OCdiving Deb
Contributor
Some of you have had the CCD (charge coupled device?) replaced on your C5050Z and may be able to help me...
If the CCD is replaced will the camera lose its settings? Will the MyModes be cleared?
I just picked up my 5050 from Oly after they replaced the CCD, the mode dial, and the grip. I was surprised that the settings were intact but ran the camera through some quick shots above water and it all seemed fine. I was so excited to have the camera back and working so I rushed up to do a night dive with the squid that have been running this week and was saddened to see that my camera had exactly the same problems again once I tried to take shots underwater.
This problem is happening either because:
1) they didn't do the work they claimed to have done, or
2) it was misdiagnosed and I have a completely different problem.
SYMPTOMS: pix are either almost completely black OR the shots are completely blurry. It seems worse in manual than in program mode but both are horrible.
I wonder if it could be a miscommunication between the camera and strobe?
SET-UP: Oly 5050 with an Inon D180 strobe attached with fiber optic cable. I think the settings for slave, flash speed, etc are all correct but I could be missing something.
Thanks for any suggestions. I am going to get a few hours of sleep and then try to squeeze in a morning dive to try it out again before taking it BACK to Oly.
If the CCD is replaced will the camera lose its settings? Will the MyModes be cleared?
I just picked up my 5050 from Oly after they replaced the CCD, the mode dial, and the grip. I was surprised that the settings were intact but ran the camera through some quick shots above water and it all seemed fine. I was so excited to have the camera back and working so I rushed up to do a night dive with the squid that have been running this week and was saddened to see that my camera had exactly the same problems again once I tried to take shots underwater.
This problem is happening either because:
1) they didn't do the work they claimed to have done, or
2) it was misdiagnosed and I have a completely different problem.
SYMPTOMS: pix are either almost completely black OR the shots are completely blurry. It seems worse in manual than in program mode but both are horrible.
I wonder if it could be a miscommunication between the camera and strobe?
SET-UP: Oly 5050 with an Inon D180 strobe attached with fiber optic cable. I think the settings for slave, flash speed, etc are all correct but I could be missing something.
Thanks for any suggestions. I am going to get a few hours of sleep and then try to squeeze in a morning dive to try it out again before taking it BACK to Oly.