Today, my little nieces and nephews were about to have a water balloon fight. I was told to take pictures. They hit me. And my $600 camera. FML
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DntH8 0
I'm a poor college student so spending several thousand dollars on camera is way out of my budget. Trust me. It wasn't my idea to use my SLR. And if I had had it my way I'd have told my family members to shove it and put their own camera in the line of fire.
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augustdanielle 0
Ah fun :) My little nieces and nephews would be buying me a new camera.
Areeane 0
I have a 600$ camera and I never would have taken it to a water balloon fight. =/
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Comments (73)
spoo 24
so.... whoever told you can buy the dead camera :)
st0815 9
She should have used her own brain: little kids + water + expensive camera. It's not so difficult to figure out that that's a dangerous combination.
Unbannedban 0
YDI for buying a $600 camera and not Gucci high-tops... go away
reneetlovesyou 30
You sound so ******* stupid, 67. "Hmm.. Should I buy a nice camera that will help capture the memories of me and my family or go with shoes that will ultimately become nothing but a memory?" Tough choice.
augustdanielle 0
Ah fun :) My little nieces and nephews would be buying me a new camera.
Shadow148 0
Ooh, that sucks... but how'd you get hit? By accident or on purpose? FYL either way.
DntH8 0
Straight through the viewfinder.
TXjuggalo972 6
The viewfinder?
TXjuggalo972 6
Just realized I am 2 years late because I'm on random
Areeane 0
I have a 600$ camera and I never would have taken it to a water balloon fight. =/
redbluegreen 41
Uh... I believe there's ways to fix that? Didn't someone give suggestions on what to do with wet electronics in the FML where the kid burried his dad's "dead" palm pilot? But I wouldn't have taken my $600 camera to a water balloon fight.
fortytwo 0
I didn't know just a water-balloon's worth of water would break a camera. >_> *reminds self of that for later*
awesomeamandas 37
any amount of water can mess an electronic up if it gets inside of it.
onepctech 0
should have bought a disposable one.
patray_angel 0
That sucks. If you were hit on purpose, then you are definitely owed a new camera. Due to the nature of what they were doing, I would imagine it is safe to assume that your nieces and nephews are not old enough to be working. In which case, their parents need to pitch in a buy you a new camera. If it was on accident, then, well, you are SOL. If it is that good of a camera, you should have been able to shoot from a safe distance and just zoom in. As in, you shouldn't have put yourself too close to the water balloons in the first place.
firakkai 0
it's ok! if you don't touch your camera for a few weeks, it'll dry out and work fine. i was taking pictures next to a lake once, and somebody accidentally pushed me in. i thought my camera was fried, but it ended up working. just let it dry COMPLETELY.
AdamGD 0
I moderated this! Hilarious! Now its time to beat some kid's ass for ruining your camera