Strange Problem with 1Dx

[RGF]

Hi,

last week I was shooting a series of bracketing images (Raw, HS motor drive, +/- 1 stop) for HDR. Occasionally on the 3rd image my 1Dx would freeze up and not finish the shot.

I fixed this by turning off the camera. The battery was okay (>50% charge, perhaps 75-80%), and this did not happen on all the shots. The shutter speed for the first exposure was around 0.8 second.

Anyone seen this before? I plan to take the body to Canon service center but thought I would check to see if this was a known problem.

Thanks

 

[Jim Saunders]

New to me; I've shot reams of bracketed shots and never had a sneeze.

Jim

 

[adventure]

I'd guess it's a problem with file export. We're you tethered on USB? Or sending over wifi transmitter? Or perhaps a card issue - were you at the end of a card or hasn't formatted the card you were using?

I've never had a problem other than the scenarios mentioned above. And in that case I think it says "error 5". Leaves the mirror up, and the only way to unjam it is to remove the battery. If you could fix it by simply turning off the camera, maybe you're into something different. Good luck!

 

[Jim Saunders]

Try a different lens maybe? Can't hurt, anyway.

Jim

 

[RGF]

I'd guess it's a problem with file export. We're you tethered on USB? Or sending over wifi transmitter? Or perhaps a card issue - were you at the end of a card or hasn't formatted the card you were using?

I've never had a problem other than the scenarios mentioned above. And in that case I think it says "error 5". Leaves the mirror up, and the only way to unjam it is to remove the battery. If you could fix it by simply turning off the camera, maybe you're into something different. Good luck!

In the field, not tethered, recording to dual CF cards. I did not try other cards (only show HDR for a few days). I can test that at home. Now to find the bad cards.

Thanks for the ideas!