Canon 40D- help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

05/25/2009 07:38:42 AM · #1

Hi All,
Started shooting this morning and after about 20 shots it stopped working :) When I press the shutter, it focus's fine, but just displays busy..I cannot get into the menu or preview photos either. When I switch on or off, no auto sensor cleaning either.

Replaced batteries, formated CF card, obviously cannot update firmware as cannot get into menu it initialize. Any idea's?????

vawendy

Sony Alpha a1 II

05/25/2009 07:40:12 AM · #2

Originally posted by wingyisleeds:

It probably won't work, but it's worth a try--did you take out the backup battery? (the button one that keeps track of date/time, settings. etc.)

My old rebel froze, and I was able to get it back by pulling the backup battery.

good luck!

05/25/2009 07:44:18 AM · #3

Hi Wendy
The back up battery-- where do I access this?
;-)

forget that- found it..and no joy :(

Message edited by author 2009-05-25 07:47:29.

CEJ

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

05/25/2009 08:00:23 AM · #4

Did you try changing the lens too? I recently had a problem with my 40D - reacted in a similar manner but always recovered. Turned out to be my 17-85 lens was the problem and not the camera body.

05/25/2009 08:05:35 AM · #5

yeap, tried 3 lenses-, looks like a trip to Jessops :(

05/25/2009 08:38:41 AM · #6

I didn't have this specific problem with my 40D but the action taken might work for you too, my problem was the shutter release button just would not work nor would any of the dials, all the menu buttons, display image buttons etc were fine though. So I removed the lens, took out the batteries, took out the CF card and left it for an hour or so (charged the batteries whilst waiting), popped the batteries back in and fired up without a lens on all the dials worked so I popped a lens back on and it was working fine... No idea what caused it and it never happened again, but removing the batteries / lens and CF card separately did not work.

Good luck and I hope you get it sorted out quickly mate.

Mark

Message edited by author 2009-05-25 08:39:15.

05/25/2009 09:27:29 AM · #7

Thanks for that Mark...but no joy mate..off to Jessops now ...gutted, has been my only free day in weeks. They say it comes in 3's--dvd player screwed, but I fixed with old PC DVD unit, washer screwed, fixed with new PCB and now my sodding camera......aarrrghhhhhhhh

05/25/2009 09:35:12 AM · #8

Aww sorry mate :( Good luck with Jessops hopefully they will have an idea straight away and it won't be a long delay before you get it back.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

05/25/2009 12:21:33 PM · #9

Ah well, Jessops- never seen it before :(

They advised same as you Mark..So I will leave batteries out, lens off and card out overnight and try in morning. If no joy then it's off to Canon, warranty has expired also.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

05/25/2009 01:17:02 PM · #10

Ugh, that sucks. Good luck on the overnight rest.

05/25/2009 02:09:33 PM · #11

Good luck mate hope it works out for you, also try it without the card in when you first fire up (or preferably a different card), I was wondering if the reason it came up with Busy was because it could not read the card...

05/25/2009 06:41:12 PM · #12

Thanks Slippy

Yeap, that's exactly whatthe Jessop's guy said Mark--you should be an advisor for them ;-)

I did try 2 different cards, but will try again in morning- cheers Mark for your help ;-)

05/25/2009 07:06:14 PM · #13

Haha there ya go I could sell my soul to Jessops ;)