shutter on my 10D isn't working properly

wez130 · 7 Jun 2007 at 14:09

The shutter on my 10D has stopped working properly, it seems i have to wiggle it about to actually take a picture instead of just a simple press, anyone ever had this problem as it's a pain in the arse atm trying to take a shot

SDK^ · 7 Jun 2007 at 14:43

It sounds like you need a new shutter unit; If I remember correctly they are approx £150.

rpstewart · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:07

It may just be a sticky button rather than the shutter as a whole. Are the photo's OK once the shutter actually fires?

If you've got a remote release or battery grip you could use that to see if it's the mechanism or just the button on the body.

wez130 · 7 Jun 2007 at 16:07

after reading up on it i've just purchased a remote shutter for it, i wanted one anyway. I had a fiddle with the shutter and it seems to fire fine and quickly if the camera is upside down :confused:

and sometimes it's fine as normal.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 7 Jun 2007 at 16:11

sounds to me like the buttons worn. Although 10D's are old the shutter still could be fine.

Test it from either the remote trigger or the button on the grip (if you have one)

rpstewart · 7 Jun 2007 at 16:23

wez130 said:
after reading up on it i've just purchased a remote shutter for it, i wanted one anyway. I had a fiddle with the shutter and it seems to fire fine and quickly if the camera is upside down and sometimes it's fine as normal.

That's not so good, sounds very much like my old D60 which has a knackered shutter - the shutter opens and closes fine but the mirror lift is unreliable and out of sync with the shutter itself.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 7 Jun 2007 at 17:25

I missed that message. Yeah sounds very much like a mirror problem. Upside down takes all the strain and weight off lifting it up.

wez130 · 7 Jun 2007 at 22:39

this has been going on for about a year on and off. I'll wait till my remote release comes and check it then.

If it is the mirror, what kind of repair cost am i looking at?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 8 Jun 2007 at 01:11

couple of 100 after you add labour.

Balb0wa · 8 Jun 2007 at 20:46

Theres a few 10D,s on ebay , with 1 yr warrantys, seem to go for £190 ish.

wez130 · 12 Jun 2007 at 16:27

right i got my remote shutter yesterday and the good news is the shutter aint on it's way out

So it's the button thats knackered.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 12 Jun 2007 at 16:42

Hurrah. Expertise point to meee

Messiah Khan · 12 Jun 2007 at 16:42

Hope you get it fixed Wez. When you do, and if its good weather, do you fancy heading out to Seal Sands area sometime?

wez130 · 12 Jun 2007 at 17:06

messiah khan said:
Hope you get it fixed Wez. When you do, and if its good weather, do you fancy heading out to Seal Sands area sometime?

yeah sure, though funds are tight atm, just forked out for a new MTB

Messiah Khan · 12 Jun 2007 at 20:41

wez130 said:
yeah sure, though funds are tight atm, just forked out for a new MTB

Hehe, nice. What you get? My bankmanager isn't too happy at the moment either, having bought the 150mm Sigma.

wez130 · 12 Jun 2007 at 22:50

GT avalanche 2.0