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MAXXUM 5D powers on but will not take picture

Started Apr 9, 2016 | Discussions
zxer New Member • Posts: 1
MAXXUM 5D powers on but will not take picture

Just got this camera from Goodwill, know very little about it.

Has a Minolta 18-70 AF lens.

Installed new battery, new compact flash card.

Powers on, auto focuses fine, but pressing shutter over and over and it simply will not release shutter. I notice little red light flashes in viewfinder when shutter is pressed.

Tried a Sony lens, same results.

Some setting wrong ?

Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D)
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casperskitty
casperskitty Senior Member • Posts: 1,772
Re: MAXXUM 5D powers on but will not take picture

zxer wrote:

Just got this camera from Goodwill, know very little about it.

Has a Minolta 18-70 AF lens.

Installed new battery, new compact flash card.

Powers on, auto focuses fine, but pressing shutter over and over and it simply will not release shutter. I notice little red light flashes in viewfinder when shutter is pressed.

Tried a Sony lens, same results.

Some setting wrong ?

Have you tried turning of the image stabilization?

http://forums.steves-digicams.com/sony-alpha-dslr-konica-minolta-dslr-sony-slt/144287-big-problem-konica-minolta-maxxum-5d.html

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KexicoBrian New Member • Posts: 1
Re: MAXXUM 5D powers on but will not take picture

Try going into settings and look for "shutter lock". Set it to. "OFF".     Solved the problem for me with m manual focus lens.  KexicoBrian

sybersitizen Forum Pro • Posts: 24,269
Re: MAXXUM 5D powers on but will not take picture

zxer wrote:

Just got this camera from Goodwill, know very little about it.

Download the user manual for starters.

I don't remember enough about that camera to be of assistance with the problem.

Bejersey
Bejersey Forum Pro • Posts: 15,383
Re: MAXXUM 5D powers on but will not take picture

It just may not find something contrasty or bright enough upon which to focus. Try Manual focusing

Rick

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