mark_baylin Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced the following... I was out photographing with my E-1 and after about 10 SHQ photos (in aperture priourity) the camera completely froze up. The settings on the outside LCD screen froze as well, and no other pushing of any buttons would reset the camera. In fact, even turning the camera off didn't solve the problem, the display still stayed on the screen even when the camera was off!... I finally managed to reset the camera by removing and reinstalling the battery and the camera worked for the rest of the time I was outside (another 45 minutes on a cold, but not freezing, winter day... ie, I didn't need gloves to shoot). This is the second time this problem has occured, except the first time, the camera could be reset by simply turning it off and on again. The first time it happened, the camera was with firmware 1.0, the second and more severe time, version 1.4. The camera was bought new and is only a month old. It's never done this inside, only outside... I only have one cf card and it's a sandisc ultra II... I'm using the camera with a 14-54 and it never comes off... As I have another 3 months to get used to this camera before using it for commercial work, I would greatly appreciate any comments! Thanks very much! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 No. Send it back to Olympus and ask for repair or replacement. This has almost never been reported among E-1 users on dpreview who have put in a lot of mileage. Don't take a chance...internal CPU is likely out of whack big time. Get it in the mail fast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscheffers Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I have had it 3 or 4 times in almost 2 years, but not for a long time now. Yours is definitely extrordinary. I blamed it on a badly seated CF card, something not unusual with any camera. Always with the same card too! The first time it wouldn't play ball until I took out and put the card back, so and few times after that I always fiddled with the card too when it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_marby Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Mark, The same thing has happened to me twice. Once was on a very hot, humid day and the other time I was indoors. I've got 2, E-1's and I don't know if it was the same camera or not. I e-mailed Olympus support. I'm not sure of how good an answer I got but the person at Olympus said the same thing has happened to him, he believes it was a fault of the CompactFlash card. It's been almost a year since the last episode and the wedding season will soon be starting for me. I'll let you know if it happens again. Jim Marby pictureperfectstudio.biz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_p3 Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I think my E-1 has had 1 or 2 in it's life? Can't recall! Nothing to worry about unless it happens all the time in repeatable circumstances. THAT WOULD signal a fault! If it just locks up every now and again, just unseat the battery. It may be a card issue or just a freak glitch? However, if it's frequent, I'd get on to Olympus. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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