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New Canon Professional Services Scheme
Canon Europe has re-launched its after-sales support scheme for professional photographers and videographers, the Canon Professional Services (CPS) programme. The new CPS introduces multiple levels of membership, allowing a greater number of professional photographers to qualify. There are Silver, Gold and Platinum membership types available, depending on the qualifying equipment registered with the scheme. Existing CPS community members are invited to validate and update their details through the CPS website in order to ensure the correct CPS membership has been registered. All existing, unvalidated memberships will expire in June 2010. After this, a new registration will be required and new cards will be issued.
Website: Canon Professional Services
Canon Press Release
New Canon Professional Services Scheme
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, 7th April 2010 – Canon today announces the launch of its new, enhanced after-sales support scheme for professional photographers and videographers, the Canon Professional Services (CPS) programme. The CPS scheme offers professional users of Canon products exclusive, free access to a range of benefits, from CPS support teams at many international and local events, to a priority repair service and direct support from Canon Professional Representatives in selected European countries *.
Redesigned following extensive consultation with the CPS community, the new CPS will offer more reliable support and information to qualifying professional photographers and videographers across Europe. The re-launched CPS introduces multiple levels of membership, allowing a greater number of professional photographers to qualify for the benefits of CPS support.
Kieran Magee, Director of Professional Products Marketing, Canon Europe commented, “We are committed to offering the best possible after-sales service and support and, with this in mind, we have taken a careful look at Canon Professional Services and redesigned it to offer more tailored support to our customers. We are sure that the CPS community will appreciate the enhanced accessibility and assistance offered by the improved CPS membership structure and we look forward to offering this level of service to a wider range of professional Canon customers.”
Become a member of the new CPS programme
The CPS scheme offers three types of membership to professional photographers, depending on the qualifying equipment registered with the scheme (for a full list of qualifying Canon products, please consult: http://www.canon-europe.com/cps)
* Silver membership is available to photographers who register two bodies and three qualifying lenses. Repairs to CPS-serviced equipment will also be turned around in five working days.
* Gold membership is available to those who register two qualifying bodies and three qualifying lenses. Repairs to CPS-serviced equipment will be turned around in three working days with a free back-up loan service should this be exceeded.
* Professional photographers with a wider array of Canon equipment can qualify for Platinum membership after registering three qualifying bodes and four lenses. Benefits of this membership include a two-day turnaround for repairs to CPS-serviced equipment and free back-up equipment loans.
Videographers registering one qualifying1 camcorder will also benefit from specialist support and priority repairs with a maximum six-day delay and free back-up loan service should this be exceeded.
New CPS members can register their Canon equipment easily through http://www.canon-europe.com/cps from 7th April onwards. The appropriate level of membership will be automatically assigned depending on the number of qualifying bodies and lenses registered with CPS.
Existing CPS community members are invited to validate and update their details through the CPS website in order to ensure the correct CPS membership has been registered. All existing, unvalidated memberships will expire in June 2010. After this, a new registration will be required and new cards will be issued.
* European countries that currently offer the CPS program are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom
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#1 m3i zero
I just recieved my package from Canon and it was like Christmas, I just loved the book The Eyes of EOS, and am so excited to sit down with it and a cup of coffee and dream of lenses I want to own! Hey, you can let Canon know if they want to test any, I’m willing.
10:14 am - Thursday, April 8, 2010
#2 Rob
I think it is ridiculous that the 1DmkII has been removed from the approved bodies list (not even valid for silver membership), yet the 40D is still on there!?
What the hell is that all about? Especially since the 1DmkIIN is still on the list (for both gold & Silver) yet the differences between the two versions are marginal (LCD screen and the ability to write to two memory cards at once being the major ones i can think of).
I am annoyed since i now do not qualify for membership, with a 5DII and 1DII, but someone with two 40D's would. Stupid.
11:09 pm - Thursday, April 8, 2010
#3 David
I have three L lenses and a 30D body plus a 3D film body, I don't need to upgrade the bodies and don't intend to until they break down. I do not qualify for membership even though I have been a loyal customer to Canon for over thirty years! Perhaps it' time to change?
9:11 pm - Sunday, April 11, 2010