A photographers worst nightmare!!!!

OK...so I know it sounds dramatic...BUT a photographer's worst nightmare is something happening to their camera. Marcia and I have had conversations about "what if" situations. Again...excuse the dramatics involved here BUT...we joke that if we are on a cliff taking pictures and one of us starts to fall...we will throw the camera at the "survivor" standing on the cliff and yell "SAVE THE CAMERA". I warned you that this is dramatic....

SOOOO...When I was photographing the event on New Years, I noticed my flash acting weird. Then I played with it the next day and it was doing the same thing....slowly it is not working at all. Considering that I think I have taken about 200,000- 300,000 pictures with that camera...I guess it's time for the flash to go out. LOL :) So, I called the company who estimated that the cost would be $200-$300....Can you say WOWZERS????? I can!!!! and I DID!!! SOOOOOO...my heart has been set on the Olympus E-5 camera for $1700....oh do I dream about it. I dream of the photo trips I would take with my E-5...Then I woke up from that dream and Pooooff...back to reality. Soooooooo I started looking online and found a 620 for $360 (they are usually $600-$900) SOLD. I figured that for $60 more I might as well get a new camera body, and all my lenses will still work with this camera body :).

I still plan on using Shooter (yes I name my cameras) on landscape photo trips since I won't need the flash and the 620 (NO, I have not named the new one yet, but soon I will) will be used for portrait photography and my busniess side of photography. Excited to get the new camera...but not so excited for the learning curve of knowing where everything is and the settings on this one. So...RIP Shooter...you were loved for many years!!!!!! :)