GKPE 6 - 3 years on

I'll keep that in mind

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #7443856
You didn't miss much, all over, severely reduced overs to chase big score, big FAIL!!

Bed time for me, good luck with the new camera. (if you don't like it, you can always send it to me)

Hi all,

long time no see.

Haven't shot anything recently, apart from half an hour in the backyard this morning, so I'll just pop back out again

Butterflies

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The butterflies,very nice indeed.

A couple from Port Waikato:

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Trying to firm up my little Europe trip plans. It's somewhat tricky trying to hit all the key spots in just a few days...

Here's the current draftish route for my first 13-15 days:
http://www.colourandli​ght.co.nz/blog/?p=128

So I've got the Stelvio pass in there (roughly), so hopefully it's not completely snowed out in April... Still need to work in some of Dave's other suggestions.

The 17-55 f2.8 IS has been with Canon for 5 working days so far... Early next week I'll start phoning them daily to check on progress... Stress...

I like your blog template Jason..

lil_miss wrote in post #7446962
I like your blog template Jason..

Shame about the content though eh?

scotttnz wrote in post #7435891
Just listening to U2's new album. It's different.....but I like most of it.

agreed ....

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #7443806
Cricket's gone well, NOT!!!!

esp if your a Sri Lankan

jasestu wrote in post #7446233
Trying to firm up my little Europe trip plans. It's somewhat tricky trying to hit all the key spots in just a few days...

Here's the current draftish route for my first 13-15 days:
http://www.colourandli​ght.co.nz/blog/?p=128

So I've got the Stelvio pass in there (roughly), so hopefully it's not completely snowed out in April... Still need to work in some of Dave's other suggestions.

The 17-55 f2.8 IS has been with Canon for 5 working days so far... Early next week I'll start phoning them daily to check on progress... Stress...

Ok, genuinely shocked. Phone call from Canon at 12:34 pm today.

The 40D has been cleaned, focus recalibrated, firmware upgraded and is on the way back to me this afternoon. No charge (must still be under warranty, or they're planning to make enough money off me from the 17-55 repair). I think I'm hallucinating, so I’ll take it with a dose of salt until I have the unit back in my hands and see no charges against my credit card. They also mentioned I’ve done 22k odd shots with it too according to the shutter count.
The 17-55 is ‘upstairs’ currently being worked on (I sent the camera and lens in separately).

Just to summarise - this is 5 working days after having sent the camera in and Canon has phoned to say it's on it's way back. Though I guess a sensor clean should be straightforward. It's the repair on the 17-55 IS I'm particularly anxious about...

*cynical*

Canon do not call anybody - obviously a prank call. Did it sound like Johno from the Rock?

joeseph wrote in post #7448735
*cynical*

Canon do not call anybody - obviously a prank call. Did it sound like Johno from the Rock?

ROTFLMAO

haha.. nice.. hopefuly they've got their act together then!
Wish they'd hurry up and get more stock in ... I want a 24-70

lil_miss wrote in post #7449113
haha.. nice.. hopefuly they've got their act together then!
Wish they'd hurry up and get more stock in ... I want a 24-70

I asked my unamed source at Canon if he knows of anybody with some in stock and when canon are getting some. His reply was
"Sorry no one has any. We are getting stock coming in over the next few weeks."

jasestu wrote in post #7446233
Trying to firm up my little Europe trip plans. It's somewhat tricky trying to hit all the key spots in just a few days...

Here's the current draftish route for my first 13-15 days:
http://www.colourandli​ght.co.nz/blog/?p=128

So I've got the Stelvio pass in there (roughly), so hopefully it's not completely snowed out in April... Still need to work in some of Dave's other suggestions.

The 17-55 f2.8 IS has been with Canon for 5 working days so far... Early next week I'll start phoning them daily to check on progress... Stress...

Looks great. Travel cards are neat (I managed to get mine at 60US c to the dollar so was quite pleased) but impossible to keep track of how much you spent. I couldn't find any ATM's that gave me the balance in the US. And when you phone national bank (who are usually amazing), they have no idea how to do it and it takes half an hour of expensive calling to discover the balance.