psxindo Senior Member 419 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: So Cal More info | Feb 24, 2009 12:17 | #1 just went to canon service center in Irvine to get my 30d fixed. 5D mkIII | 5D mkII | 6D | EOS M | 16-35L | 24-70L | 70-200L 2.8 IS mkII | EF-M 22 | 50 1.4 | 85L | 100 2.8 macro | Tamron 17-50 2.8 | 2x 580 ex II | 580 ex | 2x sunpak 383 | 134GB CF |
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Feb 24, 2009 19:53 | #2 Damn John
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patrick835 Goldmember  1,033 posts Joined Feb 2008 Location: Orlando, FL More info | Feb 24, 2009 20:08 | #4 camera's already expensive, the less the better... 1D mk II + sigma 10-22 + 100f/2.8 + 70-200/f4L + f/2.8L IS II+ tamron AF 2x + 430EX II
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DBJ Senior Member 326 posts Joined Jan 2009 More info | Feb 24, 2009 20:30 | #5 Just curious, is a sensor cleaning only free during the 1 year warranty? Thanks. 7D | 500D | 350D || 11-16mm 2.8 | 15-85mm IS | 17-55mm 2.8 IS | 24-70mm 2.8L | 24-105mm 4L IS | 70-200mm 2.8L | 70-200mm 4L IS | 30mm 1.4 | 50mm 1.4 | 85mm 1.8 | 135mm 2L || 18-55mm | 18-55mm IS | 100-300mm | 50mm 1.4 nikkor | 50mm 2.5 || 580EX II | 430EX II x2
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dcad10 Member  211 posts Joined Aug 2008 Location: California, USA More info | Feb 24, 2009 20:34 | #6 if its between raising the price of sensor cleanings, and increasing the prices of products.... I can deal with sensor cleaning price increases... plus most of the new bodies have "sensor cleaning" which i assume slows down the rate of dust adhesion to the sensor.
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TaDa ...as cool as Perry  6,742 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2008 Location: New York More info | Feb 24, 2009 20:35 | #7 Get a rocket blower, sensor pen, and eclipse solution to do it yourself. It's easy and necessary on a regular basis. Why have your camera out of pocket for a couple days if you can take care of it in a half hour? Name is Peter and here is my gear:
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patrick835 Goldmember 1,033 posts Joined Feb 2008 Location: Orlando, FL More info | Feb 24, 2009 20:50 | #8 it's not always that easy... 1D mk II + sigma 10-22 + 100f/2.8 + 70-200/f4L + f/2.8L IS II+ tamron AF 2x + 430EX II
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Tdragone Goldmember  2,188 posts Likes: 2 Joined Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, California More info | Feb 24, 2009 23:38 | #9 If it's not easy enough to clean wiith a pec pad and eclipse solution; should it be free? -Tom Dragonetti
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w8291 Member  227 posts Joined Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles More info | Feb 25, 2009 03:12 | #10 DBJ wrote in post #7399993  Just curious, is a sensor cleaning only free during the 1 year warranty? Thanks. i would also like to know. =)
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smorter Goldmember  4,506 posts Likes: 18 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia More info | Feb 25, 2009 03:24 | #11 You'd think they could just hire some random person to just clean sensors all year around...surely won't put too much of a dent in profits...and its not like you need an engineering qualification to do it Wedding Photography Melbourne
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smorter Goldmember 4,506 posts Likes: 18 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia More info | Feb 25, 2009 03:25 | #12 Maybe they could get a monkey to do it Wedding Photography Melbourne
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Feb 25, 2009 09:26 | #13 TaDa wrote in post #7400030 Get a rocket blower, sensor pen, and eclipse solution to do it yourself. It's easy and necessary on a regular basis. Why have your camera out of pocket for a couple days if you can take care of it in a half hour? Some of us live close enough to drive there and wait the hour or so. I'll be making one last trip down there real soon to have my boys spiffied up. 5D,40D John
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tupper Tupperware Party Sheep  2,432 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sydney More info | Feb 25, 2009 09:31 | #14 TaDa wrote in post #7400030 Get a rocket blower, sensor pen, and eclipse solution to do it yourself. It's easy and necessary on a regular basis. Why have your camera out of pocket for a couple days if you can take care of it in a half hour? I've done that from day one.. Ewan
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Feb 25, 2009 09:43 | #15 This is not pleasant news. First three Canon 5Ds. Some lights (some really fancy ones too). Some glass (maybe a few too many but who's keeping track?). Some cool stamps on my passport.
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