modpol
Newbie
I've got the "blank frame" issue - near 50% blank frames. New battery and memory card, didn´t help.
Now i wonder if it is a mechanical or electronic problem.
Even if we hate to admit it, there is some kind of processer inside our wonder cam. Is there any way to reset that?
//Bent
Now i wonder if it is a mechanical or electronic problem.
Even if we hate to admit it, there is some kind of processer inside our wonder cam. Is there any way to reset that?
//Bent
krötenblender
Well-known
I really hope, it's a mechanical problem, because I think, that would be much easier to repair...
You should try a test: Do some test-shots without a lens and watch the shutter carefully through the open bajonett. If the shutter is okay, you should be able to see it working. If you have blank frames after a few shots, you can tell, if it is mechanic or electronic, that fails.
You should try a test: Do some test-shots without a lens and watch the shutter carefully through the open bajonett. If the shutter is okay, you should be able to see it working. If you have blank frames after a few shots, you can tell, if it is mechanic or electronic, that fails.
modpol
Newbie
Hmm - your right - iI just test i with no lens an set the shutter to 1 sec. and it look like that the shutter some how is "too fast" and that cause the blank frames.
Now my problem is who can fix it, last time I have problems Steve's camera fixed it, but it is so far from Copenhagen - do you think it is a job for a good camera technician?
//Bent
Now my problem is who can fix it, last time I have problems Steve's camera fixed it, but it is so far from Copenhagen - do you think it is a job for a good camera technician?
//Bent
krötenblender
Well-known
I really don't know, I never had such a problem. But I think, I would try to find a camera technician, who can repair Bessa R cameras and similar others. The shutter is very similar to others.
If you find a solution and get it repaired, please update the thread. I'm interested.
Maybe the sticky thread " Epson R-D1 Information Resource / FAQ website" has also some useful links for repair?
If you find a solution and get it repaired, please update the thread. I'm interested.
Maybe the sticky thread " Epson R-D1 Information Resource / FAQ website" has also some useful links for repair?
back alley
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contact dirk at japan exposures and he can arrange a full cla with epson, japan.
well worth the $$.
Dirk Rösler | Japan Exposures <dirk@japanexposures.com>
joe
well worth the $$.
Dirk Rösler | Japan Exposures <dirk@japanexposures.com>
joe
isorgb
Well-known
I heard some time ago that a smaller power batteries (instead of 1500mAh) can cause shutter errors.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Low capacity batteries, or ones that don't handle burst-loads very well can cause blank frames and/or cause the camera going into sleep mode after taking a picture.
But Modpol said he is using a new one, and the 1/sec exposure test seems to indicate there is something wrong with the shutter.
But Modpol said he is using a new one, and the 1/sec exposure test seems to indicate there is something wrong with the shutter.
aldobonnard
Well-known
I recently bought a 2nd R-D1 (in a shop in London) which showed this problem on 10% of the frames, roughly. A quick search (rich cutler site) and I decided to return it.
Before that, I tried all sorts of batteries (Epson original) in good condition, I concluded that this was a mechanical problem on the shutter. On curtain does not move. This is pretty much straightforward, the noise is undeniably different when 1 curtain is stuck. Try to listen to yours. I think that the issue would not cure by itself.
The solution seems to part-replace the shutter, I would believe, meaning sending it to Sony/Epson Japan. As for me, despite the camera had a warranty on it, it was not worth the hassle, the shop manager was not convinced it needed a repair and I got my money back.
In your case, I would send it for repair, I recall other RFF members quoted a not so expensive and satisfactory service.
hope that helps.
Before that, I tried all sorts of batteries (Epson original) in good condition, I concluded that this was a mechanical problem on the shutter. On curtain does not move. This is pretty much straightforward, the noise is undeniably different when 1 curtain is stuck. Try to listen to yours. I think that the issue would not cure by itself.
The solution seems to part-replace the shutter, I would believe, meaning sending it to Sony/Epson Japan. As for me, despite the camera had a warranty on it, it was not worth the hassle, the shop manager was not convinced it needed a repair and I got my money back.
In your case, I would send it for repair, I recall other RFF members quoted a not so expensive and satisfactory service.
hope that helps.
modpol
Newbie
Surfing around the web, I found that the it is a common Bessar problem.
and the workaround is to just tickling the shutter very gently.
That way I dont have the problem - for now...
and the workaround is to just tickling the shutter very gently.
That way I dont have the problem - for now...
Frankie
Speaking Frankly
I had the same problem in a new-to-me R-D1.
The cause was an undrained buffer. My fix was to leave the camera on for the longest time possible [set longest shut-off time for sleep mode mode] and the camera righted itself.
This had happened once while in the field, same solution.
The cause was an undrained buffer. My fix was to leave the camera on for the longest time possible [set longest shut-off time for sleep mode mode] and the camera righted itself.
This had happened once while in the field, same solution.