christineredgate
Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th
Just thought I would mention this in case it happens to anyone else.At the end of a digiscoping afternoon,the camera,4500 ,refused to function.It was turned on and none of the buttons when pressed worked.It had totally seized up.I did remove the cable release but did not make any difference.Hurried home with camera still turned on,and phoned Ace Optics.They said they had never heard of this problem before and after a lot of head scratching(I could hear it down the phone lines:eek!: ) they suggested removing the battery,leaving it for a couple of mins then re inserting it.It worked.The camera now seems okay.Whether or not it was because the temp was dropping,I do not know,but if it ever happens to anyone else,then try the above,before panicking.I certainly was ,for a good 15 mins!!