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04/28/2014 01:22:20 PM · #1 |
I bought my Canon 7D last September.
For the past couple of months I've been having focus issues. Mostly "searching" - it just won't focus when the contrast is low. I notice it mostly with macro, zoom on birds and most recently when I am shooting icebergs. But it can also happen with "regular" sots and I've noticed it with all of my lenses, so it isn't a lens problem.
I swear if I am not facing north on a sunny day it won't focus half the time. It just searches and searches.
Switching over to manual focus is not feasible, especially for moving birds (plus, I don't trust my eyesight since I now need reading glasses so I would imagine if I used manual focus all my macro pics would be out of focus).
I am going to send it back to Canon for warranty repair, hopefully they can fix it.
I did some Googling and found that others have the same problem. The suggested a "hard reset" which I did, but that didn't solve the problem. Today I was ready to throw the camera in the ocean when it wouldn't focus on an iceberg!!!
Just wondering if anyone else with a Canon 7D has/had this problem and was it fixed? |
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04/28/2014 04:46:43 PM · #2 |
I assume you tried different lenses? I'm recently having problems with my Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS - it's making buzzing noises like it's trying to focus - even when I am not pressing the shutter. I also get "Can't communicate with Lens" Errors. I've cleaned the contacts and tried reseating it a few times, but to no avail. I am going to have to send it in for repair unless anyone has any ideas.
Other things to check on your 7D - does it flake out in servo AF mode or any AF mode? |
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04/28/2014 05:14:27 PM · #3 |
| It happens with all my lenses. I am not getting any error messages. I've only tried the "one shot" option, not servo. |
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04/28/2014 05:17:09 PM · #4 |
| Yeah, sounds like you'll need to send the 7D in. Still under warranty so you're lucky there. My 24-105L on the other hand... :( |
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04/28/2014 06:36:07 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Yeah, sounds like you'll need to send the 7D in. Still under warranty so you're lucky there. My 24-105L on the other hand... :( |
FYI- I just sent my 24-105L in for communication error repair last October. The cost was $300, and the turnaround time was only 2 days. |
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04/28/2014 07:12:41 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Yeah, sounds like you'll need to send the 7D in. Still under warranty so you're lucky there. My 24-105L on the other hand... :( |
FYI- I just sent my 24-105L in for communication error repair last October. The cost was $300, and the turnaround time was only 2 days. |
Thanks Shannon. The 2 days is good, but $300 is nearly half it's resale value. :( |
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