So busy
cetan.org ran out of photos to show 2 days ago, and I just was able to upload a couple more. I'm closing in on 3 months behind on uploading photos to Nathan's photo album. My long-standing web-site design project is so dead it's probably turning into oil by now. Projects at home are piling up and up and up (what will it be like when yard work kicks back in this spring?).
And I have apparently turned this blog into "Rob complains about stuff." It was probably better when it was "Rob talks about obscure nerdy photography things." So, I'll combine the two:
A service advisory update from Canon included my A80 is their list of cameras that may warrant a free repair due to a faulty Sony CCD sensor inside. The behavior they describe is exactly the behavior that our camera has been exhibiting. (see: "Uh Oh")
This, of course, is the best time for the camera to function perfectly and without fault in any condition. Which is exactly what it has decided to do.
So, I'm holding a UPS shipping label (Canon's footing the bill both ways) and an apparently working camera (that has some serious body damage) wondering if its even worth being without a point and shoot over the holidays. In all likelihood the repair people will point to the body damage as the reason for the failure and reject the claim. (That is, unless they too want to screw Sony to the wall as they're the ones paying for all these faulty sensors, in which case go go Canon!)
If the claim is accepted, then I have a good chance of being offered a replacement camera in place of fixing the A80. Owners of the A70 were (I believe) being offered the A530 which isn't a bad trade for them. I don't see Canon offering more, but an A540 would be a nice alternative.