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FREE Vivid Sydney Tour Plus 8GB SD Card PLUS FREE HIRE CAMERA & Photography by Canon Australia

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They would provide a free rent camera and its a photography course plus a free SD 8gb card. What else do you want :) enjoy vivid sydney

From canon website

The Canon Collective invite you to capture the unique and exciting VIVID Lights while taking a walk through the historic Sydney Rocks precinct.

When: 23 May - 8 June

Event Hashtag: #vividcanon #canoncollective
Price: FREE

A Canon Ambassador will accompany you while making the most of the incredible photographic opportunities as they present themselves.

You will enjoy the use of a Canon EOS 70D and an EF-S 18-135mm STM lens loaded with an 8GB SD Card to keep, plus a photoPICO voucher valued at $39.90 to create an amazing piece of wall art to remember this experience.

Where is Canon HQ?

  1. Follow the lit pathway from Argyle steps on Argyle Street,
  2. The Rocks to Gloucester walk or
  3. enter via the lift off 33 Playfair Street.

Some Inspiration

To get you ready for Vivid Sydney and improve your photography skills with our online tutorials hosted by Canon photographers and masters.

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  • +2
  • +7

    You mean SD Card, not Ssd.

  • +4

    Not sure if I would trust the info I get from a photography event when it says "SSD card" lol.

  • +2

    similar event last year by sony, same freebie 8gb sdcard

    • +1

      i was there!

      • then we will meet again…

        • Once you were the learner, now you are the master?

  • Sounds great. Wonder if they try to do a hard-sell on camera's afterward.

    • No they dont sony one was great i did one with them … They just let you pick a camera from point or shoot, dslr or compact. Its pretty awesome plus i have never seen vivid sydney so i believe that would be great

    • they are canon, no need to do sell everyone knows

  • +2

    Lol it is possible to BYO camera? If so, someone take a Nikon or a Sony

  • +18

    Ozbargain Meetup @CanonHQ :-)

    • Lol I'm game… doing one with whirlpool too XD

      • +2

        no you cant go to both! #feelingpossessive

    • i'm keen but we should work out a time to go with the place!

    • You know everyone else is from OzBargain by the short smirks on everyone's faces upon arrival.

      • Or do as bargainhunter8888, refuse to use their camera and just bring your phone =)

        • +1

          All of us standing there with hands out for SD cards and phones at the ready.

        • Sounds about right… are we doing this or what XD

        • +1

          but wait, if your phone doesn't use SD cards can they just refuse to give you the card? i mean you are going for the experience of taking photos and learning something new, it's not advertised as "Free 8gb SD card just come to the Rocks"!

        • Slot it behind the battery.

  • Sounds great, thanks!

  • Does anyone know how long the tour and class goes for? There seems to be one starting every 20 minutes so i would guess 20 minutes. Just trying to work out if its worth the trip, thanks!

    • Free 8Gb SD is worth it IMO…

      • -1

        you'd work for 20min for an 8gb sd?
        depends what type of sd..

        • +2

          For some, even some of the tips or experience using their camera plus the Vivid Festival is worth it IMO. Been a couple years now and it was fun. Some nice interactive activities too.

        • +1

          I don't see it as work. I see it as a chance to learn and experience a photo walk with experts. Plus I intended to go to Vivid anyway so this photo walk and free SD is a bonus!

  • -7

    I saw Vivid, but when I came, I was dissapointed.

    • +12

      Why, were you a bit premature?
      ;) Sorry, I couldn't resist.

    • +7

      so was she.

  • Awesome, thanks OP! Just booked for 8pm this Saturday.

  • I get this error message -

    404 - File or directory not found.

  • +4

    site getting hammered

    • cant get through at all now :(

  • +3

    I'm gonna see if I can get the instructor to take their shoes and socks off and get in the water fountain and turn around…

  • Wow this is great

  • Does it say anywhere how long each session runs for?

  • +1

    does anyone know what class SD Class? cheers. Anyway, even if it's not the speedy class 10. it's still worth it.

    • 8gb sd can be worth as little as $5 now

      • +1

        Just bought one cheapest is $11

  • Anyone able to register yet?

  • don't bother right now, if you try to log in to your mycanon account it takes forever to log in, if you fill out details it takes ages only to get a 404 error file or directory not found message!
    ps if i got in i think i would have taken mostly portrait/candid shots of the cute girls anyway… ;)

    • Make sure to check your email, because even though it comes up with a 404 your details might have gone through.

  • Has anyone received an email confirming registration? I've only received emails saying I've subscribed to their various mailing lists.

    • Got mine straight after the details went through.

    • I tried twice, the first time only got the email confirmation for registration
      so I tried again and after hitting 404 error few times, finally I was successful and received an email confirmation immediately confirming time and date.
      The site appears to be ozbargained

      • Thanks. Finally got the email after many tries.

  • Is there a deposit for the camera? Can't find it anywhere.

    • +2

      If it's anything like the Sony one I went to, you'd have to register when you arrive and provide some form of ID before they issue you with a camera.

      Don't worry, they won't let you walk away with the camera for free ;)

  • Cheers, just registered, took a few times to get to it, but finally signed up!

  • Got email after it showed 404 error. So does it count registration successful?

  • Cant sign up keep getting errors :(

  • +1

    Event Full !! "Sorry you missed out". bugger (Sat 8:20pm session - not sure if same for all sessions)
    Edit: Not for all sessions, I must have been booking the 8:20pm session at same time as someone else and just missed out.

    • +1

      wow everyone thinking to get a hot date booking at sat night! haha

  • are you supposed to get an email confirming the time? cos i only got an email for myCanon

    • yes you need to get a confirmation email.
      I have tried a couple of times, finally got it.
      Good luck.

      • thanks. .i cant even login to re-register :\

  • So we actually get to keep the 8GB SD Card?
    And someone follows me around, or is it a group thing?

    • +1

      yes keep
      most likely you follow people (the instructor/group) if you want to, not people follow you

      • So i be the stalker? K den..

  • Oh WOW, finally i got a Thursday-spot, after trying 9482 times and waiting 2897323 hours… well… at least that's how it felt ! One of the most dramatic bargains ever, thanks OP !!!!

  • Hmm - i'm only in sydney for the night of Tuesday 3rd June and they don't seem to be running one that day :(

  • event full :|

    • +1

      Event OzBargained!

  • Perfect! Signed up for Friday night, been meaning to check out 70D anyways to see if it will finally sway me to upgrade from my 30D, will bring my own L lenses to test.

  • just saw the email on the way home from work, thought I'll do it when i get home.

    Went onto ozbargain… now I know why its full, damn lol.

    I was going to attend the event with my point n shoot :P So it would have been nice to have used the latest. Oh well, I think i would have been frustrated with the timing out. Have fun with the camera :)

    • +2

      You can still join a group and loiter around with rhem… Yiu dont het a free sd card though

      • Thanks for the heads up. I'm not that fussed about the whole group thing as I've done vivid in the pass,i just don't have a good camera this time around, so 70d with an alright walkabout lens would have been good.

  • -2

    Grrr…event full.

    The one bloody time I'll actually be in Sydney, without my camera and here was an opportunity to get to use one of theirs (and try it out), and it's been ozBargained by a bunch of people looking for a free freaking SD card that will just sit in a drawer.

    • +1

      The cost of public transport will easily exceed the cost of buying an 8gb card, so I think that may be a little unfounded.

    • Actually mine will go into a frame on the wall, along with the words: Tough luck, YTW ;)

    • +1

      Thanks for generalising YTW

      I cant wait for my free freaking SD card that will sit in a drawer… Although im going there to try the camera!

      • +4

        I was going off the comments above where they aren't actually even going to try the camera…just see if they can stick their hands out for the free SD card…of course there are plenty of legit people who are actually interested in the photography/camera trial side of it. Although when I commented they seemed outnumbered by the ones who were just signing up because of the free SD card.

        I wonder how many won't bother turning up once it actually comes time. Hopefully there won't be too much abuse, so that Canon offers it again another year.

        My drawer reference was based off my recollection of a discussion upon how many useless freebies/cheap stuff people have sitting unused in drawers…quite a lot apparently.

  • Damn, it wasn't free last time. I did remember seeing some weird random pictures on the boards. I think they force you to put your photos up so everyone can see you.

    There was Ted's Photography there too last year.

    • I think we'll see that again this year if this "condition of participation" is anything to go on…..

      1. You consent to the Promoter using your likeness, image and/or voice (such as photographs or video recordings) for the purpose of promoting the Event in any media, including online media such as the Promoter’s official facebook page and website.
  • back on again

  • There are more spots available i think

  • Just signed up and got confirmatory email too..

  • Few places left in the first week of June. Thanks OP.

  • all gone.. so fast

  • got one earlier today :D

  • Any feedback from those who did the course? Would love to know since I'm doing it in just over a weeks time :-)

  • +1

    I just finished the course. It was pretty good, get to see the lights come on at 6:00 if you happen to have your tour on then. It gets packed later on. The SD card is a cheapo Verbatim one probably worth around $10 ($5 ozbargain). They do get some knowledgeable people to guide you with ISO, shutter speed etc which was very helpful. Haven't got the book yet, you get a $40 to use on anything on the PhotoPico site just only the photo book is under $40 apart from photo enlargements. Also they take your ID for the duration of the tour so you don't run off with the camera or drop it into the sea.

    • +2

      Also finished the "walk" last night….. A couple of extra points to add on to CN's comments……. The tour runs for an hour. You can use your own camera so long as it is a Canon, other brands no allowed!

  • Finished the tour just now.
    Learn new knowledge on photography for a newbie like me
    The staffs are fantastic!

  • +1

    I went on the tour last night and I had a great time. The camera they lent us (Canon EOS 70D) produced such great quality photos. Plus the tour guide brought us to good spots and gave us some tips for taking photos (manual mode) of the lights. After that we went back to Canon HQ where they have some nice camera displays and a photo exhibition.

    The SD card they gave us was a Verbetim card that was 8GB and a class 10. Pretty good I'd say!

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