----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Ruscelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:27 PM Subject: Re: EOS 20D Lockups and reply from Canon
> I've shot only about 100 images with my 20D. > > Last weekend, I was using it with 35-350 Canon lens attached, and it > froze up on roughly my 90th shot. I had not changed lenses and was just > shooting. All displays seemed normal, but the pressing the shutter > release resulted in no action whatsoever. At the time, I did not know > about taking the battery out and putting it back in as an option. I > tried powering the camera off/on with no effect. Finally, after about 5 > to 10 minutes, the camera started functioning again. I did no lens > change or battery change, but just waited and tested it and it finally > worked. > > I'm not a particularly happy camper at this point, since I'd like to > start using this body for wedding work. I can just picture this > happening during a critical time like the processional as the bride is > walking in. Sure, I can pop the battery in and out in just a few > seconds, but still... > > Al Ruscelli > I'm in the same boat that you are, in fact, the camera was bought specifically to photograph weddings. I'm hoping that keeping the "Auto Off" feature turned off will "solve" the problem, so far, it seems to have, but the jury's still out on that. Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
