System Error

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

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eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Click to expand...

Paul Hancock said:

Quite strange but it's happened maybe 10-15 times. Only way to get
camera working is to 1) turn camera off 2) take battery out 3) put
battery in 4) wait for camera to initialize 5) turn camera on.

Several times, but not always, when I do this the language gets
reset to japanese and/or I have to reset date and time. It's a pain
for sure.

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Click to expand...

Dave Huntoon said:

Thanks,
Dave

Paul Hancock said:

Quite strange but it's happened maybe 10-15 times. Only way to get
camera working is to 1) turn camera off 2) take battery out 3) put
battery in 4) wait for camera to initialize 5) turn camera on.

Several times, but not always, when I do this the language gets
reset to japanese and/or I have to reset date and time. It's a pain
for sure.

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

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eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

Click to expand...

Specialist said:

Thanks for the info,

My Maxxum 7D has a 28-100mm Minolta D Lens. I am using a Lexar
(80X) 512Mb card with it. I do not have any other card at this
moment to try our, so what I think I will do is to do a format and
try it again. If this don't help I will than purchase a new and
ohter brand of card to check agian.
Mine lockup only accurs when I am browsing pictures and not while
shooting (up till now).

Also to all you on this forum,

Have a nice Christmas and a very wonderfull 2005 for you and your
whole family, greeting comming from the small sunny island of Aruba
(Dutch Caribbean) If you still don't know, nort of the coast of
Venezuela, yes that little dot in the sea.

Richard
from Aruba

eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Shercando said:

Specialist said:

Thanks for the info,

My Maxxum 7D has a 28-100mm Minolta D Lens. I am using a Lexar
(80X) 512Mb card with it. I do not have any other card at this
moment to try our, so what I think I will do is to do a format and
try it again. If this don't help I will than purchase a new and
ohter brand of card to check agian.
Mine lockup only accurs when I am browsing pictures and not while
shooting (up till now).

Also to all you on this forum,

Have a nice Christmas and a very wonderfull 2005 for you and your
whole family, greeting comming from the small sunny island of Aruba
(Dutch Caribbean) If you still don't know, nort of the coast of
Venezuela, yes that little dot in the sea.

Richard
from Aruba

eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
Shercando

Click to expand...

Specialist said:

Yes it is sunny today in Aruba. On the other hand I would also like
to see a white Chrismas, but not this year.

Cheer up, it gooing to be Christmas.

Richard
from Aruba

Shercando said:

Specialist said:

Thanks for the info,

My Maxxum 7D has a 28-100mm Minolta D Lens. I am using a Lexar
(80X) 512Mb card with it. I do not have any other card at this
moment to try our, so what I think I will do is to do a format and
try it again. If this don't help I will than purchase a new and
ohter brand of card to check agian.
Mine lockup only accurs when I am browsing pictures and not while
shooting (up till now).

Also to all you on this forum,

Have a nice Christmas and a very wonderfull 2005 for you and your
whole family, greeting comming from the small sunny island of Aruba
(Dutch Caribbean) If you still don't know, nort of the coast of
Venezuela, yes that little dot in the sea.

Richard
from Aruba

eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
Shercando

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ricwind said:

Happy Christmas everyone!

Den.

Specialist said:

Yes it is sunny today in Aruba. On the other hand I would also like
to see a white Chrismas, but not this year.

Cheer up, it gooing to be Christmas.

Richard
from Aruba

Shercando said:

Specialist said:

Thanks for the info,

My Maxxum 7D has a 28-100mm Minolta D Lens. I am using a Lexar
(80X) 512Mb card with it. I do not have any other card at this
moment to try our, so what I think I will do is to do a format and
try it again. If this don't help I will than purchase a new and
ohter brand of card to check agian.
Mine lockup only accurs when I am browsing pictures and not while
shooting (up till now).

Also to all you on this forum,

Have a nice Christmas and a very wonderfull 2005 for you and your
whole family, greeting comming from the small sunny island of Aruba
(Dutch Caribbean) If you still don't know, nort of the coast of
Venezuela, yes that little dot in the sea.

Richard
from Aruba

eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
Shercando

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Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Specialist said:

After Re-Formating my 80X (WA) Lexar Card my error message is gone.
I took a lot of pictures last night and today. After browsing "No
Errors"
Thanks god that it was not something that big to miss my camera for
a couple of weeks. Hopes that it will stay that way.

PS: We do not have to blame Minolta eveytime something goes wrong.

Regards

Richard
from Aruba

Ricwind said:

Happy Christmas everyone!

Den.

Specialist said:

Yes it is sunny today in Aruba. On the other hand I would also like
to see a white Chrismas, but not this year.

Cheer up, it gooing to be Christmas.

Richard
from Aruba

Shercando said:

Specialist said:

Thanks for the info,

My Maxxum 7D has a 28-100mm Minolta D Lens. I am using a Lexar
(80X) 512Mb card with it. I do not have any other card at this
moment to try our, so what I think I will do is to do a format and
try it again. If this don't help I will than purchase a new and
ohter brand of card to check agian.
Mine lockup only accurs when I am browsing pictures and not while
shooting (up till now).

Also to all you on this forum,

Have a nice Christmas and a very wonderfull 2005 for you and your
whole family, greeting comming from the small sunny island of Aruba
(Dutch Caribbean) If you still don't know, nort of the coast of
Venezuela, yes that little dot in the sea.

Richard
from Aruba

eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

Click to expand...

Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
Shercando

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Paul Hancock said:

Quite strange but it's happened maybe 10-15 times. Only way to get
camera working is to 1) turn camera off 2) take battery out 3) put
battery in 4) wait for camera to initialize 5) turn camera on.

Several times, but not always, when I do this the language gets
reset to japanese and/or I have to reset date and time. It's a pain
for sure.

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

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Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

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Specialist said:

http://www.pbase.com/rwerleman/image/37871326

Nice when you have childrens

Richard
From Aruba

Specialist said:

After Re-Formating my 80X (WA) Lexar Card my error message is gone.
I took a lot of pictures last night and today. After browsing "No
Errors"
Thanks god that it was not something that big to miss my camera for
a couple of weeks. Hopes that it will stay that way.

PS: We do not have to blame Minolta eveytime something goes wrong.

Regards

Richard
from Aruba

Ricwind said:

Happy Christmas everyone!

Den.

Specialist said:

Yes it is sunny today in Aruba. On the other hand I would also like
to see a white Chrismas, but not this year.

Cheer up, it gooing to be Christmas.

Richard
from Aruba

Shercando said:

Specialist said:

Thanks for the info,

My Maxxum 7D has a 28-100mm Minolta D Lens. I am using a Lexar
(80X) 512Mb card with it. I do not have any other card at this
moment to try our, so what I think I will do is to do a format and
try it again. If this don't help I will than purchase a new and
ohter brand of card to check agian.
Mine lockup only accurs when I am browsing pictures and not while
shooting (up till now).

Also to all you on this forum,

Have a nice Christmas and a very wonderfull 2005 for you and your
whole family, greeting comming from the small sunny island of Aruba
(Dutch Caribbean) If you still don't know, nort of the coast of
Venezuela, yes that little dot in the sea.

Richard
from Aruba

eyeglass said:

Dave Huntoon said:

I have had problems with the dreaded purple fringing. Here is how
I was able to remove it from my picts.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=11196134

Dave

eyeglass said:

Specialist said:

Hi there, has anyone in this forum experienced this:

"System Error"

and the red light of the CF card stays on. It happens when I was
browsing through my pictures. Even turning off the camera did not
help. The only solution is to take the battery out. When restarting
eveything seems to work Ok. I took some pictures afterwards
whithout any problems. Any advice is welcome.

Richard
from Aruba

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Richard, yes I had the same problem and also had a problem with
very bad purple fringing and shots producing purple branches in
trees(under some conditions!) As with you could not do a thing with
the camera it completely froze and taking the battery out and
re-inserting it was the only solution to get it going again!! Took
the camera back and requested a replacement which I recieved a week
later.This one seems fine but have not as yet tested all my lenses
with it.Last week found a old Minolta 70-210 f4 lens in a pawn shop
in Sydney they wanted $68 for it but ended up paying $50 with a bit
of bargaining and might I say this lens gives SHARP perfect
photos,I only wish I could share some of them with you all but I
don't know how to place them on this site. I am toying with the
thought of getting my own web page and placing my photos there with
a link to it.
Anyway Richard and all others on this sight, from Australia,to all
of you and your families,have a very Happy Christmas and a great
2005, and mate,if your camera is faulty take it back where you
purchased it and ask for a replacment....Good Luck!!.......Laurie.

Thanks Dave, The purple in my first 7D was not only on the fringes I had purple branches and blobs of bright purple all over some shots,the second camera does not have this trouble even when shot with the same lenses so I could not put it down to lens problem.

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I am so happy now with this replacment 7D, I think the colours it
produces are beyond reproach. Ihave just started shooting with RAW
and am even happier.Take care have a good Christmas and a great
2005. Laurie.

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Dave Huntoon said:

Richard,

Great picture and I am glad you were able to figure out your
"System Error" problem.

Merry Christmas!!

Dave

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Specialist said:

Thanks Dave, and yes I am verry happy that it was just a little
thing. I am considering to buy extra CF card but from different
manufactures just in case. Any recomendations? Also I saw on this
link : http://www.tamron.com/news/35mm/18200di2.asp that by summer
of 2005 Tamron will be releasing a great new lens. Any comments on
it?
I am a person that does not like to change lens for each shot. I
think this would be my favorite lens. Just have to wait for it when
it will be available.
Today I will be shooting moore pictures of my kids at my parents.
And once again, Merry Christmas for you and your whole family.

PS: Any more advice is welcome.

Richard Werleman
from Aruba

Dave Huntoon said:

Richard,

Great picture and I am glad you were able to figure out your
"System Error" problem.

Merry Christmas!!

Dave

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Dave Huntoon said:

Richard,

I am not sure if there are any issues with the most popular CF
manufacturers. From what I have read here in this forum the 7D's
write/read speed isn't all that fast so it doesn't take advantage
of the faster cards.

I am using a SanDisk 1G Ultra II with no problems. I also have
used a std version SanDisk 512MB and 128MB versions with no
problems.

As far as the new Tamoron Lens I personally would wait for reviews
of the lens. I am leery of a lens that has a zoom range that
large. There are tradeoffs when creating zoom lenses and this is
a VERY wide range. Also, the speed of the lens f3.5-6.5 isn't all
that good. Typically lens performance is poorest at the widest
aperture - ie 3.5 at 18mm and 6.5 at 200mm which means to improve
the sharpness of the image you will need to stop it down which
means you are starting at a disadvantage right away. I know you
don't like to change lenses but I would split this range into two
lenses if you can afford it. Also, typically a lens that is 18-50
and one that is 70-300 are used for different subjects so you may
not be changing as much as you may think you will be.

Hope this helps,
Dave

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