Canon Photo Marathon 2009

[JiEeEe]

never got the virus from the competition leh. maybe my antivirus no good?

 

[LomoPhotographer]

I joined the student cat.
I feel the student category, the photos are more interesting than the open category.
Last year I didn join but I feel the themes are all linked.
This year like totally no link leh.
Togetherness then motion then energy.
Still thought would be something like togetherness then separate then reunion or so. :dunno:
But yea, the photos featured on the board alot also common composition, common shot.

WHY THEIRS GOT POSTED UP SIA :cry:
envy and demoralized lol

 

[LomoPhotographer]

YES!!! I already lodged a complaint to Canon. Pending their reply on their response and corrective actions to be taken since they infected our desktops/laptops with their virus / backdoor to leak our information.
It is as good as implanting a timebomb into your business. Not a small issue especially those user who have clients photos stored in their PC being wiped out.

Does that means even if they input in their terms and conditions with such clauses that they will not be liable or responsible for their actions. Even if it so, they also do not have the rights to infect our memory cards, laptops/desktop with virus. In the first place, they are forcing all of us who joined the competition to download our images into their laptops. We cannot submit virtually nor in hardcopy.

Would it meant that by adding a terms and condition, i have the right to steal password and information from your pc without being sued by you?

lol come on la. just a compy dude, why stir up such a commotion. canon eh. not any ah zhu ah mao company luh. -.-

 

[JPLim]

Canon has already sent out an advisory email to participants about the possibility of their card being infected and to take the necessary precaution actions. They also offered additional help to those who need further assistance.

Good damage control management!

:thumbsup:

I have received that email also.
Good damage control management indeed.

 

[playplay]

lol come on la. just a compy dude, why stir up such a commotion. canon eh. not any ah zhu ah mao company luh. -.-

I guess you are not infected by the virus.
Not everyone PC is installed with anti-virus, there are users whose PC aren't even protected at all. At least a mass email sent to all and make an awareness to those who need help can contact them.

All the more if it is not small company, then they should uphold their reputation and service because user have high expectation of them. Otherwise why would you want to buy a DSLR camera from a reputable company. Why not get from those China brand.

 

[Fragnatic]

I have received that email also.
Good damage control management indeed.

yep. received that too.
found 2 infected files in my CF card :S

 

[Sting]

The organisers could have used any flavour of freeware Linux (such as Ubuntu and Fedora) That would have been the most cost effective way to kerb this totally foreseeable problem.

 

[Reportage]

I have received that email also.
Good damage control management indeed.

wait first.

See whether if they will come down to remove the virus if the pc dont have antivirus or the pc antivirus cannot detect because even though cannot detect is possible still there and not all user are IT saavy.

If they say must buy/download antivirus ownself or need to go a location for servicing without any compensation, then something else.

If they come down anyway to do a thorough virus scan, then very good job.

 

[Keenblade]

The trojans/virus seem to be of one single type, so more probably than not their course of action would be to do a wide scan of the laptops that were used to upload, identify the virus and then mass-email the people affected with a URL linking the removal kit.

Should be pretty harmless.

 

[sinned79]

The trojans/virus seem to be of one single type, so more probably than not their course of action would be to do a wide scan of the laptops that were used to upload, identify the virus and then mass-email the people affected with a URL linking the removal kit.

Should be pretty harmless.

this virus is usually harmless and spreads thru network. main purpose is to create high load and crippled networks.

 

[Reportage]

couldnt get apple to sponsor a couple of macbooks for the event?

anyways...videos for the event are going up. eg, http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587807

Triston`s talk is useful if you have friends believe that better glass always gives better pictures as well as insights into travel photography.
[youtube]9XbQZrZEbH8[/youtube]

 

[kayabuttertoast]

I think the poster is expecting such replies from someone, that's why he/ she created a new account for his/ her post , haha.

I didn't even had a clubsnap account in the first place. -.- wth.

 

[stonefish35]

For those without anti-virus (yes, its expensive, i know. and those free ones are like a bit handicap ones), there is a free anti-virus/spyware/malware from Microsoft, and its free. I've been using it, and it did detect the 2 virus from the photomarathon on my CF card.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Free antivirus = no good ? Expensive ones = good ?
Well, I downloaded the free antivirus from cnet for my office laptop, which had a well known anti virus installed and maintained by my IT team. In April,a colleague plug in her infected laptop into the office network and infected everyone who was plugged into the network at that time.

My office anti virus failed to detect the trojan, but the free antivirus managed to detect and block it. IT dept had to clean 200+ laptop after the intrusion.

Anyway anti virus ain't expensive. NIS can be had for less than S$40, a decent filter will easily cost more than that.

 

[tanjonhan]

Just curious cos my 1st time participating with my friends, we were practically "chase" out of almost every mall we went into (the security guards keep following us and reminding us no shooting, no shooting). Is this always the case? Care to share on how do you all (for those who joined before) handle the situation (apart from snapping quickly and quietly)? Rather disappointed and upset in the overall treatment. :angry:

this has been mentioned in a thread on the rights people have in taking pictures in shopping malls etc...

to put it from what i remembered, by right you are allowed to take pictures...at the same time, the management of the building has the right to refuse entry for you into the building ...so indirectly if they do not wan you to take pictures, they can ask you not to or refuse you entry...(that's about what i remembered)...

so basically you do need permission to take pictures in malls....security guards are more sensitive to ppl with SLRs rather than Pns thinking that you are from some newspaper(on a general day)...

for photomarathon day, its probably back to the same point, that they have the right not to allow you entry...

 

[kayabuttertoast]

this has been mentioned in a thread on the rights people have in taking pictures in shopping malls etc...

to put it from what i remembered, by right you are allowed to take pictures...at the same time, the management of the building has the right to refuse entry for you into the building ...so indirectly if they do not wan you to take pictures, they can ask you not to or refuse you entry...(that's about what i remembered)...

so basically you do need permission to take pictures in malls....security guards are more sensitive to ppl with SLRs rather than Pns thinking that you are from some newspaper(on a general day)...

for photomarathon day, its probably back to the same point, that they have the right not to allow you entry...

Yep. When I joined Canon Photomarathon 2 years ago, my friends and I went to Tampines Mall, we were asked to keep our DSLRs. (We were only Sec 2 at that time.)

Actually Suntec City also don't allow, but the security guards are very bias. (They scold students for taking photos while they let off the adults.)

I heard that you need a black and white to take photos in malls. :/

 

[kayabuttertoast]

I joined the student cat.
I feel the student category, the photos are more interesting than the open category.
Last year I didn join but I feel the themes are all linked.
This year like totally no link leh.
Togetherness then motion then energy.
Still thought would be something like togetherness then separate then reunion or so. :dunno:
But yea, the photos featured on the board alot also common composition, common shot.

WHY THEIRS GOT POSTED UP SIA :cry:
envy and demoralized lol

Actually every year, the photos from student cat are more interesting than those from open cat. Photos that have been repeating for years are such as the tomb's photo, kayaking photo, changing clothes photo, holding hands photo.

But students who joined the competition now are far more lucky than when I joined years back.. We gotta pay $10 at that time and were competing with the adults. But in the meantime, we had more goodies compared to now. lol.

 

[Joshua0718]

i'm just trying to share the free antivirus cum anti-spyware cum anti-malware from microsoft to everyone here, which i mention is good. ($40 is still a lot to people without income) Thank you very much.

Don't think $40 is a lot even one can afford a laptop/desktop or a pns/dslr.
And one always can go for the alternate method which use the free-antivirus.

 

[Joshua0718]

that's what i've been trying to share. I guess my england is bad.

Nono, I understand. I am just pointing $40 is still affordable.

Anyway, my malwarebytes work better than my KIS. Haha. Now the KIS2010 is just too strict which i really hate it

 

[sougen]

Just curious cos my 1st time participating with my friends, we were practically "chase" out of almost every mall we went into (the security guards keep following us and reminding us no shooting, no shooting). Is this always the case? Care to share on how do you all (for those who joined before) handle the situation (apart from snapping quickly and quietly)? Rather disappointed and upset in the overall treatment. :angry:

From actual experience on-the-ground,

It is "always advisable" that before you even start showing your camera skills, talk to the security guards or anyone with access to the building management. Tell them your true intentions and what is it that you wanted to take photos of. I managed to talk to one of the guards in one of the shopping districts somewhere in Singapore *wink wink nudge nudge* to ask for permission to take pictures of people. (Well apparently there was some event going on inside the building so their strict rules are a bit more relaxed to cater for it.)

I quote from the guards, "Your picture must have people in it, in order to qualify it as permissible." Apparently, the building management considers taking photographs of interior buildings without people in it as copyright infringement.

 

[egnaro]

In case everyone still looking for winning work in photomarathon 2009...

see here