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Post by admin on Aug 18, 2012 10:11:14 GMT -8
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steve
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Post by steve on Aug 18, 2012 15:02:44 GMT -8
That's amazing, Clark
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Post by ckswank on Aug 18, 2012 22:42:33 GMT -8
Thanks for posting, Clark. Great story! I especially liked the last picture taken before the camera was lost.
Charlie
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Post by anthony on Aug 19, 2012 11:18:22 GMT -8
Incredible it could survive so long like that. They are really well made.Very interesting story.
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Post by jshuey on Aug 19, 2012 17:09:07 GMT -8
having just lost my camera last month, I'm hoping for a similar outcome. Mine is in a pairie in Indiana, and we'll probably burn it this fall. I want the card back.
shuey
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Post by davemoore on Sept 15, 2012 12:54:59 GMT -8
Whilst not exactly a lost camera; what happened to my first half way decent digital camera was quite amazing.
I had bought a replacement lithium battery for it on ebay (bad mistake) and the whole family was gathered in the front room for a family day pic.
I set the camera up on a tripod and everybody was artistically positioned on the sofa for the shot.
Setting the camera for a 10sec delay I pressed the shutter and sat down quickly with them all.
We then heard a popping sound from the camera shortly followed by a jet of flame coming from the camera's battery compartment. The smell was awful and as quick as I could the whole thing was launched out of the window before it set fire to anything else.
Once it had stopped we all looked at the carnage that was my pride and joy. The entire side of the camera was melted away.
Incredibly the compartment that held the memory card seemed intact, though a little charred and with a little tugging, the card came free.
I don't know how but it was still readable and the pics were salvaged. My only regret was that the camera did not manage to take that last shot as our faces would have been priceless.
Just shows that the cards can take an awful lot of abuse and still work.
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