My Elan 7e jams sometimes as well (only when I'm using a 100-400 L lens). I thought it was due to the cold temperatures, but it seems like the camera body looses electrical contact with lens. Remounting the lens fixes it.
Rob On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 20:04:43 -0500, Mike wrote: >Twice today while shooting a roll of film my Elan 7 seemed to stop. I pushed >the shutter button and it sounded like I was using a long exposure. I had >the camera set on manual at 250 and when it happened I could still see >through the lens but it was darker than normal. This happened once before a >few days ago and since the battery looked like it was low I put new ones in >this morning. Anybody know what might be causing this problem ?. > Mike > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
