29th November 2014

Goodbye to my Panasonic Lumix DMC F3

Back in 2009 I said goodbye to my trusted old Nikon Coolpix 4300 on account of a busted zoom and a failure to actually take a picture (quite important for a camera). The Lumix then took up the slack.

To be fair it was never as good as the Nikon, but what it lacked in quality it made up for in ‘balls’! This camera has been through the grinder and despite being battered beyond belief, it kept going. It was the proverbial A10 Warthog of the compact camera world.

Its place in my rack was right at the back by my extenders. It hated chimneys almost as much as I do and I returned on many a day with a camera imprint on my back or arse.

Unfortunately I can no longer see through the view finder, get it to focus, download pictures to my PC or evn switch it on (sometimes). There is no part of the case that isnt scratched and the battery falls out when the gaffer tape loses its stickyness. Other than that its in pretty good shape.

RIP buddy.