Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

My 8 yrs old Canon Digital Elph S10 finally die. Spent another $20 for a brand new ebay battery did not work either. Call Canon tech support at 866-443-8002 or 800-828-4040, for my dead Canon + $304, they will ship me this one, http://www.fotoconnection.com/p11462...mera-body.html, body + 18-55mm lens w 6 month waranty. I think it is quite reasonable :) . Will post when camera come. I think the Canon Loyalty program deals more than just camera.


bun

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

Very cool. I broke the LCD on my SD300, wonder what I can get it for.

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

I paid $300 plus my 100% dead S10 (which I had used for 8 yrears!) and got a digital rebel with lens. It is the top of line model from Canon. This loyalty program bought me :) . BTW, the digital rebel is a professional camera, very heavy and bulky, TTL system, with 58mm lens. Other than a labelled 'refurbished', the package looked new.

bun

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I was considering getting the Rebel with an old S500 with a broken CCD (known issue), but decided to just get it repaired (as my mother wants a small camera anyway) and spend the $300 on a 50mm f/1.4 lens instead. I've already got a Rebel XTi anyway.

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

Now, that is really really making me jealous, GENERAL! Well, I guess, everybody earns a living, may as well spend on things you really want. So photography is a searious hobby for you too, right? Me too, other than computer, photography is my larger than life hobby! I always want to do some timesequency lapse photo, never have the knowhow, never have the $, never have tried it. With this EOS, I am going to try. May be I will put up some pics here someday.... :)


bun

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Bun:

Do you have to pay anything to join the loyality program?

I have the XT already, but in a few years, it will go to the bit heaven and I hope I can also take advantage of the said program at that time:-). Btw, the XT was the top of the line; but it is no longer the case. However, for a causal user like myself, it was and still is very good.

cheers

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

No. One do not have to pay to join the loyalty program. It has been there since 2006. And Canon keeps on putting up re-furbished cameras for the program. So, there is no telling what cameras WILL be there when you use the program. Anyhow, I think it is very good for the consumer, just ask yourself, what can you do with a dead electronics? Not much.


bun

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Not really serious-serious, and mostly only recently (only got the XTi about 4 months ago), but I'm getting into it. ;) Shooting with DSLR is worlds away from the point'n'shoot experience and will really kickstart you into photography in a big way.

Make sure you pick up a good tripod and remote. Expect to pay at least $120 for a tripod, otherwise it's just not worth it—a bad tripod is worse than no tripod at all. The remote will let you do really long bulb exposures on cool stuff like starts (do an 4-8 hour exposure of the sky to get them moving). Just lock the button down and come back to it later.

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

yeah, if he was "serious-serious", he'd have spent the money on a 70-200mm f/2.0 (pro) lens, and not that 50mm lens. ;)


-- Brian
(who has an Elan IIe, and several lenses... no large digital cameras, tho. not yet)

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

bah.. browser cleared my post.. trying again.

I also have an XTi. My hobby camera for playing around, mostly HDR, which is a lot of fun, but sometimes time consuming. (check http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/ for Linux users) My favourite lens is the 50mm f1.4. I'd rather walk closer then carry around heavy zoom lenses, although f2 for a zoom is impressive, probably more expensive than all my camera gear combined!

Anyways, thanks for pointing out the canon reward program. I really liked my SD300 for casual shots and taking to parties and such where a SLR is cumbersome. I'll have to call and see what they offer.

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

As long as you are investing in a good tripod you should get one with a ball head, only one knob to mess around with. I would say he is "serious-serious" when he starts picking up Cannon L lenses. I would want a Cannon program to replace lenses. If I dropped my camera I would hope it would break only the body and not the lens. I mean my lens, 50mm F1.2L USM, is worth more than my XTi.

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

That'd be "Canon". ;)

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

Kinda OT, but does getting a lens with a low aperture give you blurry pictures, or is 1.4 on that lens equivalent to, say, 4.5 on a regular lens?

In other words, does it reduce the FOV even more or is it just "faster"?

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

I'd recommend reading up a bit on the subject. Here and here.

But, yes, a wider aperture also reduces your depth-of-field (i.e., increases background blur) as well as increasing the amount of light that makes it to the sensor, which is a desirable effect in most cases. ;)

That's the purpose of the "A-DEP" (automatic depth-of-field) feature on the Canons (not sure what other manufacturers call it), it gives you the lowest possible aperture to keep as much of the scene in focus as possible while avoiding camera shake.

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How much do they take off a refurb camera?

I've got a Canon Powershot A520. 4 whole megapixels to go around with 15 fps video recording with a teeny resolution.

But it still works. It's beat up and old, but it still works D:
Though I've been eyeing a newer Powershot. One that does the 720p video recording. Tasty.

Re: Canon Loyalty program: upgrade to a working Canon with a dead Canon + $
 

It depends on the camera they put up. I would suggest you call the tech up on thread #1 and ask about a particular model and see what would they say. Surprisingly, they do treat you and pamper you like a real customer, not like Wal-Mart customer return.

bun