Hi, Sounds like the camera may need the mirror movement serviced or repaired. I am no authority on digital / still timelapse either, However, we have a few cameras (Canons) where I work that are used for single frame purposes exclusively, and that activity really flattens them. It's only a matter of time before we have to send them in.
Can't recall if your error message is the most frequently see one, but we do get the same type of thing were it says to restart etc. Even if the camera comes back briefly it's usually a sign that something mechanical has worn and that it needs attention. How many of these 4500 exposure sequences gave you completed? If it were just a few I'd say the problem had arrived more quickly than usual, but once you get into the tens of thousands it's like having a still camera that's had heavy use for awhile. Leaving the camera turned on for hours on end may not be helping either. For us, it's at least $150 to have it looked at and fixed up. Canon's US service centers, to my knlowedge, get all of our repair business, and that's always worked out. Should be something pretty substantial over there for repairing their stuff, right? I hope it's comparably priced. Good luck! Isaac On Sunday, May 17, 2015, Andrew Connor <s0789...@exseed.ed.ac.uk <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','s0789...@exseed.ed.ac.uk');>> wrote: > Hi Roger, > > Thanks for the advice - I wondered about the intervalometer, but I've also > checked the camera by taking a lot of shots in quick succession, and it's > still happening when I do that, so I think it's definitely the camera > that's the issue. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > On 17/05/2015 13:09, Roger D. Wilson wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > I do not have a lot of experience with the camera you are using but I do > work a lot with time lapse using film. I'm just wondering you say you are > using an intervalometer to trigger the shutter. Is this intervalometer > separate unit from the camera? Usually when I have problems with time lapse > it's not the camera but the intervalometer acting up. > > Sorry can't be much more help then this. > > Roger > > Sent from Outlook <http://taps.io/outlookmobile> > > _____________________________ > From: Andrew Connor <s0789...@exseed.ed.ac.uk> > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 5:19 AM > Subject: [Frameworks] Timelapse and camera shutter/mirror jam > To: <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > > > Hi,. > > Just wondered if anyone else has been doing timelapse sequences - I've > started using them in my animations, but have just hit a bit of a problem. > > I'm using a Canon 450D (equivalent to a Rebel XSi in the US), using > manual settings for f-stop, ISO and shutter speeds (1/15) to fit the > light conditions, and triggering with an intervalometer at 1 second or 2 > second intervals. I usually need quite long sequences for my work, so > it's not unusual for me to take up to 4,500 shots in one sequence. > > For some reason, the camera jams after between 5 and 40 shots, > displaying an Err. 99 message (a generic error - it just advises you to > turn the camera off and on again!), but when I've done this with the > lens off I can see that the mirror is sticking about halfway up as it > lifts to expose the sensor and shutter mechanism. > > Has anyone else had this problem? Is there an easy (and cheap) way to > fix it, or is it just the result of wear and tear by taking lots of > shots in long continuous sequences? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in > Scotland, with registration number SC005336. > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] <http://www.avast.com/> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > >
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