[FD] - T90 Shutter release problem

Can anyone help with this one.

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My T90 will not fire the shutter in single frame mode. Instead, the cursor on the LCD panel (that points to the 'S') flashes.

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Interestingly, the shutter will fire in continuous mode. More perplexing still, the camera will fire the shutter in single mode when the 300tl is attached and switched on.

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Can anyone help with this as I would prefer not to have to send this off to be serviced unnecessarily.

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Thanks,

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Mark Drinkwater (London)

I sometimes have this problem(in single-haven't checked

continuous).It happens on both my T90's,Including one that has hardly

been used since a full shutter replacement by canon some time ago.

I find it tends to happen when the cameras have been stored for a

long time,and I usually find that pushing in and releasing the stop

down lever usually gets the camera firing again, and then fire it a

few times to give it some "excercise".

I dont know why this is but it works for me.

Give it a try.

No answer, just the same problem. Seems to be the way T90s die - with

everyone frantically trying to revive their favorite camera body

before it really is too late. Canon Service UK at Brent Cross

certainly do not want to know - won't even accept the camera for

repair - which drives me nuts because someone there must know what

the matter is, and could pass on the info to this or any other mail

list. Basically, either this can be repaired by cleaning contacts,

shaking, using the step down control or whatever - or it requires a

major shutter overhaul which may well be beyond the average user or

even a non-Canon service place. Does anyone actually know the answer?

There must be someone out there who could help? PLEASE! It's such a

great camera - and I can't bear the thought of starting with either a

different body, or someone else's that might fail anyway.

This can be a sign of any number of problems, from easy to deal with

to a major repair.

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In the US there are several places that can fix it, and have a stock

of parts. Horizon Electronics in CA and Japan Camera Repair in GA are

often cited as good places to go.