• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Cannon Digital Rebel problem

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Yesterday, I had a problem with my Cannon Digital Rebel.
There is a little mirror behind the main mirror that was flipped out blocking the view. This happened just as the storms got interesting. I was able to manually flip the mirror back up against the back of the other mirror and it worked the rest of the night.
Has anybody had this problem before? Should I have it looked at or replaced?
 
Hey Charles, the problem your describing will gradually become worse with time. I would pic a down time to send it back to Canon, it will take about 4 weeks total to get it shipped to them and have it back in your hand. Canon has a set fee they charge regardless of the issue. The fee is 195.00 they will fix your current problem but also overhaul and refurb the rest of the camera. Once the camera comes back I would bet that it will also be tacking sharper images as well. The camera will also have another warranty put on it by Canon.
 
Sounds like the pentaprism mirror that flips open as the shutter clicks. You might want to have someone take a look before you really need the thing in a chase. If it gets stuck down, the sensor won't be able to get an image during the shot. I'd shoot a hundred or so test shots in the meantime -
 
Note that if your camera is less than a year old, Canon will fix it for free. Just call them; they'll give you the address to mail it to. Once they get it, it'll be back in your hands within a couple days; they work very fast.
 
Unfortunately, it is well over a year old. (almost 4 years old) I decided I can't trust it to chase and can't be without for very long at this time of year, so I went ahead and ordered a new and better one.
 
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