Have A Canon 40D with the following issues: Back LCD blank. Tried menu, info, playback buttons. Pressing shutter part/full results in a 2-3 second busy flashing on top LCD and in viewfinder. Shutter will not take picture. This sequence can be repeate...
Have already tried connecting via USB. PC will not activate drive 40D is connected to. PC does recognize Digital Rebel/300D fine when connected to same port.
Thanks for the leads. I've already had the back off and dismantled looking for suspect conditions (loose/broken leads, corroded terminals, etc.). Didn't find anything obvious. Don't know if the LCD is bad or is some other problem state preventing the...
Similar to lly3988's philosophy, I am trying the DIY route. Do it all the time with antique radios for the fun of it. Bought the body cheap. It was advertised as won't power up. Turned out to be a broken microswitch on the battery compartment. Found ...
Settings that can be manually/automatically changed which are visible in the top LCD can be seen when changing the mode dial. Nothing can be seen in the back LCD. Use a 512MB CF card in my Digital Rebel/300D. Don't have cables to utilize video out so...