October 20, 2011
Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs in Custer State Park, South Dakota, and locking mode dials for the Canon EOS 7D and 5D Mk II

Yesterday morning I spent some time with some black-tailed prairie dogs in Custer State Park, South Dakota. These two young ones were grooming and playing with each other, and I was ready to capture one of them calling out.

Canon EOS 7D and 5D Mk II Locking Mode Dial

Cannon offers a paid-for option to upgrade the mode selection dial (M, Av, Tv, etc) on the EOS 7D and EOS 5D Mk II to a lockable version. The cost is $110 in the US, and could be money well spent to ensure that your camera stays in the mode in which you set it. This offer has been around for a while, but it was news to me so I thought I'd pass it along.