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David,

Here's a basic question. How do you think the lens hood will function on the new zoom….is it really only functional for use at the 30mm focal length?

Geoffrey

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I am now going to make the time to participate in this forum. Having heavily used an S2 for nearly two years now, I'd have to agree that one of its weak links is the battery. I bought a second battery within a week, having experienced an initial problem of having had the camera in my bag overnight with a fully charged battery and went out to shoot and it was dead. I had left the camera switch set to ON, but with the settings, I believe, set to turn off when no activity was sensed for a time. But the camera release button must have been half pressed in while the camera was in my bag. At least this is what I supposed happened. Not having a second battery meant I was up a creek for the morning, 80 miles from nowhere. David, this happened with the camera I rented from you, prior to buying one. So lesson learned, always have a spare battery. Now, learning from this thread, there's even more reason to have one in the bag at all times.

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