot ng sony?im planning to buy one kac but don’t know kung ano ang nice na cam.any advice?”

She wanted to know what type if point and shoot camera would go best. So here’s my two cent’s worth.

I’ve also had a number of cameras tried out before I bought when my Olympus SW790 about two years ago. I’ve tried Kodak, Sony, Casio, Pentax, Nikon, Canon, Olympus and some generic ones. Ever wonder why I was able to try a number of brands? Simple, I work in a call center and team buildings/outings are abound. In each of those occasions, I usually borrow the cameras of my colleagues since they usually end up wanting to be in front of the lens while I prefer to be at the back. At those times, I get to handle those gadgets which helped me also in choosing a point and shoot cam that I wanted to purchase one day.

When that day came, I was gunning for something that coincided with my personality and I went with a waterproof camera. I am clumsy and I also like to go to the beach so I really wanted it to be sturdy. I was actually debating which one I’d rather buy. If I’d go for a Pentax or an Olympus since those were the only two who had the waterproof feature. I even blogged about it before buying to get opinions from other people.

Here’s my blog entry: Olympus SW790 vs Pentax W30 – 2 underwater cameras

My Olympus SW 790

In the end, I went with this baby and I was satisfied. There are actually newer models now with higher resolutions and are sturdier. Some brands like Canon and Pentax have also expanded their models to compete with Olympus. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not being paid by Olympus to sell this camera. hehe. To tell you honestly too, I have difficulty with Olympus’ night shots especially its noise when I just use the regular mode. With Canon, the noise is less visible; but then only when it’s in a regular shoot mode. I initially wanted to go with a Canon or Nikon or Sony (which is also a good brand) and Pentax (since not most people use a Pentax here), but then the prices really varied a lot. I chose Olympus again because of the waterproof future. –> I couldn’t stress this enough, hehe.

I usually went to different websites as well before buying one. I just search for the camera in steves-digicams.com for more information as Steve does a full review of those cameras he has tested. I wish I were like him wherein companies get to send him stuff to try out. But then, I only know a little about cameras. However, I hope I’m able to enlighten you in some way.

As for Professional DSLR cameras, that’s where I really have lesser ideas on how to buy one. hehe

I want to buy a DSLR!!!

I’m still waiting for that perfect timing. By that time, I’ll probably purchase another domain for myself in order to post more pictures.

Nikon seems like a good brand. Only if I can find a good price for it.