December 17, 2009

  • Bad Camera Luck

    Why is it cameras always seem to wait until I'm on vacation to go bad?

    My beloved Sony MVC-FD95 is having disk drive issues.  I can't get it to read any disks anymore.  I am very, very sad, and will have to have the camera repaired.  But what do I do in the meantime?

    Hey, this is Japan. I bought a new camera.

    It's a next generation Sony camera, but it has all of the features that my FD95 has, plus a few additional nice ones, such as the ability to take panoramic shots.  I wasn't able to use the battery or, annoyingly, the memory sticks.  So the new battery is charging and we're about to go out to the Ginza district to the Sony building to get some sticks.  I used Aaron's Camera to take some shots.  I got it at one of the many stores in an area called Akihabara, known for being an electronics wonderland.  I got it duty free at a store who sold international versions on the 5th floor of their shop, with a clerk who spoke flawless English and was extremely helpful.

    We stopped at the large shrine, Senso-ji, in Asakusa, the area in which we're staying.  One of my guide books is quite correct when it describes the carnivalesque atmosphere, but the shrine itself is super cool.  The incense that people smudge themselves with, the loud clinking of coins dropped in metal bins for prayers, and the taiko drums and lots and lots of people.  Fantastic.

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Comments (2)

  • Aww - how sweet, you took your old camera back to its homeland for a proper burial!

    I loved Asakusa - make sure you take the river tour that goes under all the bridges that leaves some where around there.

    There are some awesome castles - check out Nijo-jo - and please, please - tell me you are going to sit in some hot springs!!!

  • Great pictures so far!

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