On 21/10/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed: >Vis the 20D battery grip recall (after about 6 months of numerous >complaints), the file corruption with 4>GB cards on 1DsII, the another >file corruption problem with certain cards (fault of both Canon and >Lexar or Sandisk, I don't remember), and other errors with 20D which >Canon was very reluctant to acknowledge (I know of a pro for whom it >took several calls up to the CEO of national Canon subsidiary to get >two 20D exchanged!). To be fair, Nikon has got similar history of >problems with the D2H bodies, which they finally acknowledged a big >problem in some chips with free out-of-warranty repair... > >So I don't think it is so good for Canon to release products that >quickly. Many people won't buy a new camera from them until it has >been at least 6 months out in the wild "beta" testing...
All the problems mentioned above have now bee rectified with firmware updates and/or product replacement offers. HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
