Ed--if the only Italian you know is swear-words then you're not eating or drinking properly
Maurizio: get a new one if you can. 4 trips to Solms seems excessive (though mine's been in twice if we count the hardware upgrade, and once again for an extended period. On the other hand, I've had it since fall of 2006. It's actually out-lasted all my other digital cameras except the DMR
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