Oct 31 2006
Today is All Hallow’s Eve and I’m ready to go to Halloween parties! I have my costume ready to go (which was semi-homemade). I have the candy for the kiddos. It should be a fun day in the neighbourhood. Somewhere amidst all the fun, though, I do have to take care of a few things. I have to rent the truck, get a bunch of people to come over to help me load Kyle into it, and get everything else situated (maybe order some other parts, just in case).
So, that’s how the day looks. 🙂
|:| Zach |:|
Oct 28 2006
I can’t believe that the problems have already started and I haven’t even gotten the D17 out of my car. I got a call from Eddie at TrueHonda and apparently my PRC ECU is one out of about 10,000 that can’t receive the KPro chip. So, he is supposed to get a different ECU on Monday and try to KPro that one for me. However, according to him, it doesn’t matter which ECU (PND, PRB, PRD, et cetera) is used, because once it is KProed, they are all the same. HOWEVER, according to Hondata (the manufacturer of the KPro system), only the PRB will work because it is made for the 6-speed transmissions. If any of the 5-speed ECUs are used, I will not have reverse-lockout.
So far, this is not going well. I haven’t heard back from Eddie, so I hope he calls by Monday.
|:| Zach |:|
Oct 27 2006
I don’t know why things have to break or go wrong all at the same time. I would say that it is common knowledge that my camera is my favourite toy that I own. I was looking at a shot I took recently that I completely loved when I noticed a strange spot in the image. I thought maybe it was just in that picture, but then I saw it in another shot.
At that point, I thought it was something to do with my Macro lens. I cleaned the filter on the lens and then took a test shot –> the spot was still there. So, I about cried when I thought it was my lens. I cleaned the whole lens and took another test shot –> the spot was still there.
I decided to try another lens and see if it showed up. I attached my 100-400mm L and took a test shot –> the spot was still there in the same exact location. Now I’ve narrowed it down; it has to be something with the actual camera body. So, I figured it was probably on the image sensor. I went through the procedures in the owner’s manual on cleaning the image sensor. I took another test shot –> the spot was still there. Now I’m sure there is something wrong with the actual camera body, and the spot that I’m seeing is EXACTLY what it says happens when there is a speck of dust on the image sensor. However, I tried cleaning it by using the recommended blower, and it obviously didn’t work. I’m really at a loss for what to do next.
My camera is my baby, and I don’t know what I’m going to do if something is wrong with it. The only good news is that it is under warranty. However, they don’t make that particular model anymore, so I don’t know how I would get a replacement.
Here are some of the images with the spot pointed out. The ones that say “crop” are NOT the full image, but just a crop of the flaw. The others are the full images with the flaw pointed out.
Flaw 1
Flaw 2
Flaw 3
Flaw 1 — crop
Flaw 2 — crop
Flaw 3 — crop
I guess I’ll be paying a visit to the camera shop for more than one reason this weekend.
|:| Zach |:|
