Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Artistic Romance
Thanks to my friend Nancy for sharing this beautiful video with me! The video shows a married couple working together on a piece of art.. which is pretty hot.... Husband + Wife = one piece of art... you can really feel the love they have for each other by watching them work together.. it's like they are hand in hand, communicating with each other to accomplish the same goal... beautiful!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Canon S95 video testing on Sammy the cute little Shih Tzu
Okay, so here is my first video that I shot with my new Canon S95. You guys can check out the quality of the video. I think it's pretty good! Very pleased with my purchase. It's shot in 720p. Here is the youtube link
New Toys Continued
So, the rest of what I ordered came in today! Here are some pictures of the items I bought all from BHphoto.com
new toys!
Western Digital Elements 1TB Portable External Hard Drive
Kingston 16GB USB Flash Drive
SanDisk 16GB SDHC Memory Card for my new Canon S95
WD External Hard Drive out of the box
Kingston Flash Drive out of the box
Canon Deluxe Leather Case PSC-3200 for my Canon S95
This case fits the S95 perfectly so if anyone buys that camera, you should totally get this case.
New Toy: Canon S95
I decided it was time for me to buy a new camera. No not an DSLR, but a point and shoot. I figured, I should have one on me so that I don't need to carry around my 30D around if I just want personal photos. So I went ahead and purchased the Canon S95 from Sears.com. The camera retails for $399 but I was able to purchase mine for $349 plus shipping and tax. I know it seems expensive for a point and shoot, and I could have easily bought one for like $100. But the reason why I wanted this camera was because it allows me to shoot in manual mode as well. I'm familiar with it since I shoot mostly in manual mode when using my DSLR. Plus there was a ton of great reviews for this camera, which is Canon's top of the line camera, right below the G12. The reason why I didn't purchase the G12 was because it costs a bit more, $499 retail, plus I knew that a G12 would not fit in my pocket (whole point of getting a p&s was so I could put it in my pocket). So the camera came via UPS on Wednesday. I haven't had the chance to play around with it yet because I ordered a 16GB Sandisk SDHC (for around $100) memory card from BHphoto and it hasn't arrived yet. From the UPS tracking, it should come in on Friday, which is today! I can't wait. I also ordered a 1TB Western Digital external hard drive and a 16GB USB flash drive from kingston. I spent a good amount of money, but these are all things I needed. After I receive my memory card later on today, I'll try to post up some pictures from the S95. I also needed this camera since my father and little brother are going to come visit me around January. I'm going to be taking my lil bro to Disneyland and I want to be able to take pictures and record videos of us having a wonderful time haha. I haven't been to Disneyland in years! And this will be the first time I'm going to meet my brother so it is very exciting for me. Anyways here are some pictures of the S95.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Canon Customer Relations
So as some of you know, my canon 30D is broken due to the Error 99 issue. I did my own research on Error 99 and it seems that a lot of people have the same issue, not just on the older model 20 and 30Ds but the Rebels, 40,50,60D, 5Ds, and 1Ds all have this sort of issue. Some people experience it after they've had the camera for a couple of years, and some only after a few weeks. I know that Error 99 means the issue could really be ANYTHING, but I was just really disappointed with Canon. So, I decided to email them. I did not know which email to email them, so I just went on their website, and found an email under public relations and decided to send them an email complaining about this error. Now, people that know me, know that I NEVER complain or fight for anything. When it comes to right and wrong, I'm usually a push over and I just like to stay quiet and not complain about the issue. But my main concern was that if I were to ever upgrade to a 5D or a 1D, and spend anywhere from 3k - 6k, I don't want my cameras to be having this Error 99 issue and have to spend a grip of money fixing something that I spent thousands and thousands of dollars on. Anyways, Canon actually emailed me back. Here is the email:
Dear Mr. Lee,
I hope that all is well with you.
Thank you for contacting Canon regarding your camera. I certainly am
sorry to hear of the difficulty that you have experienced with your
equipment. Canon constantly strives to maintain the highest levels of
customer satisfaction. Please accept my sincere apology for any
inconvenience you may have experienced.
In an effort to further assist you, please provide the needed
information below:
1. Camera Model
2. Camera Serial number
3. Date of purchase
4. Lens model used with camera when you got Error 99 -
5. Your address
6. Your phone number
Thank you and have a nice day!
Regards,
Jennifer
Canon Customer Relations
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So I emailed her back with all the info, and she actually gave me a call. Talk about customer service. I was really thinking about switching over to Nikon after reading all these posts from other people stating that Canon was charging them for the repair, and that Canon's customer service wasn't being very helpful. But after I received the phone call from Jennifer, I had changed my mind about switching over to Nikon. I guess she did her job. She told me that I could send my camera in to the Canon Service Center in Irvine, and get my camera fixed for free. That was pretty cool of her I gotta say. Things like this never happen to me... but I guess it's because I never fight for it I guess. Oh, btw, I had taken my camera into the Canon Service Center before and they quoted me around $200 to repair the camera, and I told them I would think about it. Good thing I emailed Canon before shelling out the $200. I also understand that anything electronic will have it's problems, but honestly, I took REAL good care of my camera, and even though I've had my camera for 4-5 years, I didn't really shoot that many pictures on it. So after getting off the phone with Jennifer, I took my camera to Canon and dropped it off for repair. Shortly after sending it in, I received another email confirming the repair was free:
Dear SHERMAN :
We have received your equipment for evaluation and repair. Based on our initial examination, we will start the necessary repairs at no charge to you. You can expect the repair to be completed and returned back to you within approximately 7 business days* from the date shown above. There is no need to respond to this notice.
Please note that in the unlikely event that any additional internal damage is found due to liquid/water, sand, corrosion, battery leakage or impact (such as dropping the unit), a revised estimate will be sent for your authorization, since these conditions are specifically excluded from warranty coverage.
Thank you for purchasing Canon products and for allowing us this opportunity to serve you.
Best Regards,
Canon Factory Service Center
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So yea, I just wanted to say thanks Canon! You didn't let me down after all. And thanks to Jennifer from Canon's Customer Relations department, you were a great help. I guess I'm not switching over to Nikon =)
Dear Mr. Lee,
I hope that all is well with you.
Thank you for contacting Canon regarding your camera. I certainly am
sorry to hear of the difficulty that you have experienced with your
equipment. Canon constantly strives to maintain the highest levels of
customer satisfaction. Please accept my sincere apology for any
inconvenience you may have experienced.
In an effort to further assist you, please provide the needed
information below:
1. Camera Model
2. Camera Serial number
3. Date of purchase
4. Lens model used with camera when you got Error 99 -
5. Your address
6. Your phone number
Thank you and have a nice day!
Regards,
Jennifer
Canon Customer Relations
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So I emailed her back with all the info, and she actually gave me a call. Talk about customer service. I was really thinking about switching over to Nikon after reading all these posts from other people stating that Canon was charging them for the repair, and that Canon's customer service wasn't being very helpful. But after I received the phone call from Jennifer, I had changed my mind about switching over to Nikon. I guess she did her job. She told me that I could send my camera in to the Canon Service Center in Irvine, and get my camera fixed for free. That was pretty cool of her I gotta say. Things like this never happen to me... but I guess it's because I never fight for it I guess. Oh, btw, I had taken my camera into the Canon Service Center before and they quoted me around $200 to repair the camera, and I told them I would think about it. Good thing I emailed Canon before shelling out the $200. I also understand that anything electronic will have it's problems, but honestly, I took REAL good care of my camera, and even though I've had my camera for 4-5 years, I didn't really shoot that many pictures on it. So after getting off the phone with Jennifer, I took my camera to Canon and dropped it off for repair. Shortly after sending it in, I received another email confirming the repair was free:
Dear SHERMAN :
We have received your equipment for evaluation and repair. Based on our initial examination, we will start the necessary repairs at no charge to you. You can expect the repair to be completed and returned back to you within approximately 7 business days* from the date shown above. There is no need to respond to this notice.
Please note that in the unlikely event that any additional internal damage is found due to liquid/water, sand, corrosion, battery leakage or impact (such as dropping the unit), a revised estimate will be sent for your authorization, since these conditions are specifically excluded from warranty coverage.
Thank you for purchasing Canon products and for allowing us this opportunity to serve you.
Best Regards,
Canon Factory Service Center
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So yea, I just wanted to say thanks Canon! You didn't let me down after all. And thanks to Jennifer from Canon's Customer Relations department, you were a great help. I guess I'm not switching over to Nikon =)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Balboa Park/ MOPA San Diego
Today, me and Hanna went down to San Diego to meet up with her brother Josh. After we arrived in San Diego, we ate lunch at a sushi restaurant called Ki Sushi which was pretty good. The plan for the day was to go check out MOPA (Museum of Photographic Arts) so that Hannah can write her report and I can take some cool pictures inside the museum. But later the staff at the museum told me NO PICTURES. So yea I didn't get to take any pictures inside of the museum, except for one that I took super quickly before they said anything. Parking was horrible, basically couldn't find parking anywhere, so we were just driving aimlessly around trying to find an open spot. Anyways, here are the pictures of Balboa Park, which is where MOPA and a few other museums are located in.
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