"I get by with a little help from my friends"

Seven weeks after having all my camera equipment stolen (see here for more details) I finally have got a replacement for the camera I lost. This is thanks to all the people who contributed financially via the internet and made it possible for me to do so. One of the good things to come out of the incident was the offers of help and support that flooded in via Twitter, Flickr and the blog, giving me hope when I was in a dark place and feeling very depressed.

I would also like to thank those who made it possible for me to contine taking pictures even when I had no camera of my own. Without the help of Eleni. Asteris, Orhan and D. H. Morton the last seven weeks would have been a photograph free zone on this blog.

550 euro was donated via Tipit and the 40 euros via Paypal. Of that 33 euros (6%) was deducted by Tipit for commission and I tipped them 20 euros. Unfortunately, there were several delays in getting the money to Greece hence the fact that only recently got it. The rest I borrowed from friends.

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So now I'm the proud owner of a Nikon D90 DSLR with an 18-105mm lens which cost 899 euros. Also I replaced my stolen Toshiba T10 flipcam with a Traveller camcorder which cost 99 euros.

So, once again thank you for all your help.

Camera updates

As promised I thought I'd let everyone know what has been happening on the camera front. Last week I tipped out my tip jar (which totalled 550 euros and after deducting transfer fees and a tips for the site I was left with just over 500 euros which I sent to my friend, Eleni's bank account. Since I still don't have a passport to replace the one stolen I have no way of retrieving money from my own account.

In the next few days I will use that money along with my own to buy a replacement for the D80 Nikon which I lost. I have come to the conclusion that the best camera would be a Nikon D90. If anyone has any ideas about where I could get one at a reasonable price please let me know.

In addition D H Morton has also given me one of his cameras along with memory cards and a manual. As you can imagine I'm like a kid on Christmas day. It's just the kind of compact camera that I need for situations when having a big DSLR hanging round your neck can be a liability.

As anyone who follows this blog knows the coming months are going to see a lot of upheavals in Greece and hopefully I will be able to record them and give the kind of background to what is happening that a lot of the international media is unable or unwilling to.

Over the weekend

More pictures from the party.