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gus
Jul-02-2005, 05:11 PM
Sorry guys but cant find my manual after the move. Put the 400mm on & camera just wont shoot...in the view finder i can see a dot flashing with the number 6 next to it over on the right.


Wassup ????

Gus
Andy
Jul-02-2005, 05:19 PM
Sorry guys but cant find my manual after the move. Put the 400mm on & camera just wont shoot...in the view finder i can see a dot flashing with the number 6 next to it over on the right.


Wassup ????

Gus

1) power off, take battery out, wait 15 secs, put battery in, power on, try again

2) is your autofocus switch on "af" on the lens?

3) have you tried all modes, av, tv, p?
gus
Jul-02-2005, 05:23 PM
1) power off, take battery out, wait 15 secs, put battery in, power on, try again

2) is your autofocus switch on "af" on the lens?

3) have you tried all modes, av, tv, p?
1) ok..will try ..I thought that it wasnt a lock-up prob.
2) yep..checked
3) yep..all modes

Back soon.

Gus
gus
Jul-02-2005, 05:32 PM
Works fine on manual focus infinity...works fine when it has anything at all in sight on auto but just wont do an auto infinity sky shot :dunno :scratch

This sound normal ??



I was fooling about & decided to see how dirty the sensor was on a high F stop sky shot.
Andy
Jul-02-2005, 05:44 PM
Works fine on manual focus infinity...works fine when it has anything at all in sight on auto but just wont do an auto infinity sky shot :dunno :scratch

This sound normal ??



I was fooling about & decided to see how dirty the sensor was on a high F stop sky shot.

....'gus - the af sensors need something contrasty to af on. ya gotta af on a far off tree branch or something like that, or just do a manual infinity focus and shoot the sky :deal
gus
Jul-02-2005, 05:46 PM
....'gus - the af sensors need something contrasty to af on. ya gotta af on a far off tree branch or something like that, or just do a manual infinity focus and shoot the sky :deal
Ok...sounds right then. Ta mate
Andy
Jul-02-2005, 05:58 PM
Ok...sounds right then. Ta mate

a little kava helps in situations like this, too.

cheers mate
gus
Jul-02-2005, 06:07 PM
a little kava helps in situations like this, too.

cheers mateGot home at 12.30 am last night from shooting the bands. God it was a rough crowd...had to hoist the 20D up on the tripod at full arms reach many times as the crowd surged & collapsed into the band over & over & over.

Bike racing now on telly & the kava is ready to mix. I may just slip into a coma.

Gus