Walter, you write like a man who knows a lot of stuff, but anyway: fuses are there for protecting stuff and providing a warning. If it is a blown fuse, find out why it blew if you can, as just replacing the fuse may let something more expensive become damaged.
I understand what you say about the cost of full frame, very well! I went digital slowly, and bought lenses that still covered the 24x36mm area (I had Pentax, and they didn't make a full-frame body back then).
My kit was stolen; the insurers talked me into Canon (it's only really because of ML that I'm glad they did!). Ten years or so on, I now have a 6D body, and I swallowed hard when I bought it because of the cost. It's not perfect, but I had forgotten how much I liked the shallow depth of field, and being able to crop more agressively (yes, I know it's two sides of the same coin!).
I only have three issues with the 6D: battery life, slow shutter (fastest is 1/4000) and size+weight. If you grew up with 35mm, all digital SLRs are too big and heavy! In every other respect it's wonderful, especially using ML, for things like focus peaking and exposure checking.
I am reminded that my first 35mm camera, a Zeiss Ikon from 1935 (that my dad gave me!), had a fastest shutter speed of 1/250, and a lens with no coatings, and would only fit on a tripod upside down! And you had to cock the shutter manually. It did at least have a cable release socket though!
We work within the limitations of what we have, but I wouldn't want to go back to APS-size unless I was doing more limited work. The 6D is a compromise, compared to the 5D series, but it is smaller and lighter, and on balance, I like it a lot. You might, too.
I understand: losing a camera body is like losing an old friend - you are used to it as a companion. But we have to move on sometimes.
I understand what you say about the cost of full frame, very well! I went digital slowly, and bought lenses that still covered the 24x36mm area (I had Pentax, and they didn't make a full-frame body back then).
My kit was stolen; the insurers talked me into Canon (it's only really because of ML that I'm glad they did!). Ten years or so on, I now have a 6D body, and I swallowed hard when I bought it because of the cost. It's not perfect, but I had forgotten how much I liked the shallow depth of field, and being able to crop more agressively (yes, I know it's two sides of the same coin!).
I only have three issues with the 6D: battery life, slow shutter (fastest is 1/4000) and size+weight. If you grew up with 35mm, all digital SLRs are too big and heavy! In every other respect it's wonderful, especially using ML, for things like focus peaking and exposure checking.
I am reminded that my first 35mm camera, a Zeiss Ikon from 1935 (that my dad gave me!), had a fastest shutter speed of 1/250, and a lens with no coatings, and would only fit on a tripod upside down! And you had to cock the shutter manually. It did at least have a cable release socket though!
We work within the limitations of what we have, but I wouldn't want to go back to APS-size unless I was doing more limited work. The 6D is a compromise, compared to the 5D series, but it is smaller and lighter, and on balance, I like it a lot. You might, too.
I understand: losing a camera body is like losing an old friend - you are used to it as a companion. But we have to move on sometimes.