Canon 20D Gremlins

[yogestee]

During a day's shooting my 20D will shut down straight after an exposure and the only way it will restart is if I turn it off and remove the batteries..It will then restart normally..I have BG-E2 battery grip fitted and it can happen with any lens..I ensure the BG-E2 is firmly mounted..

Has anyone else had this problem??

Jurgen
Australia

[JSPhoto]

This is a known problem with the battery grip, not sure if Canon has a fix for it or not.

JS

[yogestee]

Fed up with it...My 20D has gone to the Canon doctor!!

Jurgen
Australia

[JSPhoto]

Sorry to hear that, but I think it may help in the long run. You'd think something like the battery grip would be fairly simple and straight forward.

JS

[SmartWombat]

Sounds like exactly the same symptoms as my battery grip.

In my case it was because the 20D was mounted on the top bar of the windscreen while doing 90mph + laps of Spa Francorchamps race circuit.
The BG started coming unscrewed form the body - scary beacuse the body would have fallen off at speed and I'd have the BG alone on the tripod mount secured to the car

Seemed after getting itself in a twist just removing and replacing the BG did not fix the problem. I had to go back to one battery in the body to make it work, then reinstall the BG to continue shooting.

[yogestee]

See what happens when you abuse your body Paul,,,it will eventually bite you on the butt!!

Jurgen
Australia

[PhotoMommy]

It's also been known to happen when the camera gets too hot. I think if the internal temp is greater than 100 degrees or something like that. I've had it happen in the middle of a rodeo arena and on the side of a mountain on hot days, and I don't use the BG for my 20D.

:~)

[yogestee]

I've got my 20D back from the Canon Doctor and so far everything is working fine..Fingers crossed!!

Jurgen
Australia