> Hello,
>
> I have an EOS 5QD (with the date back). I really have no use for the date
> function, but since that was the only version of the 5 available from B&H,
> that's what I have. While I've never had any need for date imprinting, I
have
> tried it once or twice just to see what it looked like, and it didn't seem
to
> work. I didn't pay this any mind since it wasn't a feature I needed
anyway, but
> now that I want to sell the camera I'm concerned that this lowers the
value of
> an otherwise perfectly-working camera. The LCD display on the exterior of
the
> back works ok, but the tiny LEDs that imprint the date on the film appear
not to
> light up when the shutter is fired--I've even held the little slot in the
> pressure plate right up to my eye and fired the shutter,without seeing any
> evidence of the LEDs lighting up. :-)
>
> So my question is, does anyone have any ideas as what the problem is
(hoping
> that it's not the obvious one that the LEDS don't work)--like, maybe I'm
doing
> something wrong when I turn on the date function, or maybe there's some
kind of
> quick and/or cheap fix?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig
Hi Craig
I have the same camera and, like you, I think the date back is
almost always useless. I only tried once to see if it is working, and I
found that if the place on the negative where the date will be imprinted is
very bright, the date becomes invisible. If it is your case, try to take a
picture of a dark subject on the edge of the photo.
If you have your camera for a long time, verify if the date back
battery isn't weak. To show date on the camera back probably needs less
energy to light the date on the negative. Use a voltage meter to see if the
baterry is near 3V.
Gilberto
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