Comments on: Being Creative With Photography Dollars http://www.lallophoto.com/photography/creative-finding-photography-dollars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-finding-photography-dollars Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:49:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carla Christina Contreras http://www.lallophoto.com/photography/creative-finding-photography-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Carla Christina Contreras Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:44:24 +0000 http://www.lallophoto.com/?p=345#comment-41 Thanks so much for this information, I had missed it. Thanks so much for this information, I had missed it.

]]> By: Lallo http://www.lallophoto.com/photography/creative-finding-photography-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Lallo Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:12:02 +0000 http://www.lallophoto.com/?p=345#comment-38 Email from Canon stated that Canon U.S.A. has announced that it will be instituting a new Canon Professional Services (CPS) program beginning in the first quarter of 2009. The new CPS program, which will require all existing members to reapply, will offer three levels of membership - Silver, Gold and Platinum - to qualifying members, with each level receiving better and more extensive service benefits. The new CPS program is designed to provide the appropriate level of service for each professional demographic and support members with faster service, loan equipment, and a range of other benefits to be announced in the coming months. CPS Silver level membership will be offered free-of-charge to qualifying photographers. This level of membership includes a welcome kit, access to the CPS phone hotline and a 20 percent discount on repairs.i For professional photographers requiring a higher level of Canon support, CPS Gold level membership additionally includes access to loan equipment for a two-week trial period and an expedited three-day turnaround on service items.ii Along with a 30 percent service discount, CPS Gold level membership includes two free Check & Clean vouchers and will have an annual fee of $100*. The CPS Platinum membership level will include priority access to loan equipment for two-week trial periods, 60 percent discount on repairsiii, expedited two-day turnaround on equipment service and backup equipment loans if service is longer than two days.iv CPS Platinum level membership will have an annual fee of $500*. Canon USA and Canon Europa N.V. are collaborating on a CPS site for articles and information specific to the professional imaging community. Please visit the Canon Professional Network** (CPN) website by visiting www.canon-europe.com/cpn. The current CPS program is no longer accepting new members. All current members, regardless of when their existing membership term expires, will continue in the current program through the launch of the new program, and all current memberships will then effectively terminate as of the new program launch date. The new CPS program will begin accepting membership applications via this CPS website, sometime during the first quarter of 2009. Existing members may re-apply as soon as the new application process becomes available. Should you have questions about CPS membership, please contact: cpsmember@cusa.canon.com. Please check back frequently as we update this area with more program information. *Pricing subject to change at any time. **This site is hosted and maintained by Canon Europa N.V. and has its own terms of use and privacy policy. ##### iDiscount applies only to items listed on the CPS Service Items list iiThree-day turnaround will be subject to certain conditions and limitations which will be announced when the new CPS program launches iiiDiscount applies only to items listed on the CPS Service Items list ivTwo-day turnaround will be subject to certain conditions and limitations which will be announced when the new CPS program launches Email from Canon stated that Canon U.S.A. has announced that it will be instituting a new Canon Professional Services (CPS) program beginning in the first quarter of 2009. The new CPS program, which will require all existing members to reapply, will offer three levels of membership – Silver, Gold and Platinum – to qualifying members, with each level receiving better and more extensive service benefits. The new CPS program is designed to provide the appropriate level of service for each professional demographic and support members with faster service, loan equipment, and a range of other benefits to be announced in the coming months.

CPS Silver level membership will be offered free-of-charge to qualifying photographers. This level of membership includes a welcome kit, access to the CPS phone hotline and a 20 percent discount on repairs.i

For professional photographers requiring a higher level of Canon support, CPS Gold level membership additionally includes access to loan equipment for a two-week trial period and an expedited three-day turnaround on service items.ii Along with a 30 percent service discount, CPS Gold level membership includes two free Check & Clean vouchers and will have an annual fee of $100*.

The CPS Platinum membership level will include priority access to loan equipment for two-week trial periods, 60 percent discount on repairsiii, expedited two-day turnaround on equipment service and backup equipment loans if service is longer than two days.iv CPS Platinum level membership will have an annual fee of $500*.

Canon USA and Canon Europa N.V. are collaborating on a CPS site for articles and information specific to the professional imaging community. Please visit the Canon Professional Network** (CPN) website by visiting http://www.canon-europe.com/cpn.

The current CPS program is no longer accepting new members. All current members, regardless of when their existing membership term expires, will continue in the current program through the launch of the new program, and all current memberships will then effectively terminate as of the new program launch date. The new CPS program will begin accepting membership applications via this CPS website, sometime during the first quarter of 2009. Existing members may re-apply as soon as the new application process becomes available. Should you have questions about CPS membership, please contact: cpsmember@cusa.canon.com.

Please check back frequently as we update this area with more program information.

*Pricing subject to change at any time. **This site is hosted and maintained by Canon Europa N.V. and has its own terms of use and privacy policy.

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iDiscount applies only to items listed on the CPS Service Items list iiThree-day turnaround will be subject to certain conditions and limitations which will be announced when the new CPS program launches iiiDiscount applies only to items listed on the CPS Service Items list ivTwo-day turnaround will be subject to certain conditions and limitations which will be announced when the new CPS program launches

]]> By: Stefan http://www.lallophoto.com/photography/creative-finding-photography-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Stefan Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:07:45 +0000 http://www.lallophoto.com/?p=345#comment-37 Interesting article! Interesting article!

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