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June 5, 2011
Goodbye Canon EOS 40D
My Canon EOS 40D has not been shooting right for some time. I've sent it back to those imbeciles at Canon so many times I've lost count and today, I finally decided I'd had enough.
I'd thought about returning it again, but I know they can't fix it or they'd have fixed it by now. I thought about eBay'ing it, but I honestly don't want to sell someone a camera that I know isn't working right. Today, I shot it all day at the lake and it's just such a piece of junk...it can't focus and won't shoot and I wanted to toss it in the lake. But then, when I was driving Jen down the hill with Katarina, I stopped on the shoulder to shoot this beautiful bird on a wire. He was just there, on the barbed wire fence. The background bokeh was just amazing. This soft green background, exact opposite side of the color wheel from the bird's red head. I had the perfect shot. I pushed the button, and the bird looked at me, and flew away. The camera never took a shot. And that was it. I pulled out the memory card, removed the camera from the 400mm lens, and smashed it into the pavement in a fit of rage. And it felt good.
That camera will never take another photo, but for me, that's a win. It's a win because I don't have to deal with the thing any more. It was so aggravating I can't begin to say. It did the same thing when we were in Hawaii. But not any more. No sir. That camera will trouble me no more.
Posted by Rob Kiser on June 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM
Comments
I know what you mean. you should have sat in a seedy bar in SF then left your camera on the end of the table, then waited for someone to steal it, then report it stolen and hand the cops a photo you took of the guy stealing it. kind of like bait car but with a camera.
I had a timex watch that I fixed with a sledge hammer after trying for over two hours total to get the watch band pin back in. I gouged my finger doing it, went to the garage, got a big hammer and end its and my suffering in one swing. Timex sucks.
Posted by: mop on June 5, 2011 at 8:02 PM