Lens problems EX3

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Kenny_G

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Yesterday I was shooting fine. Moved the camera from out to indoors and when I switched it on, I can hear something is vibrating and the picture was lightly blurred. Whatever I tried the situation stayed the same.
I removed the lens and put on a Nikon with and adapter. The picture was fine.
Tried the stock lens again - vibrating and lightly blurred picture.
I had to finish a shoot so I used a Nikon 18-200 to finish the rest of the day.
Before I wrote this I tried the stock lens again.
I cleaned the contact points lightly with my fingernail and put on the lens again. Everything seems to work just fine???????
Anyone knows what this means??????????????????
 
sounds like steady shot was acting up. if it happens again, try turning steady shot off and see if that fixes it.
 
I agree with Cheezweezl--sounds like the vibration reduction. Do you have another lens to test with that has steady shot built in, or another camera to mount the lens on? Maybe a friend near by or your vendor will let you try it on a floor model.
 
probably a fluke... i have heard of the gyro getting out of whack and causing this kind of issue on a hvx200. all it took to fix was turning the camera off, shaking it a bit and turning back on. i assume the ex1/3 use the same sort of steadyshot technology. either the lens or the ccd/cmos block is on a gyro. the gyro resists vibrations and dampens small movements. if the gyro gets out of whack it causes vibration instead of reducing it. could have been that you cleaned the contacts or that you simply shook it enough to fix it that it came back...
 
I tried all the recommendation, but nothing seems to work, because I have the problem again.
I tried every thing, nothing seems to work. I called B&H and they gave me a number of Sony. I made all the arrangement to send the camera to the USA, but what is the problem doesn't ocure there?
After trying everything - camera works fine with a Nikon adapter - , I removed the lens and let the body and the cam rest separately in the bag. To my surprice the camera was working again yesterdays evening when I attached the lens again to it.
Now Iam in a dilemma. If I send and they cannot reproduce the error, I will get it back and I will have the same problem probably again someday and sending it will cost me about 800us$ nowing sony for there service charges. I bought the camera in september, so there should be still warranty on it I guess.
Posting here seems also to be a problem. My IP-address has been blocked for some reasons. If you want to know how this ends, please send me a mail at jkgoos@sr.net
 
I tried all the recommendation, but nothing seems to work, because I have the problem again.
I tried every thing, nothing seems to work. I called B&H and they gave me a number of Sony. I made all the arrangement to send the camera to the USA, but what is the problem doesn't ocure there?
After trying everything - camera works fine with a Nikon adapter - , I removed the lens and let the body and the cam rest separately in the bag. To my surprice the camera was working again yesterdays evening when I attached the lens again to it.
Now Iam in a dilemma. If I send and they cannot reproduce the error, I will get it back and I will have the same problem probably again someday and sending it will cost me about 800us$ nowing sony for there service charges. I bought the camera in september, so there should be still warranty on it I guess.
Posting here seems also to be a problem. My IP-address has been blocked for some reasons. If you want to know how this ends, please send me a mail at jkgoos@sr.net
 
I tried to contact Sony for some answer about this matter, but no response.
Seems that they don't like to answer, but I am still waiting, who knows.
 
The camera was working normal to day, but after two hours working, I switched it to playback and here after, same problem. Picture is vibrating and lens is vibrating. Luckily I had my Nikon adapter and lens with me to finish the shoot. I will take some shots with the vibrating lens and post it here.
To thought, I bought a "solid state" camera and now the lens is vibrating?!

Sony is not answering my mails. So I have to send in the camera.
I am so frustrated. Think I bought a professional camera, but it is so unreliable.
I considering selling it or even giving it away. I have not shot more than 100 hours with this camera and now this. What will happen next? If Sony was next-door, I would have taken de camera and thrown it through their window and make a u tube movie of it.
It is that I always bought Sony’s. I started with a digital-8(still have it), then a VX2000 and a PC100. Hereafter I bought a PD150 and a 4 Years ago the PD170.
All of them, except for the PC100 did well. The PC100, had an assembly fault, but of course Sony did not see it my way. When the door was opening, there was this flat cable connection that had been bent sharply. So every time the door opens, the cable had some stress. Is like bending a wire a lot of times. It will break after not so many times bending.
I had to service the camera myself. Bought the whole cable harness and replaced the faulty one. Did not bend the flat cable this time, but assembled it the way it should have been. The camera is still working without any problem whatsoever. The VX2000 went back for repair after serving me for 6 years. They replaced the tape-unit and the camera is now like new. It did cost me about 600 bucks to repair it. The PD170 had recording problems related to the tape transport. I paid 450 euro in Holland to fix it, but it was a waste of money. Still have to use the cleaning tape more than normal. The only camera still working without any problem is the PD150.
The only reasons I bought the EX3, was the 1/2" sensor, low light performance and the value that you get for your money. Still I think Pana is making better cameras, but the price is higher than the Sony if you look at the P2 cards that you have to buy.
Take the new 300 for instance. Better camera than the EX3, except for the extra cost for the P2's, the Power supply and its 1/3" sensor. You don't even get a battery and P2 cards like the EX3. But, if it was a 1/2" sensor camera, I would have bought one immediately.

Anyway, I am now married to the EX3, but I expect that this marriage will cost me a lot.
We will see what the repair will cost me. I will keep you guys posted.
 
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