With the likelihood of actually returning the equipment before Monday gone, I photographed my apartment lit by candles. Unfortunately, they were closed for the weekend so I left a message. I had to call the rental company, explain the situation, and return the equipment before mass transit shut down for the weekend. I went from relief (“I don’t have to drive/photograph in the middle of a hurricane.”) to panic (“I just spent $175 on equipment I’m not going to use this weekend.”) in under 60 seconds. The wedding is taking place at the Crescent Beach Club which, as it name reveals, is right on the water in Bayville, NY. Twenty-four hours after I had picked up my equipment, I got the call: “The wedding’s being postponed.” It made sense, really. Well, Hurricane Irene made a liar out of me. Sure, my mother likes to regal me with the woes of Hurricane Gloria (September 27, 1985), but I figure that’s a once in a lifetime deal. Just like every other Long Islander, when I hear the words “hurricane”, I think, “that’s nice.” Hurricanes just don’t have the strength to do any real harm when they make it this far north. If you want to know what your actuation number actually means, check out Camera Shutter Life Database to give you an idea of the average actuations before biting the dust (my d60 has almost 49,000 and is still kicking!). PC users should check out Exif Viewer which is free to download. It’s free, small, new, and really easy to use. The one I went with for my Mac is Xee for Mac. Simple as that! For myself and PC users, CNET has a few options. Open your most recent image and then click the EXIF ( Exchangeable Image File) tab. To figure out how many actuations your camera has, some (as in not all, including me) Mac users can just to open a program on their computer called “Graphic Converter” in their Applications folder. The best comparison I can come up with is the number of miles you put on your car. Actuations are the number of pictures you take with your camera. One thing you need to be careful of when buying a used camera body is the number of actuations. I had one other question to ask, as I am in the market for a better camera body and was considering buying used.
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