What a crappy day....
Jan 24, 2013 09:11:03 #
Jan 24, 2013 09:43:32 #
I guess you guys will be seeing less of me as I don't see myself shooting as much as I did before now that my 100mm is toast.
So you guess! do you? Well guess again.You beg,steal or borrow and get back here with more of your great shots. OKAY!! I guess? huh! :-) ps: best shots yet for me. :thumbup:
So you guess! do you? Well guess again.You beg,steal or borrow and get back here with more of your great shots. OKAY!! I guess? huh! :-) ps: best shots yet for me. :thumbup:
Jan 24, 2013 10:46:38 #
Jan 24, 2013 11:28:00 #
waterbug49307
Loc: All over, currently Big Rapids Michigan
Really sorry to hear about your lens - really love your work.
Jan 24, 2013 11:44:55 #
Jan 24, 2013 11:49:22 #
I think you mean the iris as the shutter is part of the camera, not the lens...Was the lens dropped or banged up against something?...I like my old manual focus macro lenses, they can take a beating & still work fine...Hope it's not an expensive fix...
Blurryeyed wrote:
Thanks for the advice guys, but I cleaned the contacts and checked it out on two different bodies, Auto focus works just fine, but if I shoot at anything other than f/2.8 there is no capture only an error statement, the shutter is definitely stuck. I was getting very different lighting results in consecutive shots the day before, I thought that it was the flash causing that, now I suspect that it was the shutter's improper function.
Jan 24, 2013 12:31:26 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
I think you mean the iris as the shutter is part o... (show quote)
No nothing was dropped or banged, guess it is just electronics behaving badly.
Jan 24, 2013 12:33:58 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
quote=Screamin Scott I think you mean the iris as... (show quote)
Might be worth sending in for an estimate. It might not be as bad as you think.
Jan 24, 2013 12:35:38 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
quote=Screamin Scott I think you mean the iris as... (show quote)
Maybe moisture? Try wrapping with a dessicant (silica gel) packs and store in a cool dry place for several days and then try again
Jan 24, 2013 12:42:54 #
I was just going to say something about moisture as well....You beat me to the punch !
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
quote=Blurryeyed quote=Screamin Scott I think yo... (show quote)
Jan 24, 2013 13:03:37 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
This statement lead me to the conclusion that you dropped your lens.The least of which was my 100mm Macro lens took a dump.
If not so, your iris/aperture problem may be easier to repair than I first suspected.
Jan 24, 2013 13:24:45 #
That is your main tool for all your macro. I'd send it in for at least an estimate. You may want to call the "Mother Ship" and they may be able to give you some tips or something. One of my friends, who shoots Nikon had a similar problem, told me he sent his lens in for "calibration" and they fixed the aperture problem while doing the calibration, and cleaning. I don't think the fix cost $100.00.
Jan 24, 2013 14:31:25 #
These really-close-ups are fantastic. I too am sorry for your loss of lens. Now you need itsy-bitsy baby jumping spiders to shoot! Maybe that would work..? till you can replace your lens.
Jan 25, 2013 21:31:45 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
Sorry for your lens. You shoot with your sigma ?????? and 1.4x tele-converter. I'm asking because I have a Nikon 55-300 and 1.4x teleconverter.Well, maybe I can limp along with my Sigma lens with a 1.4x Tele-Converter, but I did so enjoy shooting with that 100mm, kinda puts a knot in my shorts, you buy a Canon lens for perceived quality and then it craps out like that. This is the first expensive lens that I have ever lost like this... Not sure that I will have it fixed, maybe someday.
Jan 25, 2013 21:52:18 #
Just had this happen to me the other day. My lens was really cold and apparently did not make contact with the camera. Tried other lenses and they worked, tried my cold lens again and it worked. Could have been moisture from the cold.
Might be a little dust or the contacts are a little warped.
Good luck.
Might be a little dust or the contacts are a little warped.
Good luck.
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