Sorry, I forgot to reply to your question about contacting Canon about my AF problem, no I sure haven't. That might be something I should consider. Thx
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear earlier, but it was an extra Canon Speedlight flash I got for my camera.
Ok, so I got brave and did the alcohol cleaning with a new lint free cloth gotten with my eyeglasses I hadn't used. While it didn't appear dirty to the naked eye, there was some what appeared to be dirt come off. I cleaned both sets of contacts, camera & lens. I then did a bunch of practice shots of the hubs, dog and random stuff and while it appeared to be better, it sporadically acted up, but also operated as expected at times. So I just don't know. I feel like I'll continue working with it until I get tired of it or miss the perfect shot because of it. Thx again sincerely to those of you who took the time to give me helpful feedback. I really appreciate it.
I don't feel confident attempting any cleaning since I have exhaustively read and did see the pencil eraser mentioned but it was cautioned due to debris being left behind from that process. I certainly appreciate your feedback and may research that more to gain some confidence to give it a try before I chuck it.
Hello all! I'm not new to photography since I've always loved taking photos but am not a pro by any means. I just love taking photos of my family and occasional nature-related oddities. I stumbled upon this forum in my desperate search for answers to a problem my camera has developed within the last year. I have a Canon Rebel T5 EOS 1200D and the auto focus began acting up by going back & forth several times, well not several but MANY times sometimes never focusing at all until I turn it off and back on. It seemed to occur more with my 18-55mm lenses so I bought a new one. Still did the same thing. Returned that and spoke to a Best Buy employee who said I had the AF on the wrong setting and advised me to use the Live Mode and all my problems would be solved. Still does it. The hubs says to chuck it and buy new which I can't bring myself to do since it's no more than 5-6 yrs old & I bought a Speedlight flash as an accessory, which of course won't fit a Nikon, which my daughter has advised me to get. There are no repair shops in my area and I am at my wits end. I don't want to get rid of my camera so if anyone on this forum can help me, I would be eternally grateful!!!