Problem solved: Batteries in Canon 7D mark ii going dead over night
Nov 12, 2014 10:27:25 #
gym wrote:
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Nice work on finding the current drain... and I have a 6D that would drain the battery in just a couple of days... turns out that it was the internal GPS hunting even though the camera was turned off and in the bag. Turning off the GPS function solved my 6D problem...
Nov 12, 2014 10:48:26 #
gym wrote:
Well........... I think I found the problem, but n... (show quote)
I agree with Jerry. Send it to Tamron and let them fix it or repair it. Most Tamron lenses have a 6 year warrantee. Most Tamron's are sharp and well made. I have a 17x35mm that's very sharp. Good luck.
Nov 12, 2014 11:31:26 #
gym wrote:
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So how does saving the additional cost of the OEM lens look now! Not to be a smart xxx, but this is just one additional reason to stick with oem, where that is possible!
Nov 12, 2014 12:37:55 #
gpeters25
Loc: Corpus Christi, TX 78418
I have a similar problem I believe. I have a Canon Rebel SL1 and a Tamron Lens 18-270mm. My battery (and I have tried four different batteries) goes dead in about 3-5 days even though the camera is OFF. Any other thoughts?
Nov 12, 2014 13:12:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That sounds pretty definite. I'd send it to Tamron, since it's under warranty. Let us know how this turns out.
Gerry is absolutely right on this one. Your Tamron lens is under the Tamron warranty of 6 years. You may as well give Tamron a phone call, you will anyway to get a RMA number, and have them email you the return form. You will also have to give them information about your camera. They will fix the lens, and program the chip for your specific camera body. They also have a 3 day turn around. You'll also find out what the problem was, and any other things that may have been wrong or adjusted inside the lens. Don't waste any more time writing the forum, just get it off to Tamron. I own one of these lenses, it is a great lens.
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Nov 12, 2014 14:32:40 #
Bill Houghton wrote:
Depending on who you bought it from, they just might exchange it. If you only got it last week.
Does it appear to be a characteristic of the model or just certain units?
Nov 12, 2014 15:40:08 #
cjc2 wrote:
So how does saving the additional cost of the OEM lens look now! Not to be a smart xxx, but this is just one additional reason to stick with oem, where that is possible!
I still have the better deal. I have an extra thousand dollars in my pocket and a lens that gives me great photographic performance. It just uses batteries. I plan to get that issue addressed, but if I don't, it's still a keeper.
Nov 12, 2014 16:17:04 #
RichardSM wrote:
And yet another reason why not stay with Canon and it's own products? That's why I don't purchase 3rd party manufacturer's products QC is not very good some of the time or more time than not?
I don't think you can call it a QC issue if every single copy malfunctions in the same way.
Nov 12, 2014 16:23:58 #
gym wrote:
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A phone call to Canon USA tech support might be a worth while effort. The last thing you want is an electrical problem in a new camera. Electrics is what these things are all about. Think about all the little electrics running around in your camera, then add the speed at which they are running, and you have a lot of stuff going on. One device may contaminate another, or at least effect it.
Hope this is not the case for you, but it won't cost to find out. GL. and hope for thew best.
Nov 12, 2014 16:40:32 #
gpeters25 wrote:
I have a similar problem I believe. I have a Canon Rebel SL1 and a Tamron Lens 18-270mm. My battery (and I have tried four different batteries) goes dead in about 3-5 days even though the camera is OFF. Any other thoughts?
The test is to store the camera with another lens, or no lens, attached and see if the battery goes dead as quickly. The normal state for pretty much any current camera powered by a Li-Ion pack is no detectable drain over weeks (unless you leave the GPS or WiFi unit-- neither of which the SL-1 has-- turned on).
I haven't been using either of those on my 6D because they suck the batteries down something fierce. Even without those drains, it doesn't get better than about 2/3 of the stated battery life-- so I got a vertical grip and extra batteries.
I also have an SL-1, which I really love. It's about like (in terms of weight) walking around with one of my old OM-1s.
Nov 12, 2014 16:46:42 #
Nov 12, 2014 17:03:57 #
I do think you can make it a QC issue with tamron lens with a few models of Canon cameras, there are on other sites forums that this is a problem!
davidk2020 wrote:
I don't think you can call it a QC issue if every single copy malfunctions in the same way.
Nov 12, 2014 17:44:36 #
RichardSM wrote:
I do think you can make it a QC issue with tamron lens with a few models of Canon cameras, there are on other sites forums that this is a problem!
I see you misunderstood what I was trying to say. If every one of them exhibits the same problem, it's a design/engineering/production problem, not poor QC. They functioned as intended and were defective by design, not for lack of quality control.
Nov 12, 2014 19:33:56 #
davidk2020 wrote:
I see you misunderstood what I was trying to say. If every one of them exhibits the same problem, it's a design/engineering/production problem, not poor QC. They functioned as intended and were defective by design, not for lack of quality control.
Well the way QC worked at the company I work for 31 years it checked for all possible way that things should work for many different products so I guess other companies do it differently.
Nov 13, 2014 00:52:20 #
RichardSM wrote:
Well the way QC worked at the company I work for 31 years it checked for all possible way that things should work for many different products so I guess other companies do it differently.
But even when you do that, it can only be done with all the other products that exist at the time you're designing and testing yours. Then someone will come up with one that works a little differently and which will 'screw' your product.
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