This past Saturday, I was shooting a football game using my #canon1dmarkiv with the 70-200 mm lens. The weather was not favorable with a heavy mist throughout the game. The camera was not covered as I didn't think the conditions warranted it. I was taking my photos and making periodic reviews on the rear display monitor. Around the middle of the 3rd quarter, I tried to review some of the photos and I could not get anything to display on the screen—no photos, no menu options, or any display whatsoever. I turned the camera on and off multiple times and tried removing the battery with negative results. The rear and top LCD panels continue to work properly and I was able to continue shooting for the entire game.
In addition, I found an additional problem after I returned home and downloaded the photos. It turns out that all 900+ photos taken during the game were corrupted. In checking further, the corruption is in the original photos on the CF card. Prior to this event, I did not have any problems with this card, including a shoot I did 2 weeks earlier.
I did a test shoot with the SD card after discovering this issue with no issues but when I tried to take a few test shots with the same CF card, I had the same issue. When I tested a different CF card there were no issues found.
Any suggestions on what I can do regarding the rear LCD monitors would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Yes, I will protect my cameras on all future photoshoots in inclement weather.
