I think it might be due to the falling economy and rising electricity prices...some parts of the UK have been plunged into darkness and sent back to the 1800s.....
Here in the UK we only have two hands and each one is responsible for holding beer. If I had a third hand I might have been able to hold a camera and snap some pics, but then again I could also use that extra hand to hold yet another beer. It's all about priorities people! At one point I even had to put down one beer to hold my curry-eatin' fork, but thankfully I was able to resume double-fisting soon afterwards. Seeing as you only have that watered down excuse for beer in the US, I can understand how you might decide to load one of your beer-holding hands with a camera instead, but we simply don't suffer from that predicament over here.
Oh, and don't tell anyone I was actually on the Coke's Magnus, due to my 3 hour drive in and out of London!
Look what do you gotta do around here to get a few picks. It's not like we're ordering a brand new MM Limited Edition Axis, and expecting it to be delivered in 6 to 10 days!!