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Canon, Hong Kong
So, what drew out me out of bed? Canon!
DH had bought me a replacement for the camera that was originally his. I was more than happy with the deal but needed to make sure that I gave him back a camera that was at least as sound as possible.
I hadnt exactly been gentle on DHs camera and lets just say that the front grip of the camera had been decimated. When I had bought the new camera the previous day, one of the guys behind the counter noticed and told me that I could go to Canon to get them to fix it.
Canons customer service had recently moved to iSquare, where the Praise Noodle House was. It was fairly easy to find as it was well sign posted. We caught the lift up and headed in.
There is an automatic ticket machine which you will need to get a ticket from if you want to be served. Your number will be called in turn.
Service was brilliant here. The person who served me knew her stuff and was more than helpful. I had a black speck that had been somewhere superficial in my camera (not on my pictures) but I could see it through the viewfinder. No one in Melbourne could help me and as it didn't interfere with my image, I learnt to live with it.
It took Canon 2 minutes to fix it. Now I have to learn to live without the black speck!
Sadly, they didn't have the hand grip part in stock but pointed me in the right direction for a Melbourne shop, which has now been resolved since my return. DH was rather pleased with the turn of events as he got the camera back the way hed loaned it to me.
The fun bit? Check out the hands on concept shop that I got to play in.
It really was a smorgasbord of all things Canon!
Take a look at the lenses I got to play with as well.
The shop is located on Level 20 of the iSquare building. With these babies, I could see clear across the harbour for amazing detail on the buildings on the Hong Kong Island side. I checked out some of the office buildings this side of the harbour through the paparazzi lenses
and could read details on computer screens. Really, really cool!
The staff around the store were very discreet and watchful. They never pressured anyone about the amount of time they were spending on an item and I didn't see any sign of "pushy sales". The staff were more than happy to wait for someone to ask for assistance and stand back. I was just happy to mess around with lenses I will never have in my collection.
It was a great way to spend some time away from the hustle and bustle of the streets below.
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