Got my 5D and new tripod today....

Dave. I was referring to the physical button. It has a very similar movement. I know the shutter sound is very different.

BTW, I shot a mates 1D III and 400 2.8 handheld at the Red Bull Air Race last week. Such a great combo for fast planes.

Im waiting for him to send me the shots.

Nice! Two guys were using 1D3s at MAN last Sunday but I of course couldn't get permission to use them. Also not interesting glass on them, only a 70-200/2.8L and on the other a 28-300/3.5-5.6L IS.

Man I've got to get this camera. :P

Cheers GyRob. Do you have a link to that?

When I sold expensive ski equipment I had a customer that would buy new gear every year- a $1500 pair of skis every year. When he came to pick them up he would ask for a screwdriver and before leaving the shop he would gouge the top of the skis. He claimed he couldn't enjoy taking his new skis on the hill knowing any minute someone will run them over and mark them all up, so he got it over with immediately.

Think of this event like that! Because when I first got my camera, I treated it with kid gloves. But now I just throw the thing in any old non-padded bag, toss it in the dusty truck- whatever!

Jethro790 wrote in post #4276667
When he came to pick them up he would ask for a screwdriver and before leaving the shop he would gouge the top of the skis.

Ha! It's kind of like that first ding or scratch in your new car...

Jethro790 wrote in post #4276667
But now I just throw the thing in any old non-padded bag, toss it in the dusty truck- whatever!

Hmmm, note to self, don't buy used gear from Jethro

2 ways to think about it (how I think about it).

The camera is a tool used to capture images, so I treat mine like I would most other tools, not like it is this big deal that I can't let get scratched/dirty.

Scratches/dings etc. add character to the body. The more beat up it gets the more you know you've gotten a lot of good use out of it

Ouch! I feel your pain. Back in March of this year, I was in Tokyo and I bought the wonderful EF-S 10-22mm lens (with a Kenko protector filter) for my XT. I'd wanted a wide-angle lens for a while, and if there is any place on Earth that justifies it, it's Tokyo.

I bought the lens on a Thursday night, about 8PM in one of the electronics malls in Shinjuku. I shot perhaps 20-30 pics that night, just messing around. The next morning, at about 10AM, I was trying to get in an elevator to go to an observation floor in one of Tokyo's many many skyscrapers, and there was security checking everyones' bags on the way into the elevator. At the time, my XT and 10-22 were in a Tamrac holster-style bag over my left shoulder. I had to take the bag off my shoulder and place it on the table and open it for the security gaurd. After doing so, I THOUGHT that I re-shouldered the bag and headed toward the elevator. It was crowded and things were happening very fast, but all I remember was me yelling "ohh sh#t!!" and I bent over as fast as I could and caught the bag about 6 inches off the ground, but I was too late, as the slack in the strap was just enough to let the bottom, or lens portion of the holster if you will, strike the tile floor. I stood up quickly and was forced to proceed into the elevator. It was too crowded to open up the bag, so after what seemed like an eternity, when I finally got out of the elevator, I opened up the bag and pulled out the XT. I noticed that the very edge of the lens cap had turned white, the way plastic does when it gets bent. I thought, oh, that's not too bad. I took off the lens cap and millions of grains of white glass fell out and large chucks of glass hit the floor. Upon closer inspection there was a fine powder of white glass all over the camera body and inside the Tamrac bag.

I can't really describe how I felt other than to say that my guts churned to the point where I thought I was going to throw up and soil myself at the same time.

I was very lucky, as it turned out that all I had lost was the $50 Kenko filter. I took the XT and 10-22 to the Canon service center, which just happened to be a block away from my hotel, they checked out the lens and cleaned my camera and I bought a new filter and was on my way.

That feeling in my guts renewed my vigilance when it comes to securing my gear. Like I said, i feel your pain. Probably the best thing to do would be to have your 5D checked out by Canon, but it is supposed to be a very robust camera.

Good luck,

Michael

There is only one cure Michael. Go out, set up your tripod, and take pictures. And do it again. Your self confidence will rise, and your bad experience will teach you and then become a thing of the past.

Thanks guys. The stories here make me feel better.

Michael, I would take it to Canon, but it would be a pain, as the thing was purchased in the states, so they wont cover anything under warranty in Oz.

I have had a thorough look at it and it is all working fine.