So as Jeremiah and I were outside building a snow lantern (snölykta) I was also snapping photos. After half a dozen or so, the camera abruptly stopped working. It’d turn on, the screen would blaze “CANON” in delightful blue, then it’d shut down. Sometimes it’d beep a little first.

Various battery changing experiments and such later we had to conclude our camera was for all intents and purposes dead. However, I chanced upon this repair guide for what appeared to be my problem (the lens cover wouldn’t close and there were disheartened mechanical noises from inside the camera), although the guide was written for a rather different camera than ours.

Despite the daunting nature of the instructions, I set out to follow them. Hours went by. Substantial electrical shocks were received (who knew flashes had such huge capacitors in them?). So here it is, Sunday evening, and I’m nearly done. I pushed through 90% of that repair guide — you know, the disassembly bits.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll put it back together. Yeah, tomorrow sounds good.