Garth Peacock
Have I finally become a twitcher?

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Welney WWT Norfolk

Tuesday 19th November 2024

Tanzania Day 11 - Ndutu

Sunday 17th November 2024

The Canon R5 MK2 and Norfolk

Tuesday 29th October 2024

The new camera has arrived

Monday 21st October 2024

Somewhere new to visit

Monday 14th October 2024

Friday 4th October - North Norfolk

Monday 7th October 2024

Tanzania Day 8 - The Serengeti

Saturday 5th October 2024

Two trips out with little to show.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

Tanzania Day 7 - The Serengeti

Monday 23rd September 2024

Abberton Reservoir - again

Thursday 19th September 2024

Abberton Essex

Wednesday 11th September 2024

A morning at Grafham Water

Thursday 29th August 2024

After holiday blues

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Trying out a new lens

Monday 5th August 2024

Tanzania Day 5 - Ngorogoro Crater

Saturday 27th July 2024

Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide

Thursday 25th July 2024

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Friday 9th August 2013

What a frustrating time of late.

A couple of weeks ago, I sold my Canon 500 f4 lense and bought the Mk2 version. I have had some problems recently with a damaged left shoulder, the one I carry my lense over (some coincidence there perhaps), and the lighter weight should help.

With the whole of this week being non-birding due to family commitments, I took my gear into Canon Repair Centre at Elstree last Friday 2nd August. The 7D requires servicing and I want the new 500 and the 70-200 f2.8 and converters to be matched to it.

Being a member of Canon Professional, (albeit just a Siver member), there should have been a 5 day turn-around so I had expected to collect it all either today or next Monday. However, with the call-in of the new 1DX cameras under warranty, the repair centre was inundated so I have been advised that I should be able to collect it all mid to the end of next week.So nearly three weeks of no photography.

Not being a twitcher as I rarely attend twitches, I am beginning to twitch with lack of action so perhaps I have become a twitcher at last.