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L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:14 on 24th August 2008 On 24th August 2008 06:58, Alan Marron wrote: Next day, I had a heart attack, which thankfully I soon recovered from. I'm glad to hear it Alan, keep well! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 19:58 on 24th August 2008 Hi Alan, with regards the error message on the Cannon 10D. Have you tried the Cannon web site? There is usualy a forum that could help. Another possibility is a firmware update needed. Give them a try, you never know. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Gemm Ferrane Posts: 36 Joined: 12th Dec 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:02 on 24th August 2008 On 24th August 2008 06:58, Alan Marron wrote: The camera refuses to take the pic and flashes an error message which is either 'Err OS' or 'Err 05' (I'm not sure which). If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions. Error 05 is to with flash mechanism. It occurs when the internal flash is obstructed or the camera doesn't get an reply that the flash open sucessfuly. Possibly the pop-up flash locking mechanism needs adjustment or to be replaced . My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Alan Marron Posts: 726 Joined: 14th Jul 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:50 on 26th August 2008 On 24th August 2008 21:02, Gemm Ferrane wrote: On 24th August 2008 06:58, Alan Marron wrote: The camera refuses to take the pic and flashes an error message which is either 'Err OS' or 'Err 05' (I'm not sure which). If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions. Error 05 is to with flash mechanism. It occurs when the internal flash is obstructed or the camera doesn't get an reply that the flash open sucessfuly. Possibly the pop-up flash locking mechanism needs adjustment or to be replaced . Thanks very much for your help. Believe it or not, the answer you just gave me cost $9.99 (whatever that is in real money) from a so called expert on Fix-Ya.com. There are two answers, apparently. Repalce the built in falsh with a Canin Speedlight, or turn the camera to 'P' (program setting). I've tried it on P and everything seems to work, but I think, you're probably right, the mr=echanism needs fixing or possibly replacing. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:21 on 28th August 2008 Hi Alan. I have never used a Canon 10D, but I find that a dedicated flashgun is a lot more versatile anyway, whatever the camera. The camera battery lasts longer too. They may be more expesive to purchase and heavier to carry about, but mine hase a range of over 150 ft. I have used it in a large slate mine, and the photos came out great. Because the flash head zooms in and out with the lense, no light is wasted by overspill. Ok, the gun cost me £300, but the benefits far outweigh the cost. No hunting for focus, due to the inbuilt pattern transmitter. Off camera wireless radio controll. I could go on but I wont. After saying all that, I still try not to use flash unless I absolutely have to. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Susan Wood Posts: 124 Joined: 24th Aug 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:50 on 28th August 2008 Right My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Alan Marron Posts: 726 Joined: 14th Jul 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:52 on 31st August 2008 On 7th November 2007 14:55, Ian Gedge wrote: I have used a variety of cameras over the last few years, A fuji finepix 2800zoom which I think is about a 3 million pixel camera, then a casio with 4 million pixels, then onto a casio with 6 milloin pixels, and finally my current camera a fuji finepix with 7.1 million pixels and the feature that I love most about it is its 10x optical zoom, very handy when you just can't get very close to the subject. No expensive equipment really but I have been very pleased with the results on the whole. I don't still have all four camera's (Just the last two). but the nice thing is you can always sell the last one to help fund the new camera (Good old Ebay!). I agree with you Ian. My Finepix S7000 finally gave up yhe ghost after a very bad soaking in early July, and although I like the EOS 10D I use now, I still miss the old camera. Got some nice pics with it, too. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Alan Marron Posts: 726 Joined: 14th Jul 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:58 on 31st August 2008 On 28th August 2008 12:21, Peter Evans wrote: Hi Alan. I have never used a Canon 10D, but I find that a dedicated flashgun is a lot more versatile anyway, whatever the camera. The camera battery lasts longer too. They may be more expesive to purchase and heavier to carry about, but mine hase a range of over 150 ft. I have used it in a large slate mine, and the photos came out great. Because the flash head zooms in and out with the lense, no light is wasted by overspill. Ok, the gun cost me £300, but the benefits far outweigh the cost. No hunting for focus, due to the inbuilt pattern transmitter. Off camera wireless radio controll. I could go on but I wont. After saying all that, I still try not to use flash unless I absolutely have to. I do have a flashgun that I was given with the camera Peter. It's a monster size Cobra - more like a Boa Constrictor really - and I used it once when I was trying the camera out. Never again! Apart from the fact that it almost doubles the weight of the kit, it's so big and clumsy, I really struggled with it. I'll probably go the Speedlight route, though, because of the problem using the built in. I believe this may be the camera my editor (now deceased) dropped and broke at some time, which probably accounts for the trouble. Maybe there's something bent in the flash mechanism. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Alan Marron Posts: 726 Joined: 14th Jul 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:02 on 31st August 2008 Peter Evans wrote: After saying all that, I still try not to use flash unless I absolutely have to. I agree Peter. One of the reasons I loved my old Finepix S7000 was that it was brilliant in low light conditions. I still do without flash as much as possible, and get pics that are publishable quality just the same. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 00:07 on 2nd September 2008 With the hight iso speeds of modern cameras, the need for flash hass diminished. The only drawback being the greater noise in the photos. But even a lot of that can be eliminated in software. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions