i think you should either change your number or just give it back to him without demanding anything

wow, on a days outing i usually shoot about 300 pictures
altho i do bring along a second battery.

i've got no problems with third party batteries so far, i've been using the delkin ones.at least it was your battery that died instead of your camera

tentacles anyone ?

it's better to use a dry box rather than silica gel, from what i've read our lens and camera body should be kept in an ideal humidity so as to reduce the chances of fungal growth from being too humid and also to prevents cracks esp on rubber parts if its too dry. By using silica gel we're just sucking out all the moisture making it too dry ( i'm not sure how true is it as i'm too lazy to check it out )

holy crap

Exif Sub IFD

* Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/4 second ===> 0.25 second
* Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 36/1 ===> ƒ/36
* Exposure Program = n/a (0)
* ISO Speed Ratings = 160
* Exif Version = 0221
* Original Date/Time = 2009:08:02 13:04:40
* Digitization Date/Time = 2009:08:02 13:04:40
* Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
* Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 131072/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/4 second
* Aperture Value (APEX) = 679936/65536
Aperture = ƒ/36.44


your hand damn steady if you handheld that shot :S

btw did you turn AF On ?

if its like a translucent texture thing then yeah, its suppose to be like that for 40D's focusing screen, it helps you manual focus better