Problem with Pics from EOS Rebel 300D

[solrac]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum. I've had my EOS Rebel 300D for four years now. I take a lot of pictures too and this weekend after running a half marathon in Philly and taking a lot of pictures, I was surprised to see that the last bunch of pictures that I took were dark at the bottom. It seemed like it was covered by a dark cloth. I tried different setting tonight and still the same. I hope, my camera is not broken.

What is the problem with my camera? I have something coming up this weekend and I need my camera to take pictures. Can somebody please help?

thanks,
Solrac

[mjs1973]

Can you post some pics? I just got my 300D back from Canon yesterday for the same type of problem. the bottom 2/3rd of my photos were black, the top 1/3 looked fine. When I took the lens off and tripped the shutter in bulb mode, I could see here was a part attached to the back of the mirror that wasn't flipping up with the mirror and covering the bottom 2/3rds of the sensor when I took a pic. I was able to flip that piece up with my finger and it fixed that problem, but my camera would no longer focus. I had to send it in to Canon. It cost me $205.79 to get it fixed, but it seems to be working fine now. Attached is an example of what the images I was getting. This isn't an actual image but I recreated the affect in PS just for a visual.

I didn't get any explanation as to what caused the problem, or what they did to fix it, so I have to call them today to find out.

[solrac]

Hi Michael,

That's exactly how my pictures look like. I'll have it serviced then. Thanks for your help.

Thanks,
Carlos

[SmartWombat]

Looks like the AF mirror, or the shutter.
Either of those sticks it can product this effect.
Definitely time for a service.

[mjs1973]

I called Canon today to get an explanation for this problem, and what they did to repair it. They guy I talked to called it a "sub mirror" problem, and said that it is a standard repair. They replaced the entire mirror assembly. He also said that this could have also caused the focusing issues I was having.