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February 14, 2009
Canon Camera History
Someone asked where I get my cameras repaired and I said Canon, but now I'm trying to reconstruct my Canon service history:
- November 5, 2004 - Canon EOS 20D arrived at my house.
- November 2004 - Purchased Bogen/Manfrotto Tripod and Bogen/Manfrotto 3265 Grip Action Ball Head with Quick Release and RS-80N3 remote shutter release.
- January 20, 2005 - EOS 20D quit taking photos in Mendocino County, California. Probably quit working because I dropped it in my bedroom in South San Francisco. Returned to Canon for repairs under warranty.
- April 2005 - Dreaded Error 99 problem first encountered.
- November 2005 - Shipped camera to Canon 2nd time in 1 year. This time to fix Error 99 issue under warranty.
- April 2006 - Purchased Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
- October 2006 - Hopped a boxcar in Tennessee, shattering my circular polarizing filter, and accidentally leaving my camera bag with RS-80N3 remote shutter release in a sidetracked Northbound engine in Tullahoma.
- April 2007 - Purchased Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash, Canon BG-E2 Battery Grip, Stroboframe PRO-T flash bracket, Stroboframe Camera Anti-Twist Plate, Canon BP-511A Lithium-ion Batteries, Custom Canon Eyecup from TheCameraHunter.com.
- October 2007 - Purchased new Canon EOS 40D.
- November 2007 - Rain/humidity in Manu Nature Reserve in Peru caused led display in viewfinder to go haywire. The next day, I dropped the camera in a natural geothermal vent in the earth's crust in the Amazon Rain forest. Returned to company I purchased it from for replacement camera.
- January 2008 - Sent in 17-85 mm lens to Canon to be cleaned after dropping it in jungle hot spring and to repair crack in plastic housing. This repair was not under warranty. Repair cost $93.00.
- October 2008 - Purchased Lightsphere-2 Diffuser for Speedlight 580EX flash.
Updates:
- May 2009 - Returned EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens to Canon for repair for the 2nd time. Won't zoom in/out properly. Something rattling around inside the lens.
- June 2009 - Ordered new Canon EOS 50D and Transcend UDMA 300X 16GB CF card.
- August 2009 - EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens is not working properly. I get an error message that says "Err 01 - Communications between the camera and lens is faulty. Check the lens contacts." The lens gives the same error with either camera (40D or 50D). It started occurring sporadically when we were in Aspen, but then yesterday it was so bad I couldn't get it to take a pic when I wanted it to. It looks like I will have to Canon for repair for the 3rd time.
- August16, 2009 - Purchased 2nd EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens so I'd have a backup lens on the low end.
- October 17, 2009 - My new EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens broke in Mexico between Los Barriles and Cabo San Lucas.
- November 20, 2009 - Returned 2 of 3 Canon lenses today for repair. Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM because I think that the focus is soft and I'm not sure the Image Stabilization system is working properly. Also returned my original EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens because of the error message (Err 01 Communications between the camera and lens is faulty.)
- June 2010 - My Canon EOS 40D is giving me the dreaded "Err 99" on all my lenses. My older EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens is giving me the an "Err 01" or an "Err 99" on all my cameras. I also noticed that my Speedlite 580 EX has a piece sheared off the plastic base where it mounts to the camera body.
- July 9, 2010 - Returned Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens [Serial Number: 94002817] to Canon for repairs due to various Error messages.
- July 9, 2010 - Returned Canon EOS 40D to Canon for repairs due to the error message "Err 99 Shooting is not possible.
- July 9, 2010 - Returned Canon Speedlite 580EX. A piece sheared off of the base where it mounts onto the camera frame.
- February 4, 2011 - Purchased Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM from some random guy off of eBay. He had used it to take surf pictures in Florida, of all places. Like...who knew people surfed in Florida?
- February 13, 2011 - Purchased a Canon EOS 7D frame from some random guy on eBay. He'd only used it once in Mexico, for whatever reasons. Camera appears to be new.
- March 1, 2011 - Ordered a 'Genuine Canon Lens Case 600 for EF 600mm F/4 IS L lens' off of eBay.
- March 4, 2011 - Ordered a Gitzo GT5541LS Systematic Series 5 6X Carbon Fiber tripod new from Adorama.
- March 4, 2011 - Ordered a P-40 Arca-style quick-release bracket from Anacortes Telescope. Appears to be back-ordered. Asked them to cancel order on 3/5/11.
- March 6, 2011 - Ordered a P-20 and P-40 Arca-style quick-release bracket from www.bhphotovideo.com.
- March 7, 2011 - Ordered a Wimberley WH-200 head from Norman Camera.
- March 12, 2011 - Sent the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM back to Canon for repairs. Locking ring not working right. IS not functioning properly. This is the second time I've sent this lens in to be repaired. Last time was in November of 2009.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 14, 2009 at 9:26 AM
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