Comments on: Fixes for Common Camera Failures

By: Kimberly Normington

Kimberly Normington — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:55:10 +0000

Thank you Ian for the troubleshooting tips. My camera on a few occasions gives me a low light error and the shutter won’t depress but it’s not low light. Your advice was very helpful!

By: Vitas Anderson

Vitas Anderson — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:52:03 +0000

Your comment about the greater likelihood of problems with 3rd party lenses has made me more wary of buying them

By: Rohinton Mehta

Rohinton Mehta — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:59:59 +0000

Lovely explanation and, as usual, great photos. Thanks Ian.

By: Ed Holloway

Ed Holloway — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:21:36 +0000

Trying to use Live View shooting with the new Canon 80D and Tamron 16-300 lens will cause the camera to freeze up. Removing and re-inserting the battery is the only way I found to un-freeze the camera. The problem was finally resolved by sending the lens back to Tamron for a fix. One or two other folks I know about had the same problem.

By: Rich Lewis

Rich Lewis — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:20:27 +0000

Great article Ian. We never think our equipment will fail, but it does. During a hike in Alaska my camera died. Nothing worked to fix it until I noticed that the card slot cover was not closed all the way. It was slightly ajar, Not enough to pop open but just enough to trip a switch. After it was slid closed again, the camera came back to life. Whew!

By: Judy Hauglund

Judy Hauglund — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:15:49 +0000

This is so helpful!