nick dawson

I've just bought a Mamiya press lens imported from Japan, 65mm, f6.3. The focus ring is almost impossible to turn. Are there any repairs in London. Took it to one in sout london today but they dont have the technicians to cope with 'vintage' lenses.

How are you selecting the autofocus point? If you are in any of the advanced operations modes you can select the AF point by pressing the Af point selector then use the multi controller on the back-plate or main dial to highlight the red focus points in the viewfinder.

Thanks for your last suggestion jim that voltmeter idea of yours would have been a clincher. My trouble was that id moved the charger to a different position to the one i was used to. I couldnt feel the location of the battery any more only see the lights.

The fault is all mine!

I have not been charging the batteries correctly. Please accept my appologies for wasting everyones time especially as you have been so helpful.Somehow i had contrived to slide the batteries in, activating the reassuring charging lights but without making proper contact with the terminals on the charger, i was always careful to leave them for an hour to confirm full charge but then on installing the batteries in the camera i stupidly assumed that the battery level indicator was faulty when it showed minimum. I should have had more faith in the camera and I feel i have slurred the reputation of the 20D unneccessarilly. I think i have learned my lesson and i hope my only punishment was the missed shots.

Thanks , i did clean the contacts and battery but to no avail. The story has moved on, the body now refuses to function with the spare recharged battery (independent make)and even with the original battery the lcd display sparks up showing minimum battery level but it refuses to take a photo when the shutter is pressed and then shuts down completely. It is going back today but Im not sure what to say if they offer to repair it, i do not know if i would trust it again.

Thanks , i did clean the contacts and battery but to no avail. The story has moved on, the body now refuses to function with the spare recharged battery (independent make)and even with the original battery the lcd display sparks up showing minimum battery level but it refuses to take a photo when the shutter is pressed and then shuts down completely. It is going back today but Im not sure what to say if they offer to repair it, i do not know if i would trust it again.

Thanks for the answers but no one has answered my question Should I send it back? Temp was 2Celcius for long exposures but yesterday had similar problems in daytime. The camera just does not seem to recognise that it has a full battery . Having used a 300D for a year which produced some amazing results with no dust and no faults I was really looking forward to using a 20D. Clearly the extra money you pay for a 20D does not go towards quality control.

My first 20D had enough dust on the sensor to grow a nice crop of

potatoes but it was replaced by the retailer This replacement has

performed well for four months but has now developed a power supply

problem. The battery indicator had been showing only the minimum

level for a number of days. Even with a newly bought and fully

charged battery the full indicator level was only present for a few

shots. Assuming it was a level indicator problem and one that I

could live with i set out into the wintry night but after a couple

of test exposures the crucial long exposures were ruined by the

camera completely shutting down during its busy period and doing the

same with the spare battery. Is there something I'm missing here?

Besides a few brain cells and the sense to have a spare body. Is

there some quick fix? Custom function 19 perhaps?

Old style joystick-grip 222 manfrotto head is a good choice. UK retail �70. Very positive when quickly switching between horizontal and vertical especially with light dslr. May be no good on a monopod.

Thanks. Have found the site and will download the ZB 5.5 update.

Thanks for the info about Zoombrowser 5.5 it looks ideal but I cannot find the download. I've been to Canon's download library but no luck in finding it. Anyone know a direct link?

Thanks for all your swift and helpful suggestions. I have USB2 and always use a card reader. Its Raw format that causes the software issues. Jpegs are no trouble with Zoombrowser. I may try Pixmatic RAW software and will investigate firmware updates, thanks for that. And your advice about Igb of RAM is taken to heart.

I use both 20D(home) and 300D(work). Raw images from 20D do not

download to normal dated file indeed they do not even appear when

using Zoombrowser EX.

RAW images do appear when using Digital Photo Pro and EOS Viewer

Utility but only in a Dcim subfolder(298canon)and not downloaded to a

dated file.When highlighted, RAW images do not appear in full - there

is a black band at the bottom of the window.

Downloading RAW images with 300D, ZoombrowserEX and Windows XP is

hassle free and easy at work. Is the 20D different or is it because

of a different OS at home(Windows98SE)?

Should I even be using Zoombrowser at home with the 20D?