I received my Canon 1D2N back from Canon this morning and gave it a work out at Long Key today.
Canon put on a new body mount , replaced the lock pin unit, installed a new shutter unit , checked back & front focusand brought the camera to factory specs. $ 323.00 (Priceless)
Can somebody say ........ OMG !
First I thought that Canon somehow upped the resolution on the LCD because the images were too sharp looking. I was happy to see the great detail but it was not until I just got home and previewed the images and realized that they are razor sharp !!! This is a whole new camera and not even close to the what it was before the shutter failed.
I had a feeling though because since the camera was being fixed I have been THRILLED with he performance of the Canon 40D.
It is quick enough for birds in flight , superb image quality and a more than worthy camera on its own and that was somewhat disconcerting as I was getting more keepers than with my 1D2N.
I am ecstatic... razor sharp images with dead on tracking.
I am so pissed... my camera was that bad and I did not notice ??
Well count me happy overall....way happy.
Juvenile White Ibis in Flight Long Key Park in Davie, FL
Adult White Ibis in flight Long Key Park in Davie,FL
Canon 1D2N Shutter Fix - May 15 2008
Long Key Park - Davie ,FL - May 14 2008
Long Key Park in Davie, FL continues to be my favorite spot for the time being !
It works best as an evening shoot for the nice light on the rookery and the incoming Ibis that
flock to the park to roost for the night. Excellent opportunities for flight shots and a great place to meet new photographers such as Aurelio Miranda-Sousa from Miami. Check out his work at
BondbyArt.Com ! Aurelio is getting a new Canon 300 2.8 lens today. Oh Yeah !!
My Canon 1D2N is back in my hands and fixed. Here's what Canon FSC in NJ did to my camera : Replaced body mount , lock pin unit and replaced the shutter unit. Checked all , exposure & focus and cleaned C-mos to factory specs.
Sounds good ! I will try it out tonight at Long Key. Fingers crossed.
However a good lesson came out of all this as I am continued to be amazed at just how good the Canon 40D really is !! It is an all around solid camera and a worthy back up to my Canon Mark 1D2N to say the least !
Here's a couple more form the 40D:
Little Blue Heron in Flight over Water
Cattle Egret in Flight over cloudy skies
