My EOS 40D is still at Canon. Long Easter weekend contributed to the delay. They expect to have it ready tomorrow.

Meanwhile I've got Canon G9 as a second camera to serve as a backup, and a compact that I plan to have more often with me thatn the SLR. Also a tool suitable for other family members.

And the weather is playing jokes. Just when I expected spring (and when many trees have already blossomed) there was so much snow in Belgium... it wasn't pleasant at all with temperature above zero and dark grey skies. The snow is already over but it's still gloomy. Hope will get better before the weekend.
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My camera suddenly broke last weekend (EOS40D). Still switches on, but nothing on LCD screen, controls half not working etc... I didn't drop it, didn't have any water or anything - it just happened one of the times I was taking the camera from the bag.

Took it to Canon service in Germany today. It's actually the first time I have to use Canon service. My initial impression is very positive, and they said the repair takes normally about 3 days. I really hope it will work that way because I have many plans for the next few weeks.

The camera is under warranty so I hope they will not charge me for the repair...
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I've got a new computer. As I am doing many other things besides photo processing, and computer is shared with my family members I am using PC. I must admit that 3 GB of RAM and Intel Quad 6600 CPU make a big difference in photo processing. Adobe Lightroom works on that PC just fast.

The PC I used until now is AMD Athlon based with 1.7 GB RAM and I have it for about 3 years.
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I am busy reading 'The moment it clicks' - a new book largely commented/referred in photography forums.

And just a few days earlier I received the POTN photography book (book published by members of Canon digital photography forum, using blurb.com service).

More about both to come later.
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Another photo of Leuven train station. It was raining, but the sky was still nice blue after sunset (or may be during sunset as it's not easy to say with completely overcast sky). Rain wasn't heavy and stopped while I was taking photos.

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