First shot black *PROBLEM SOLVED*

The problem is related with the electrical current I think, I just cleaned the battery contacts with "isopropilic" alcohol, now the problem is gone!

It is NOT necessary to replace the shutter! the shutter is made to last more than 30.000 cycles!

I heard some people that sent their camera to replace the shutter... I THINK that when they change the shutter, they clean all camera contacts, clean the sensor... etc, so the solution is not related to the shutter.

I`m very very happy that my camera is now working 100%!!

Well, I really doubt this. I have a 7D that had this problem. I did what you have tried, cleaned battery and even the lens-contacts, and it seemed that the problem disappeared. Well, I am afraid that this black frame problem WILL get worse over time, and the only way to fix it is to replace the shutter. If it works for you, great, but I am afraid you will be disappointed 6 months from now :-(

Regards

Hi Ivan,

Can you give some details so we know your solution actually fixed the problem?

For example,

how frequent was the problem before you cleaned the contacts?

How much trouble-free use have you had since you cleaned them?

Many people with black frame issues have reported it as an occasional or intermittent problem --> sometimes only occurring once in 2 months time (very difficult to troubleshoot --> you would need 4-6 months trouble-free operation to confirm that the issue was solved).

If it turns out you have solved this problem, I'm thinking you will deserve an award for service to the Dyxum community.

Jay

The contact cleaning thing has been reported many times as successful, but more often unsuccessful. Similar story with shutter replacement - sometimes that corrects the problem and sometimes it doesn't. Other reported solutions have included holding the lens release button down while powering on the camera, or pressing the Play button to display an image before taking your first shot.

In my case, my 5D somehow fixed itself after I took it on a series of plane flights and shot outdoors in cold weather for a few days. It's been working without a malfunction for over a month now.

It's voodoo.

sybersitizen wrote: The contact cleaning thing has been reported many times as successful, but more often unsuccessful. Similar story with shutter replacement - sometimes that corrects the problem and sometimes it doesn't. Other reported solutions have included holding the lens release button down while powering on the camera, or pressing the Play button to display an image before taking your first shot. In my case, my 5D somehow fixed itself after I took it on a series of plane flights and shot outdoors in cold weather for a few days. It's been working without a malfunction for over a month now. It's voodoo.

OMG! This is WEIRD
lol

5 days and counting... no problems yet

My 5D has had the black frame happen two times. I've noticed both times when it happened my camera was set to ISO 1600 after sitting about two days. I've tried it leaving it on ISO 200 or 400 and it has not happed yet. Maybe something with a high sensitivity shot on a cold sensor not jiving well with the system?