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Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Just the other day, without warning, my 5D started acting up. When I flip the switch to turn it on, it doesn't turn on right away. Then, when it does come on, it says that my CF card isn't formatted and will REFUSE to shoot any images. The thing is, my CF card is FINE -- I just used it the other day. Just to be sure, I tried all of my CF cards and it says the same damn thing with every single one. What's worse, if I try to format any one of the CF cards, my 5D says that they can't be formatted. So, basically I can't used my 5d at all now! This royally sucks. Can anyone shed any light on this? Nov 20, 2008 at 09:06 PM

jerrykur Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #2 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Might be a simple software glitch. Try pulling the main battery, and the memory battery, the little watch battery, and letting the camera sit for a bit. If that does not fix it, it is probably time to call Canon Service. jerry Nov 20, 2008 at 09:11 PM

Alex Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Check the CF pins in the camera. I bent mine ones on my old D60. Alex Nov 20, 2008 at 09:21 PM

Gerry Szarek Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! First remove BOTH batteries for 12 hours or so. Reinstall batteries, this should fix your problem. Your other issue could be a bent CF pin, you should be able to see this problem. Nov 21, 2008 at 01:35 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Hey guys thanks so much for getting back to me. I already checked the CF pins, and they're fine. I'm ready to try your battery removal solution, but I'm afraid I don't know where this second battery is. Can you elaborate? Also, my firmware isn't up to date. Do you think updating it might solve my issue? Thanks again. Nov 21, 2008 at 05:23 PM

Gerry Szarek Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! The button battery is accessed by the base of the camera, it should be near the tripod hole, you should be able to open it with a quarter / nickel (be sure to observe the battery orientation ). Nov 21, 2008 at 05:53 PM

jerrykur Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #7 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Nug Blazer wrote: Hey guys thanks so much for getting back to me. I already checked the CF pins, and they're fine. I'm ready to try your battery removal solution, but I'm afraid I don't know where this second battery is. Can you elaborate? Also, my firmware isn't up to date. Do you think updating it might solve my issue? Thanks again. I don't remember a firmware update to deal with this problem. But, running the latest firmware is usually a good idea. Nov 21, 2008 at 05:59 PM

TweakMDS Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Gerry Szarek wrote: First remove BOTH batteries for 12 hours or so. Reinstall batteries, this should fix your problem. Your other issue could be a bent CF pin, you should be able to see this problem. 12 hours A couple of seconds should be more than enough if both batteries are removed. What would help is switching the camera on for a second when the batteries are removed. This will help drain the left-over power in the capacitors. Nov 21, 2008 at 06:18 PM

davenfl Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Gerry Szarek wrote: First remove BOTH batteries for 12 hours or so. Reinstall batteries, this should fix your problem. Your other issue could be a bent CF pin, you should be able to see this problem. 12 seconds perhaps, geez Nov 21, 2008 at 06:31 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Guys, sorry to be a pain, but I still can't figure out where this other battery is accessed from. I'm looking at the base of my camera, and I don't see anything that could be opened with a coin. All I can see are tiny phillips screws. Am I supposed to remove those? Nov 21, 2008 at 06:53 PM

lancemoreland Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Page 41 of the manual. Bottom of the camera below the usb and video out ports. Nov 21, 2008 at 06:56 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Ah, thanks lance! That was what I was looking for. I just removed both batteries. I will report back in a bit with the results. Nov 21, 2008 at 07:08 PM

theophilus Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! davenfl wrote: Gerry Szarek wrote: First remove BOTH batteries for 12 hours or so. Reinstall batteries, this should fix your problem. Your other issue could be a bent CF pin, you should be able to see this problem. 12 seconds perhaps, geez I think the 12 hours is a customer-service trick to get people to chill out and go away for a while. Nov 21, 2008 at 08:37 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #14 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Well, I put the batteries back in and no dice. I even went out and bought a new memory battery since theyr'e only like $4, but that didn't make any difference. I'm going to update the firmware now and hope that helps, but I'm not optimistic. Is there anything else I can try, or am I screwed? I really, really don't want to have to send it into Canon. Nov 21, 2008 at 08:57 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! God dammit, the stupid camera won't even LET me update the firmware. The problem is that it won't recognize ANY CF card. Because it thinks the cards aren't formatted, even when they are, it doesn't see the new firmware file that's sitting on the card. The worst part is, even if I try to format a CF card in the camera, it says that it "can not format". So, I have a camera that absolutely WILL NOT accept any CF card, nor will it format any CF card. Thus, I can't do a damn thin, not even update firmware. Bloody fu**ing HELL this sucks! Is there anything else I can try guys? Or, do I have to resort to sending it in to Canon and not seeing it again till sometime in January? Nov 21, 2008 at 09:56 PM

lancemoreland Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #16 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! I know the others have joked a bit about leaving the batteries out for 12 hours but I do remember that being a fix for another problem. I don't remember exactly what. You'll know its been long enough if you have to set the clock. Also, just for grins try setting everything to the factory defaults and removing any custom settings even though removing the batteries should accomplish that. Nov 21, 2008 at 10:07 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #17 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Ok, I'll try and leave the batteries out for a full 12 hours. And, I already removed all custom functions yesterday. Thanks for all your efforts. If, by some miracle, the 12 hour thing fixes it, I'll post it here. Otherwise, I'll be sending the goddamn thing into Canon tomorrow. @*#%^$*#%W!!!!!!!!!!! lol Nov 21, 2008 at 10:22 PM

Photofiend4 Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #18 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Sorry to hear about your problem Nug Blazer. Dig the name you got. Has anyone ever gotten the meaning of it? Nov 21, 2008 at 10:35 PM

foghorn Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #19 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Someone mentioned earlier to look at the pins to see if they are bent, can you get a penlight and check on that? Sometimes, getting them bent back can be done if you are comfortable with that. That isn't highly recommended if that is the case. Nov 21, 2008 at 10:39 PM

twistedlim Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #20 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Bob Atkins says to take the batteries out overnight; http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00Pg5b Nov 21, 2008 at 10:56 PM

Kory Lidstrom Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #21 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Photofiend4 wrote: Sorry to hear about your problem Nug Blazer. Dig the name you got. Has anyone ever gotten the meaning of it? Hehe, thanks. Sure, several people have gotten it. If you go on my site, go into my Fine Art Galleries, go into the Best Of gallery, you will see a 420 photo there, it's one of my all time faves. The comments section for that photo has some info that would further answer your question. Nov 22, 2008 at 12:17 AM

Deborah Kolt Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #22 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! When I had a battery-related problem and needed to reset, Canon tech said you have to take both batteries out, but also press the shutter while they are out. (I seem to recall they said turn the switch to "on" and click, though it seems illogical.) Someone else mentioned pressing the shutter in an earlier post. Nov 22, 2008 at 05:02 AM

gruffster Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #23 · Crap! 5D problem. Please help! Nug Blazer wrote: Photofiend4 wrote: Sorry to hear about your problem Nug Blazer. Dig the name you got. Has anyone ever gotten the meaning of it? Hehe, thanks. Sure, several people have gotten it. If you go on my site, go into my Fine Art Galleries, go into the Best Of gallery, you will see a 420 photo there, it's one of my all time faves. The comments section for that photo has some info that would further answer your question. love that 420 shot good luck with the 5D. Please let us know the outcome. Nov 22, 2008 at 05:57 AM

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