normadelewitz

Problem solved. This camera was newly-bought from a used equipment dealer. After more playing around,the body quit altogether...no powering-on no matter how I inserted things. The dealer replaced it, and the replacement body works just as it should. The dealer, BTW, is Roberts Camera/UsedPhotoPro. I highly recommend them.

I just bought a plain EOS 6D (not a Mark-anything). I am finding that the AE Lock button only hold the exposure while holding down the button. Releasing the button unlocks the exposure. Is this normal? On my EOS 50D and 60D pressing and releasing the AE-L button DOES lock the exposure for a few seconds. I see Canon saying they added, on 6D Mk.II and other models an *H setting in the button operation function to enable holding the exposure. My plain 6D has an *H option, but it does not cause the exposure to hold when releasing the AE-L button. Am I under a misconception about how the AE-L function should be working, or is it my camera?

I just got a (used but Excellent condition) Canon BG-E13 Grip for my EOS 6D. I immediately discovered that I have to put in/change batteries with the grip OFF the camera, then mount the grip on the camera. Removing/replacing battery holder with the grip ON the camera results in the camera not powering-up. This is happening with different battery holders, for LP-E6 and AA batteries. The same holders are not a problem on my EOS 60D (yes, the battery holders are the same with a BG-E13 and a BG-E9). This can't be normal, can it?

Someone else told you XP2 is a C-41-process film, meaning it is is B&W film made for developing in a color chemistry. This was so you could take your B&W film to any photofinisher who processed color negative films. You are mixing up too many variables to know what happened. If you want to take B&W photos, use normal B&W film and develop it in normal B&W developer.

When you press the rewind button, can you grab the film and pull it out from the takeup spool? Whatever is not in the cassettes is shot anyway. If this works, take out cassette, rewind film into it by hand. Leave the damaged part out, cut it off, pull out a few inches. Cut the end like the leader on a new cassette. You now have a practice roll of film. Try the winder/shutter with no film. press lightly on the takeup spool while winding to see if it turns. If it slips and does not turn at all, you have a damaged wind mechanism. If the takeup reel DOES work, load your now-practice roll into the camera and try winding, snapping shutter, until you get to the end, where the wind lever will not move all the way. DO NOT EVER FORCE IT. Press rewind button and rewind. Then finish the wind stroke and snap the shutter. Do this all with the camera back open so you can see what happens and which direction to turn the rewind knob.

What distance are you trying to focus at? The extension tube is for close-up (macro) work. Only focuses at a distance of 3-4 inches or so, with just about no depth-of-field. Any distance more than that and you cannot focus. Getting good focus at good distance is very delicate.