"The Lens" is Back Home

After being dropped on its head, the fine folks over at Bergen County Camera were able to put my little humpty dumpty lens back together again.

Final analysis; the aperture rings were busted.

I guess that's what happens when you drop a lens on a marble floor.

Bergen County Camera Review:

I wanted to find a "local" repair shop that I could have my Canon Lens looked at, because I didn't want to send it back to the manufacturer and find out that it was going to cost more to repair the lens than I had originally paid.

The customer service rep at Bergen County Camera told me that they'd send it to Canon (for $25 shipping) and have them take a look at it. They'd deal directly with the Canon folks (God knows how much I love talking on the phone) and they'd get back to me with a price quote for the repair.

Dealing with the repair department at Bergen County Camera turned out to be a bit of a hassle. It took about five phone calls to finally get the official "YES, PLEASE HAVE CANON REPAIR MY CAMERA" processed by the repair reps.

Other than that headache, everything was great.

I've got "The Lens" back and will be testing it out with the new Canon XTi later this evening.

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Spiderman Told Me to Buy It

Little Guy Productions, as its always been, has been known for its video production. But what happens when a client asks you to become the videographer and photographer for their wedding?

Well, besides hiring another shooter, it means its time to dust off and upgrade the camera gear!

First up was a major upgrade; we moved from the Canon Rebel XT to the Canon XTi. The Rebel was great for what we were using it for; capturing fun stills throughout the evening and a few professional looking shots that would be later used to create the DVD case cover inserts.
But as the great Spiderman often says "With great power comes great responsibility".

With that the power and responsibility also comes a new toy; the Canon XTi and the Canon 430EX II speedlite.Oooh...pretty! And you can dance on those things! Want them at your event? Contact Ryan at The DJ Company

This photo doesn't look nearly as good with our old Canon Rebel XT setup. The internal flash would have given the skin tones a weird redish look, so adding the 430EX II Speedlite helped. With relatively low ceilings at the Casa Mia Manor house, the light was able to bounce and light the subjects fairly well.

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