20 Most Recent Konica Minolta Dynax 5D / Maxxum 5D Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Try changing you card with other one and see what's happennig: if the camera is working properly then the card has issues.

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You don't need a driver. The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Let's assume you could find a source for a new shutter....do you have the expertise and tools to install it? I don't think so. Who told you the shutter is defective? Can they install it? If not, your camera needs to go to a service repair facility.

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manuals/digital_cameras/dslr/dynax5d_maxxum5d/2186_OM_5D_E_.pdf

To see the picture you want to take on the screen, your camera needs to have a feature called "live view". I'm not sure if your camera has that feature. It's a relatively new feature on more expensive cameras. Check your owner's manual.

the camera hasn't achieved focus and is set so it won't release the shutter in that condition.
I would still try to use the lens in manual mode to see if you can operate the shutter consistently. Then you know you've narrowed it down to the focusing operation of the camera/lens.
Check the ring, that can cause problems

If it works in other ways, autofocuses, seems to lock on and is ready, but the shutter won't release,  and if when you turn it on, there's a buzzing sound for a few seconds, and if you turn on the AS button and when you press the shutter release part way you see five bars blinking on the right side of the viewfinder, you've got an AS system failure, and will have to send the camera in for service.

http://eservice.sony.com/webrma/web/index.do

Shooting in the dark here, but the basic things you should try before all else is another mem card, and new compatible batteries. sounds more like a card problem though. hope it works out

go to menu, move over to wrench, select. then move down to ctrl dial set. select aperture. now go back up and get out of menu. now you want to select "M" on your right dial.,turn your clicker knob on the front right of camera, and there you can click to bulb. hope that made sense!

The P-channel MOSFET switching the CF power is dead. It is on the little board directly above the battery compartment. SOT23 package, the marking is 338 or something like that. Replace it and it will work.

Hello, here is a link to the English version

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manuals/digital_cameras/dslr/dynax5d_maxxum5d/2186_OM_5D_E_.pdf

Best of luck with your camera!

It would appear from other sites and users that the anti-shake mech has failed and the cost to repair outweighs the value so I will stick with my SonyA700, sell the lenses and filters I dont need and scrap the body. Thanks for the reply.

Hey arnelsartwor,
To set both exposure and flash bracketing you need to press the drive mode button, and then use the up/down arrows to select bracketing and then use the right/left arrows to highlight the drive mode option and then press the center button to select the desired drive mode. These instructions are on page 50 of your user manual. I hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Allan
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There is a known problem with the 7D and some early 5D's where sometimes when you turn the camera on and take a picture it is all black and the camera locks up. You can turn it off and back on and the problem goes away for awhile. Don't know if this is what ou are experiencing. If it is, Sony (who bought out Konica Minolta's camera division) will fix the problem for free. Just had this repaired on my 7D.

It sounds like that's the first black frame problem that is a fairly common defect with the cameras, so much so that Sony is repairing it for free, for more info, see:

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/information/20070202/01_en.html

then go to:

http://eservice.sony.com/webrma/web/index.do to set up for service.

This is a job for a repair shop - though be warned it can be pricey and may even have to be junked -So you are in for an expensive time.

Page 117 says it has to be done at a Minolta Service Centre. https://upload.cyfrowe.pl/cyfrowe/instrukcje/aparaty/minolta/minolta_z2_eng.pdf https://www.google.com/search?q=konica+minolta+dimage+z2+replace+memory+battery ..