Posts Tagged ‘ Canon ’

Leg 5 – Storms, Puppy, Snow, Fires – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Leg 5 – Storms, Puppy, Snow, Fires – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Prepare yourself.  I have left you waiting for the continued adventures of Lex Go Further – A Ford Escape for far too long.  It is now time for photos of the puppy interspersed with snow, food and a couple of tweets.  But mainly industrial-grade puppy cuteness. When last we spoke, I had just gotten onto a skidoo for the first time in my life to be whisked away to the island which has been a part of my life since I discovered it and claimed it for my own when I was 3. Here’s a quick summary of what was…

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First Impressions of the Olympus OM-D.

First Impressions of the Olympus OM-D.

It’s true. It has happened. Let the bells ring out and the doves fly. I bought a new camera! Huzza, hurrah, hooray, I finally made the decision to buy an Olympus OM-D from the guys at Aden Camera who were incredibly helpful and had the best deal in town. You have put up with long months of carping and moaning about the state of my Canon cameras (possibly years).  You have sat by while I road testing the Olympus E-PL3 (photos)- a micro 4/3s provided by Olympus for my Spain trip; and the Samsung NX20 (photos) – a 4/3s from…

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Live View Shooting

Live View Shooting

Okay, so it’s a photo of a camera manual… big whoop.And yet, it’s the NEW camera manual for my NEW CAMERA. Big thanks to Randy from Future Shop for facilitating this under-warrantee replacement when Canon would not. [more on this soon, along with more photos from my new, non-lemon, Canon T1!!!] [[ backstory here ]]  

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January 17th ROCKED!

January 17th ROCKED!

What a day! Finished & delivered the book. Thanks for all the woo hoos echoed back from around the country. (We sounded off from Cape Breton to Vancouver.) Got me a brand new camera – Canon S5is. It comes with slick new features like: better low-light capabilities (for restaurant and event shots), a larger view screen (for my crappy eyesight) and a black body (which is much more slimming) and a 4-year warrantee (so that frighteningly familiar sound I’m already hearing won’t cost me.) Got to go to my first Freestyle Photoshoot with the aforementioned brand new camera. (did I…

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January 17th ROCKED!

January 17th ROCKED!

What a day! Finished & delivered the book. Thanks for all the woo hoos echoed back from around the country. (We sounded off from Cape Breton to Vancouver.) Got me a brand new camera – Canon S5is. It comes with slick new features like: better low-light capabilities (for restaurant and event shots), a larger view screen (for my crappy eyesight) and a black body (which is much more slimming) and a 4-year warrantee (so that frighteningly familiar sound I’m already hearing won’t cost me.) Got to go to my first Freestyle Photoshoot with the aforementioned brand new camera. (did I…

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QotD: Saving For A Rainy Day

QotD: Saving For A Rainy Day

Well, it’s not exactly that I’m saving up, but what I want is a shiny new Canon S5IS. No saving is necessary, since for my birthday Gerry handed me a big fat envelope filled with enough cash to buy me one courtesy of mom, the in-laws and of course Gerry himself. I guess they were listening when I said “all I want is a new camera.” Happy Birthday to ME!!! Though the gift came with some stipulations: (in my b’day card from the in-laws) “Looking for more photos of flowers for my screen saver” (self-imposed) I can’t get a new…

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No Competition

No Competition

Yesterday as I was walking home from a wonderful lunch meeting with Mondo discussing life, business and photography I deeked into the LCBO on St. Clair West. As you should already know, I have my S2 back so I’m taking pictures left, right, and centre, like the photoholic I am.  So, when I saw the ad for the “Amateur Photo Contest” stuck to the counter at the LCBO, I did what any photographer would do,  I whipped out my camera and took a picture. LCBO Photocontest Of course, since I’d been walking in the rain the white balance was off… and…

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Ding Dong Purolator Man

Ding Dong Purolator Man

It’s been a crazy week with Gerry leaving Monday for vacation, 2 conferences – SOHO and the CMA’s Not For Profit – getting all the Ottawa proofing rolling (thanks guys!) and a fantastic opportunity to be a sponsor for Jer’s Vision Gala in Ottawa thanks to Sai from the ACE Card. And then finally on Wednesday, when I think I can enjoy a little for myself the door bell rings.  What? Who? What? “Purolator” Oh? I buzz them in, sign their little device, and get handed a little box from Canon… my heart starts racing. I only  faxed in the approval to…

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Ding Dong Purolator Man

Ding Dong Purolator Man

It’s been a crazy week with Gerry leaving Monday for vacation, 2 conferences – SOHO and the CMA’s Not For Profit – getting all the Ottawa proofing rolling (thanks guys!) and a fantastic opportunity to be a sponsor for Jer’s Vision Gala in Ottawa thanks to Sai from the ACE Card. And then, finally, when I think I can enjoy a little for myself the door bell rings.  What? Who? What? "Purolator" Oh?  I buzz them in, sign their little device, and get handed a little box from Canon… my heart starts racing. I only faxed in the approval to…

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Camera Hospital

Camera Hospital

Camera Hospital Finally I got my S2 into Canon to get that evil E18 error checked out. (Henry's would have sent it in for me but there is a $50 refundable up front fee) I held some vain hope that Canon would say "OH, an E18 error?  And you *didn't* drop your camera? We'll fix it for free. No… we'll just upgrade you for free to an S5." (Yes, I know I live in a fantasy world) But really, all I'm hoping for is more responsiveness than Tanja got! (Check out her note Canon = Lies & Thievery) So far, it's taken…

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The Last Photo I’ll Take

The Last Photo I’ll Take

The Last Photo I'll Take Not because I think it's brilliant and the pinnacle of my photographic career.Not because I've acknowledge my addiction and am on the road to recovery.Not because I'm refocusing my energy on personal growth, business development or even spiritual enlightenment. No, it's because of the dreaded E18 error which has left me camera-less. CAMERA LESS!!!! [more details on the dreaded E18 can be found on the E18 website... yes, it has it's own website - www.e18error.com/]

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The Last Photo I’ll Take

The Last Photo I’ll Take

Not because I think it’s brilliant and the pinnacle of my photographic career. Not because I’ve acknowledge my addiction and am on the road to recovery. Not because I’m refocusing my energy on personal growth, business development or even spiritual enlightenment. No, it’s because of the dreaded E18 error which has left me camera-less. CAMERA LESS!!!! [more details on the dreaded E18 can be found on the

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