Tuesday, October 30, 2012

East Africa - Wildlife Photography talk by Guido Bonett

Wednesday 14th November at 6.00pm - Lecture at Din l-Art Ħelwa office at 133 Melita
Street Valletta.

Din l-Art Helwa are delighted to have Guido Bonett with them again for a wonderful photographic journey. Guido Bonett visited Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar in August of 2011 on a photographic safari to follow the annual migration of the Wildebeest and Zebras, when over 2 million animals are on the move in search of greener pastures. The trip took him to reserves such as Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, The Massai Mara, Amboseli, Ngorongoro and Tarangire National Parks.

This Majjistral Park event is being held in conjunction with Din l-Art ,elwa at their office. It is a free event but donations are welcome.

Bionote: Guido Bonett ARPS, AMPS was born in Birkirkara in 1956 and has had a keen interest in nature conservation from a very young age, and has travelled widely in his quest to observe and photograph wildlife, visiting various European countries as well as expeditions to North Africa, the Amazonian rainforests of French Guiana in South America, Costa Rica in Central America, Namaqualand in South Africa, the Namib and Kalahari deserts of Namibia, the Okavango Delta in Botswana and Victoria Falls in Zambia. His latest expedition to Africa took him to Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar. In recent years, he participated in a number of research projects the University of Malta was involved in, as a nature photographer. In 2005, he coauthored two volumes entitled ‘The Maltese Countryside’ a pictorial guide to the flora and fauna of the Maltese Islands. 2011 saw the publication of his latest work, 'The Natural History of the Maltese Islands, As Seen Through A Photographer's Lens'. In 2005, he was awarded the status of Associateship of The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain (ARPS). In 2008, he was awarded an Associateship of The Malta Photographic Society (AMPS). Guido is married to Jane, and they have two children, Matthew and Sarah.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Are you a CPS card holder? Avantech is now offering local benefits


What is CPS?
Canon Professional Services (CPS) is a free Canon service, created to support professional photographers across Europe using selected Canon equipment types.
Canon has seen potential in the local Canon community and Malta has recently been added to the CPS country registration list.
We encourage each and every Canon user to register his/her equipment on https://cps.canon-europe.com/


Why Register?
• It’s free
• Help support the Canon photo-video community in Malta
• You benefit from advantages made available to CPS members in selected countries around the world such as access to CPS support teams at major international and local events; a priority repair service; and depending on your level of CPS membership, free back-up equipment loans during repairs.

How to register
Simply log on to https://cps.canon-europe.com and insert your email address and select ‘Malta’ as your country of residence from the drop-down list.
Press on the ‘add equipment’ button. You will be asked for the ‘model’, ‘serial number’, ‘date of purchase’, ‘country of purchase’ and where it was purchased from.


Avantech Ltd. also offer the following benefits to CPS card holders:
• Benefit from 5% off our lens rental service
• Be invited to special events for local CPS members
• Receive a personal pre-invitation to Avantech events limited to a number of guests
• One free “check-and-clean” service for your registered equipment during the warranty period.
• 10% discount on parts required on registered equipment.
• Priority service with a guaranteed 48 hour response time on registered equipment.
• Pre-sale on stocks offers. Benefit from 2 days of exclusive offers for CPS card holders before launching of offers to the general public.
• Privileges on event services offered by Avantech from time to time: free cleaning, rentals, free printing and more.
• Save on other products from Avantech Ltd: 10% off ink cartridges and printing hardware.
• Free same day or next day delivery to Malta and Gozo for any order above 200 Euros.
All this is available on presentation of your CPS card along with some sort of identification.


FAQs

If I have purchased my products from overseas, and not from Avantech, can I still register my equipment?
Yes, regardless of where or when your equipment was purchased you can still register it.
Does everyone qualify as a CPS member?
There are three tiers of membership available: silver, gold and platinum. To qualify, one must have a minimum amount of equipment; both for photo or video.
Why should I register if I do not qualify?
Our goal is to be able to provide full CPS benefits locally as offered in other countries. This can only be achieved if we have a certain number of registered Canon users, regardless of if they qualify or not, who have registered their equipment on the CPS website.

As a CPS member registered in Malta, what does the Canon CPS offer?
In countries where a full CPS service is offered, you benefit from the full range of advantages according to your CPS qualification level. In Malta Canon do not yet offer a full CPS service – however at Avantech we are working hard with Canon to change this for the better. Our first step was to get Canon users in Malta recognized internationally, and this has been achieved through the Malta CPS scheme. In addition we have added our own extra benefits to CPS Malta members (see above). We will continue to work hard with Canon to constantly improve the support services we offer in Malta, with additional benefits for CPS members.



Thursday, October 11, 2012

Our airshow lottery winner!


Congratulations Jolene!!

Darrin Zammit Lupi blogs about the Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II USM

Darrin Zammit Lupi blogs:

'Weekend before last, I had a great time photographing the 20th edition of the Malta International Airshow.  It was also a backbreaking exercise, as happens every year'

'This year however, the local Canon agents, Avantech Ltd, lent me the 500mm f/4L EF IS II USM Lens to try out during the show – and it was amazing.  Coupled with my new EOS 1D-X camera, the results were astounding.  The fact that the lens is half the weight of my 400mm lens made handholding a breeze.'

Read the full article and view the shots here:
http://darrinzammitlupi.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/shooting-the-airshow-with-canon/


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Avantech donates a camera to Hospice Malta

Mr. Jojo Bonnett from Avantech Ltd. presenting the camera to Ms. Alexandra Cortis from Hospice Malta

"Hospice Malta wishes to thank Avantech for donating a much needed digital camera. Hospice Malta is a voluntary organisation that provides the highest standards of free-of-charge Palliative and End of Life Care services to patients and their families, friends and colleagues. The goal of Hospice Malta is to continue to make a difference in the lives of patients suffering from cancer, motor neurone disease and other terminal illness. Through people’s generosity Hospice is able to continue to provide this essential care and support."