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Oct 10, 2023 14:50:08 #
KenCan
Loc: Allen, TX
This is to all the learned and experienced experts on this page.
I have a Sony RX100 VI and a Sony Alpha 6000 with really no intentions of replacing them. These more than do the job for me!
For the RX100 VI - if I don't use this camera for an extended period of time the lens takes a moment to retract when I power down.
For the Alpha 6000 - the lens clicks a spilt second when I power down.
The experts at Tempe Camera in Tempe, AZ advise me that this is the way the camera(s) work and I really have nothing to worry about. The cameras have been cleaned by the very same Tempe Camera in the last year.
Question is why does this happen and am I looking at a bigger issue?
Thank you to everyone in advance!!
Ken - now in Plano TX.
I have a Sony RX100 VI and a Sony Alpha 6000 with really no intentions of replacing them. These more than do the job for me!
For the RX100 VI - if I don't use this camera for an extended period of time the lens takes a moment to retract when I power down.
For the Alpha 6000 - the lens clicks a spilt second when I power down.
The experts at Tempe Camera in Tempe, AZ advise me that this is the way the camera(s) work and I really have nothing to worry about. The cameras have been cleaned by the very same Tempe Camera in the last year.
Question is why does this happen and am I looking at a bigger issue?
Thank you to everyone in advance!!
Ken - now in Plano TX.
Oct 10, 2023 15:21:19 #
I'll guess that's the way they were built.
I have a Sony H1 that does the same thing with the lens, comes "out" on power up, retracts on power down.
1-2 seconds each trip.
I have a Sony H1 that does the same thing with the lens, comes "out" on power up, retracts on power down.
1-2 seconds each trip.
Oct 10, 2023 17:54:05 #
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Oct 10, 2023 19:55:35 #
The a6000 I have does make a small click as the aperture iris resumes its "at rest" configuration. Of course it uses a wide variety of lenses, they neither extend nor retract.
Oct 11, 2023 07:44:02 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
KenCan wrote:
This is to all the learned and experienced experts... (show quote)
My Sony's do the same thing. They also take a moment to power up. Nikon and Canon are both instant on.
It is just the camera, there is nothing wrong, you are fine. Go get a coffee and doughnut and relax.
Oct 11, 2023 07:45:31 #
KenCan
Loc: Allen, TX
Thank you one and all.
Very much appreciated!!
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Ken
Very much appreciated!!
Really enjoy this web site.
Ken
Oct 11, 2023 11:35:20 #
I had a Sony a6000 a few years ago, but I don't remember the lens-closing speed. I have observed that slight hesitation with other cameras, though. I wouldn't worry about it.
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Oct 11, 2023 12:13:59 #
bsprague wrote:
My RX100 VII always hesitates slightly when I turn it off.
I have the Sony RX100 VII and it does that, too. Just how it is.
Oct 11, 2023 13:08:27 #
KenCan wrote:
This is to all the learned and experienced experts... (show quote)
Subject is useless.
I’m sorry I checked in here.
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Oct 11, 2023 13:35:14 #
rehess wrote:
Subject is useless.
I’m sorry I checked in here.
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I’m sorry I checked in here.
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Perhaps to you, but not to others. No need for snarky comments.
Oct 11, 2023 14:05:56 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Perhaps to you, but not to others. No need for snarky comments.
Now the OP and others know that a slight delay in lens retraction isn't a cause for concern.
Oct 11, 2023 14:37:11 #
Have you checked the battery? It takes more power to move the mechanical parts than to capture an image. If the batteries are getting to the weaker side they’ll have enough juice to get the job done, but maybe a bit slower.
Oct 11, 2023 15:29:18 #
rehess wrote:
Subject is useless.
I’m sorry I checked in here.
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I’m sorry I checked in here.
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So are we!!
Oct 11, 2023 18:55:52 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Right!So are we!!
And he has unwatched the thread so we can get back to the topic now.
Oct 12, 2023 05:41:49 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Perhaps to you, but not to others. No need for snarky comments.
A TITLE OF “PLEASE ADVISE” Is USELESS.
I had to read the post to discover that it was about Sony, about I know nothing. When I came around this morning, I completely forgot having seen and responded to it yesterday. That is not “snarky”. It should be informative. Now, that I’m awake, I’ll remember it and avoid it for the day, but responding to it TWICE is a waste of energy.
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