What’s a nicer way to start off my new photography blog than with a post on how I’ve just received my Canon Cashback cheque through the post today?

Canon having been running their Cashback promotions for quite some time now, but I was always going to buy Canon when I once again became a SLR user however, it’s a certainly a nice sweetener to receive a cheque in the mail.

When I purchased my EOS 40D body and EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM standard zoom, Canon were offering £100 cashback on the body and £40 on the lens. I went on to purchase another two Canon lenses in Hong Kong, but they weren’t eligible for the Cashback offer. That doesn’t bother me too much since I saved well more than the £85 I’d have received if I’d bought them in an eligible country.

If you’re wondering how long it took to process my Cashback claim it was received into the system on 20/03/2008 and I’ve just received my cheque for £140 today (14/04/2008).