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1. 1 Pingback from You win some, you lose some [rebelpixel productions] 3AM of November 15, 2007 Excerpt ↓

   [...] As I tried snapping a few more as we got back to the couple’s place, my cam greeted me, albeit sadly, with a bright red on grey message: “Error 99.” The mother of all Canon digital SLR errors, a signal of bad (and costly) things to come. Karl tried to diagnose the issue, but listening to the shutter, all I could hear was a teasing familiar sound. The sound of a broken shutter mechanism. I’m most likely right, I heard this sound before. This unit’s still under warranty coverage so I hope it’s fixed soon without having to miss some assignments. The wait isn’t gonna be fun but I’ll have my backup for the meantime. [...]

2. 2 Pingback from Error 99 update [rebelpixel productions] 3AM of November 15, 2007 Excerpt ↓

   [...] So I went to Canon yesterday. I still felt bad about the error 99 and not having a good camera I can shoot with, considering it’s already “ber” season. Upon arrival at Canon’s Pasong Tamo office, I suddenly felt good waiting in line in the company of pro shooters, also with their broken gear. Ah, heaven. Success. I’m in the same place as people who take photos for a living. I’ve always dreamed of this, except for the part where I’m pondering on the life (or death?) of the dSLR I’m holding. [...]