I agree. It almost has to be a battery problem. And, as Don said, you have to give the camera time for the memory banks to clear before you replace them.
> Hi Tan, mine's done that twice due to low batteries. > I had to take the batteries out, wait about 15 minutes, > replace the batteries, wait another 10 minutes and all > was well again. > It takes a while for the camera to "reset" its poor > little brain, a quick battery change won't do it. > I HAVE NOT had that problem, or any others since > starting to use Lithium batteries exclusively. > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tan and Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:04 AM > > To: Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: eek! *Ist D problem... > > > > > > > > Hi guys and gals, > > > > Just home from a wedding today in Byron Bay. Got some great stuff on the > > beach - great light and a beautiful sunset, but, EEK! midway through the > > day, my new *ist D (I have two now), started doing some strange things. > > Just on a whim, I turned on the preview screen to have a quick > > flick through > > what I'd been shooting, only to find a whole lot of black screens with > > nothing but red and blue lines running horizontally through them! > > They all > > had appropriate file numbers but no image! I "lost" about 20 shots, which > > luckily due to circumstances were able to be "re-shot". Anyways, it > > progressively got worse throughout the day, sometimes with 6 or 7 > > shots in a > > row doing it. I changed the batteries, and the lenses, thinking it may be > > either of these, but it still did it. I then found that if I shot only > > single frames, and let the camera sit for a few seconds between frames, it > > seemed to not do it. This completely sucks though, as my > > shooting style at > > weddings is candid, and quick, often shooting four or five frames > > at a time > > in quick succession. > > > > Any ideas what it could be, or am I going to have to send it in for > > warranty? aaaargh, I have a really busy period coming up - I can't be > > without both bodies!! > > > > Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions! > > > > tan. :) > > > > Studio TMP > > 1/60 Berwick Street, > > Fortitude Valley, Qld, 4006 > > Australia > > www.studiotmp.com > > Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 > > >
