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Toolz
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:31 pm 
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So...I don't know if it's the flash or the camera but for some reason the camera is triggering the flash to fire for at least 2 seconds continuously. It happens randomly after I take a shot with the flash (off or on the camera). After taking a shot, the flash goes zzzzzzzzzzzt!! for 2 seconds with the flash on. At that time, the camera functions are locked. Can't focus, can't get to the menu, can't shoot. Sometimes it'll stay locked for a few more seconds. The longest one was about 7 seconds.

Has anyone encountered this? My camera's on firmware version 2.1.1.

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Is it possible you are unknowingly pressing the DOF preview button?
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Nope, definitely not.

Btw, this only happens with my 580EXII but not my Metz 58 AF-2
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ya, I had it happen a few times with my 580EX (no II). Figure it's just dirt in the hotshoe or something. Often happened when I pressed play to view a photo I had just taken... go figure.
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Is it possible the modelling light is going off? If so, I have heard it can burn out the flash.
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Actually, Xerox is right. It's the DOF preview button. It's the way I was handling the camera in portrait mode without a grip. I have fat fingers. LOL!!! That combined with the fact that the button is easy to press is what was causing it. I didn't realize I was doing it 'coz I had no issues with the 7D. The 7D's button is slightly recessed.

And yeah...it worries me that I could inadvertently burn out the flash.
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Toolz wrote:
Actually, Xerox is right. It's the DOF preview button. It's the way I was handling the camera in portrait mode without a grip. I have fat fingers. LOL!!! That combined with the fact that the button is easy to press is what was causing it. I didn't realize I was doing it 'coz I had no issues with the 7D. The 7D's button is slightly recessed.

And yeah...it worries me that I could inadvertently burn out the flash.

It sounds like you are pushing the modelling light. Can the DoF button on a 5D2 be re-mapped?
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Jamesy wrote:
It sounds like you are pushing the modelling light. Can the DoF button on a 5D2 be re-mapped?


That is exactly it. Can it be remapped? On a 7D yes. I haven't fiddled around with the custom settings much on the 5D2 yet so I don't know.
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The DoF button typically stops down the aperture blades - does it invoke the modelling light instead when a 580 is attached?
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Toolz wrote:
Actually, Xerox is right. It's the DOF preview button. It's the way I was handling the camera in portrait mode without a grip. I have fat fingers. LOL!!! That combined with the fact that the button is easy to press is what was causing it. I didn't realize I was doing it 'coz I had no issues with the 7D. The 7D's button is slightly recessed.

And yeah...it worries me that I could inadvertently burn out the flash.


:mrgreen:

Toolz wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
It sounds like you are pushing the modelling light. Can the DoF button on a 5D2 be re-mapped?


That is exactly it. Can it be remapped? On a 7D yes. I haven't fiddled around with the custom settings much on the 5D2 yet so I don't know.


Don't think so. But you can on 5D3! :lol:
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