Cliff
Active member
I use a Canon EOS 1 D MK II camera, with the latest Firmware for bird photography. I shoot in RAW format and use SanDisk Ultra II 2.0GB and iPro Compact 2.0 GB Flash cards. I am delighted with the camera apart from one problem.
When I am in High Speed Continuous Drive Mode and I take a few frames continuously, sometimes but not always, the camera locks up, and the access lamp stays on. The only way to get the camera working again is to remove the battery. This is very inconvenient when I am using a remote release to fire the shutter. I presume it is something to do with the buffer being unable to transfer the images quickly enough to the cards and then locking up the camera.
I have contacted Canon; the camera is unfortunately out of warranty!!! All they did was give me a list of their authorized service centres without any reference to it being a fault.
I don’t know whether it is a design problem, or a fault with my camera. Has anybody experienced this problem with their 1D MK II, and how did you cure it?
Regards
Cliff Jones
When I am in High Speed Continuous Drive Mode and I take a few frames continuously, sometimes but not always, the camera locks up, and the access lamp stays on. The only way to get the camera working again is to remove the battery. This is very inconvenient when I am using a remote release to fire the shutter. I presume it is something to do with the buffer being unable to transfer the images quickly enough to the cards and then locking up the camera.
I have contacted Canon; the camera is unfortunately out of warranty!!! All they did was give me a list of their authorized service centres without any reference to it being a fault.
I don’t know whether it is a design problem, or a fault with my camera. Has anybody experienced this problem with their 1D MK II, and how did you cure it?
Regards
Cliff Jones