as my meg says, it is truly tragical: my camera hit the ground, and has been deemed beyond repair.  thankfully, a new one is on its way, but in the meantime, please excuse the purse-cam photos.

if you are interested in salvaging a high-mileage but well-loved old minolta maxxum 5d for parts  - model year 2005 – please get in touch, and i will gladly ship it to you.  (full disclosure: the stabilizer coil and shutter are no longer operational.)