Ron

When I was a docent at the railroad museum, many of our visitors were autistic. Parents and teachers took time to teach me how to talk to them; learn names, get to their level, speak softly, respect their space, really care, etc. Some were more knowledgeable than I was. When one left, I was unable to gauge the level of interest I had raised or knowledge I had imparted. But I must say, I enjoyed the visits and felt better all day for the opportunity. And I learned a lot from some of them!

Oh, I see; it has nothing to do with photography. There's a name for that kind of titling, but I can't remember it.

Interesting, but it looks terribly awkward.

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I'm sorry, but I cannot understand what the subject matter has to do with the title.

Chit-Chat worthy at best!

Stacking?

Run, Forrest, run!

I don't know anything about Canon's repair service. I don't even own a Canon. I sent my last one to the electronics cycling center several years ago after many years of hard use. I have owned many Canons throughout my life, including the top-of-the-line EOS 1n. I have never needed service, but used a local lab that had authorization certificates covering an entire wall, including Canon. The only time I used that lab was for CLA's. I've never had a Canon fail. No, I don't keep a camera until it fails; I am the type of person who was fortunate enough to be able to trade cameras in (including my moronic decision to let my Leica M6 go) for cameras with different features, formats or unique abilities. I even had a Alpa for one week before a lawsuit necessitated returning it (magnificent camera, but HEAVY). Any, back to the subject. As stated above, I never had a Canon fail (have had a few CLA'd); no significant problems. The only complaint I had about Canon was their decision to call the lower end cameras "Rebels", a term that might have been marked "cheap, plastics, beginners toy camera". Yeah, I know that was 10% the name and 90% ego. Anyway, in conclusion, I have never heard anything had about Canon's service and, until prove wrong, would trust them with any repair, even (especially?) if they kept in six month and only charged me only $180!

When did you send it in? What year purchased? Original message is a bit disjointed and difficult to understand. Maybe include a more chronologically specific and detailed narrative? Thank you.

Then I'll go one stop farther. I wouldn't buy a DSLR or a mitrorless. I'd buy a full frame digital rangefinder.

Unless the reviewer is identified sufficiently for me to make personal contact and discuss the review with the actual reviewer, I don't trust any reviews at all, period!!!

How would y'all describe the rangefinder style cameras like the Leica M10?

Contact alignment is critical in dedicated flashes. You might try experimenting with moving the flash back and forth in the mount to see if that makes any difference. Also, make sure that the contacts on both the flash and camera are clean and clear of debris Everytime you mount the flash.

Impressive, especially with the provenance.