Shutter wont fire

[BBJ]

Have you ever had that problem when you try to take a pic and you push the shutter button and nothing happens? Happend to me the other day when i took pic of lighthouse i had to step back a bit to get it to fire.
Anyone elses had this happen?

[pippin88]

Are you using AF-S and a lens with a long minimum focussing distance?

AF-S won't let you fire until you have focus and if you are standing too close for your lenses minimum focus distance, that will never happen - so you can't take the photo.

[kipper]

BBJ I've had some issues like that where it had focus lock but wouldn't release shutter. Had to take the batteries out and reinsert.

[BBJ]

Hi Nick , i was using the kit lens actually when it wouldn't fire and i am sure i had it on AF-S and well it wouldn't fire unless i focussed on an edge and figured this would have been the problem but yeh never thought it would have with the kit lens. Oh i ended up putting in manual mode and doing that way.

[Matt. K]

Maybe you are out of film?

[BBJ]

 LOL Matt, yeh right could have been mate. Oh well just go manual everything, that fixed it but still a pain in the butt when it happens.

[Jonesy]

Ah good... I'm glad its not just me!
but BBJ maybe its something to do with mount Gambier???

I have had this a few times lately... and again today!

put on 70-200, took a fews shots and then out of the blue... nothing!
The focus spot (through viewfinder) is locked on and nothing happens when pressing the shutter button. I had to turn camera off and on a few times before it released, but then no other problems for rest of shoot. I mainly shoot in 'S', but happens to randomly to pin point any reasons??

Shhhh.... maybe its a start of the BGLOD

[marcotrov]

YeahBBJ happened to me too 1 or 2 times. Didn't know what was going on but I switched it on off one time the other time i just switched to manual. Didn't know what it was but i figured with these sophisticated beasts I must have done or not done something to deserve it as I don't tend to read the manual too closely
cheers
marco

[marcotrov]

Hell that's all we need a 'jinxser' amonst us!! Bloody sure hope not!
cheers
marco

[PiroStitch]

happened to me a few times last week during a shoot. so embarrassing hopefully it'll be fine for the wedding shoot next week.

[mudder]

I've had similar things happen a few times, focus is locked, everything ready to roll but shutter press does nothing. Re-focus, achieve focus lock again (confirmed with beep and through viewfinder), again nothing. When it's happened, I've had to take the battery out and re-insert and then OK...

For some reason lately a few times I've taken a shot and then get "CH" (I think) on the top LCD and on the back LCD receive "file(or similar word) does not contain image data"...??? When this happens I have to take the card out and put it back in again and then it's OK... Have tried multiple cards and it's happened with all cards so it's not a dicky card...

Makes me worried that one day it'll die at the wrong time and I won't be able to get it going again...

Have an extended warranty but worried as to how long it'd be away and whether the "problem" would occur while it's in a tech's hands...

[marcotrov]

I think we've just got ourselves worried good and proper.
cheers
marco

[mudder]

I think maybe I'm just trying to convince myself to splurge on the D200... Must admit I'm soooo tempted as I'm going to NZ in early Jan so thinking, thinking...

[BBJ]

Well Andrew it looks very nice, for what i can see and well it seems to have a lil bit of everything that one would want i think, hey the D70 is fine except for it slower AF so maybe this could be the next step for those who dont want the outlay of the pro D2X, i am sure if i didn't do what i do this would be the 1 i would be looking at as a second camera, but well early days yet all sounds good and will have to wait for someone to get 1 in there hot lil mits to see what it can do.

[PiroStitch]

John, just out of interest...what orientation are you using the camera when the shutter plays up? Landscape or portrait? I find mine only doesn't misbehaves in portrait mode and when the SB800 is mounted...which is a pain!

[big pix]

I've had similar things happen a few times, focus is locked, everything ready to roll but shutter press does nothing. Re-focus, achieve focus lock again (confirmed with beep and through viewfinder), again nothing. When it's happened, I've had to take the battery out and re-insert and then OK...

For some reason lately a few times I've taken a shot and then get "CH" (I think) on the top LCD and on the back LCD receive "file(or similar word) does not contain image data"...??? When this happens I have to take the card out and put it back in again and then it's OK... Have tried multiple cards and it's happened with all cards so it's not a dicky card...

Makes me worried that one day it'll die at the wrong time and I won't be able to get it going again...

Have an extended warranty but worried as to how long it'd be away and whether the "problem" would occur while it's in a tech's hands...

Just sent mine back to Andersons with this sort of thing happening, and just after I got it back from being fixed for BGLOD........