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Finally! my 7D on-camera flash finally gave in

Vince — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:10:47 +0000

On-camera flash on my 7D had intermittent problems, now the problem is permanent. This is a good news for me, getting even with the Canon service center; in the past rejected with a smile implying a con, failed to reproduce the problem on the spot, surely you’ve experienced this embracing feeling, I would have my satisfaction now, rejecting the repair no longer possible, proving that the con is Canon service center, set up in a way allowing them to dismiss an intermittent problem without making a proper effort in reproducing a problem, exhibiting a disturbing pattern, finally having my camera repaired and, hopefully, working properly in a few weeks.

Well, Canon did not take my camera

Vince — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:37:13 +0000

Canon service center did not take my camera for repair. They told me that there is nothing wrong with it. I could not reproduce the problem on the spot. I guess I have to wait until the problem develops more.

I mentioned that I am toying with the idea moving to Nikon, and they answered: “It is always an option”. I guess they do not really care. It is discouraging. You pay two grand for a camera, a few more thousands for all the glass and flashes and then you get blank eyes and boiler-plate answers. You might also move to Nikon for all they care… It sucks!

The search is over

Vince — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:01:47 +0000

Why bother with a prosumer P&S camera if you can get an Olympus E-520 dSLR for $329 refurbished at B&H? I decided to go with a two lens kit that a managed to buy for 400 dollars. You cannot buy a used Canon G10 for that amount of money. Olympus offers so much more value! I am looking forward to playing with the camera more. This is my first digital Oly. I used to shoot an OM10 a little bit. The 520 is not much bigger than the OM10.