Thanks for the tips, Karen. I'll check it out.
btw, your page, http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/, is a great reference for me. I own a few classic cameras myself (one IKOFLEX and two ROLLEIs - '69 3.5f planar and '80s 2.8f xenotar white face) and I'm always looking forward to expand my collection. I owned a complete YASHICAMAT kit once (YASHINON 80mm, 3.5 - w/ close-up, wide and tele lens), mint, but I had to sell it to buy one of the ROLLEIs... The oldest CANON I have here is a CANON EF RT (pelicle mirror). Very nice. The 35mm film camera I like the best is my EOS 1N-RS. It's really something. Very "smooth"... The 1V is perfection itself, I know, but I really like the RS. Anyway, thanks for the assistence and keep on publishing your experience w/ photo equipment. It's a nice work and a very good reference site. Marco. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Nakamura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: Re: OL'faithfull CANON EOS 1N battery problem > > >> >>another funny thing is that even now, after discovering this problem with >>the 2CR5, the 1N seems to work fine with the PDB-E1. Normal. >>As nothing happened >> > > My guess is tha the microswitch or sensor that detects when the grip is > attached is malfunctioning, so the camera always thinks the grip (with its > higher voltage) is attached. I don't have that camera model, but I would > look inside the battery compartment (where the grip contacts slide into) > and try to see if there is a microswitch. If there is, try exercising it > with the tip of a pen a couple of times. > > Otherwise, use a VERY LONG q-tip and clean the gold-colored contact pads > inside the battery compartment with some contact cleaner (available at > Radioshack etc). This is a good idea regardles of whether you're having > battery problems or not. > > Karen > > > -- > Karen Nakamura > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
