A&P FUCK one of my grips broke!

I went to take off my grip on one of my 40ds today, turned the knob, it kept turning and all of a sudden... crack.... then the wheel keeps spinning. the grip was half way off., and luckily i have a very thin hack saw with a fine tooth blade to cut the screw off.

but now i have a nearly new BGE2N grip thats fucking useless. Will canon warranty this you think? Its very new, i dont have teh receipt but i do have the warranty card.

Anyone have this happen to them?

 

I broke a 5D grip last week, it fell from my hand and the top part that goes into the battery compartment snapped.

 

From what I've heard, it's a fairly common issue. It might be covered.

 

I hope they do. I would have tried calling them before I took a hacksaw to it though...Just something to consider in the future :x

 

Yeah, I feel like you would have better luck before you messed with it. They'll try to find anything to not pay for things.

 

"hi canon, i sawed the screw off my grip..."
*click*


that said, i bet they actually will cover it

 

Canon are great.

lol, last year I dropped my P&S cam on the floor and the lens got messed up. Not exactly covered by the warranty, yet Canon gave me a brand new one

 

FIXED free of charge!!! YES!!!

 

cliffs on process?

 

wrote a letter and included warranty card, explained exactly what happened. Also included my CPS membership ID.

 

I've been wanting to join, but they are redoing the program and I can't until they reopen it.

 

How much stuff do you have? Cuz you have to have a shit ton.

 

Of Canon gear or of published work?

 

both.

I submitted 40 tear sheets, 22 press badges, a letter from my editor, and a list of my gear. My gear wasnt enough at first until i bought a "pro body".

BTW: Here is my gear list

Camera Bodies:
Canon 40D with grip
Canon 40D with grip
1d classic (i had to buy this and add to the list to qualify) Then i sold it right after

Lenses:
Canon 400 2.8 ver II
Canon 50 1.4
Canon 85 1.8
Sigma 10-20 4-5.6
Sigma 20 1.8
Sigma 18-50 2.8 Macro
Sigma 50-150 2.8
Sigma 120-300 2.8

Flashes:
White Lightning X1600
Canon 580ex
Canon 580Ex II
3x Nikon SB28

Accessories:
Feisol Carbon 1471 monpod
Amnova Tripod
2x Canon CP-E3 battery packs
Newton Bracket DiFr100
StroboFrame VH2000
Kenko Extension tubes
Lots of filters
Lots of bags
Lots of belts

 

Published work, yes. Canon gear - sorta. What's a lot? None of it was bought new though.

 

Oh, and I'm still coming to SEMA. Can I still have fun, even though I'll be 3 months shy of 21?

 

absolutely not. in all honesty.

 

How well do fakes work?

 

they dont work for dudes whatsoever. They dont work for chicks either unless you are a hot chick.

 

Can I just pretend I work for you to gain access?

 

nope they card everybody. they know me by name and they still have to card me, never know who is watching... They can lose their liquor license, no club will risk it.

They had Ashley simpson come through a while ago when she was underage, and didnt let her in.

 

As someone who's bounced in bar's and currently works in the security industry, I can tell you they don't.

Fake's are not hard to spot. Honestly, most of the people we caught were people who had older siblings that look like them, that gave them their ID, and that's easy as pie to bust--just have them sign their name...