u/ilikelizards57

I have a Nikon D5100 that I saved up to buy second hand and have purchased few lenses for it. I was soooo sad but the mirror has become loose and unresponsive after dropping it :(

Does anyone know where to buy a Nikon camera body second hand? I was looking at Facebook but they look dodgey or won't sell me just the body itself without lenses. Cash crusaders looks too expensive.

Alternatively, I can bring it to a shop to get fix, but google is saying it's expensive. But if anyone knows a repair shop I could try that may work.

TIA!

Burnout hit suddenly and HARD in August 2025. Prior, I was so passionate about my work. I struggled, sure, but I liked what I was doing, was excited for the future, and had a healthy work/life balance - no weekends or past 5 pm (unless it was something big or important).

Then... I was overseas doing fieldwork having a great time, and I caught tropical disease (yay) and was sick for 2 weeks. I finally went home, recovered, and hit a WALL. I couldn't find any desire to do my work. I wasn't depressed or sad, I just did not want to work. I got the bare minimum done that semester (August - dec) so that my advisor did not notice anything (or at least did not mention anything). In January, I left the country again on a very prestigious scholarship I worked my ass off to get (prior to burnout). I've been overseas since then (~7 months). I still haven't been able to find my spark again, despite being away in a new environment that I adore. I love it here; I am happy, healthy, living my life, but I can't seem to find the joy I used to have for my field. I've gone to therapy, I'm going to the gym, fixing my sleep schedule, diet, taking extended breaks, finding hobbies (that I quickly cycle through, lol), everything I've read online, but it still breaks my heart that I don't love what I do anymore. I still enjoy aspects of my field (animals in general), but getting my ass out to do the fieldwork is tough, and sitting down to write, analyze data, send emails, etc. is really hard. I, again, do the bare minimum because my advisor needs weekly check-ins from me updating him on my progress, but I know the old me would be miles ahead of where I am now. I used to be so okay with the "boring" stuff because it was all for something I loved. But something happened; maybe it was me getting sick, and I just lost my spark. It makes me really sad to not have that passion anymore.

Has anyone gotten through it? Its been one year with many attempts at recovery with no success. I want to finish my PhD (I am on year 3, US-based), I know I can, but it would be so much better if I enjoyed doing it.

Edit: my field is biology