550EX just quit working - This SUCKS!!!

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

01/28/2006 12:28:00 AM · #1

I was shooting something on continious earlier but nothing to really stress the flash, maybe 5 series of 8 one second apart flashes. It quit firing so I turned it off, then back on. Instead of making the high pitched charging sound it made a really low pitched constant sound like the batteries were going dead, then stopped. I tried completely fresh batteries, same thing... The unit comes on, LCD is fine, I can zoom the flash head and everything, just makes a really low pitched constant sound then quits, like the capacitor quit holding a charge or something... I can't even get it to fire on manual at 1/128...

I just missed Canon support by 20 minutes too....... ahhhhhh! Anyone have any clue what it could be? Thanks!

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

01/28/2006 12:37:06 AM · #2

Take it off the camera and see if it cycles normally.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/28/2006 12:43:03 AM · #3

thanks but i tried that.... i took the batteries out for 5 minutes, cleaned the contacts, powered it up with new batteries off of the camera and everything. *sigh* looks like there goes my money for the lens i wanted

deapee

Kodak V803

01/28/2006 12:45:02 AM · #4

I guess it's not under warranty, huh?

fotomann_forever

01/28/2006 01:11:13 AM · #5

Really does sounds like you've popped a capacitor. But, if that is all it is... should not be a really expensive repair.

01/28/2006 01:31:09 AM · #6

i hope that's all it is, should i check with a camera store first? (nearest good one about 45 mins i think) because i know calling canon will be the most expensive...