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| Norfolk and Western J Class #611 (constructed in 1950) in Pamplin, Virginia (click to enlarge) X-t1, 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 lens @ 77.9mm; 1/500th sec. @ f/10; ISO 640 |
Turn the camera on. Camera boots up as normal.
Press the Menu button. Nothing
Press the shutter button. Nothing
Press any button. Nothing.
No matter what I pressed, nothing happened. Then, to top it off:
Turn the camera off. Nothing. It would not turn off. Totally frozen.
I remove the battery and reinsert it and the same. Again, I remove the battery and reinsert it and all works well.
This has gone on for a couple of days. It randomly will totally freeze up. Sometimes it is fine, sometimes it freezes.
Now, is there anything different than before these symptoms arose? Yes, one thing is different. I purchased a Lexar 64gb 2000X SDXC card. The camera did not exhibit any malfunctions before using this card. Maybe its the card? Only one way to find out, experiment with and without the new card.
I take the card out and replace it with one of the cards I previously used—a Lexar 32gb SDXC 600X card. Turn the camera on. No issues. Repeatedly turn the camera on and off with no issues. I continue that for a day and no problems.
I place the new card back in, format it again, and the issues randomly start. Take the card out. Replace it with an old card. Okay. Put the new card back in, reformat it again and...
No more malfunctioning—yet. Maybe the additional two more reformatting changed something. I just don't know yet if there is a camera problem or a card problem. I'll keep monitoring and advise if I have any more malfunctions/freezing camera issues.
UPDATE: As of the date of this being published, it has been four days since the camera last malfunctioned. I'm hoping the reformatting of the card did the trick. After several more days, I'll provide an update.
Thanks for looking. Enjoy!
Dennis A. Mook
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My fingers are crossed for you, Dennis. Is there anything in the manual about compatible cards. This is all so weird.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the well wishes. I'm hoping it is card related. The 2000x card is relatively new so there may be an issue. We'll see.
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ReplyDeleteI had this exact same problem with my X-T1 and, I believe, the same card: I used a Lexar Professional 2000x UHS II 64 gb card. My X-T1 periodically exhibited the same behavior you describe, but only with that card...off and on for a couple of months. I finally quit that card and haven't had the same problem in over six months. In my opinion, it's definitely the card. Interestingly, I've been shooting a X-Pro2 for the last two months, and with that same exact card I've had no problems. Strange.
Curt
Thanks, Curt. That is encouraging. I'd rather it be the card than camera. I'm going to continue to use it and monitor the situation and see what happens. I'll update everyone in a couple of weeks.
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Dennis
ReplyDeleteI hope you find that it is the card. Frankly I have not warmed up to my XT-1 like I did with my XE-1. I am going back to using my Canon 5D. The inability of anyone to produce a raw converter that will support X-Trans sensor without the color smearing issue is too much to deal with. The only alternative is to shoot jpeg images only and that is not acceptable. As much as I wanted to like the Fujifilm products, there appears to be no answer in site.
Ben, thank you for commenting. So far, so good. No more issues. I've been using the card everyday and no more malfunctions.
DeleteI'm sure you are aware of all of the raw converters that will work with X-Trans files. I know Lightroom isn't the best on some types of files, but I have found for others, it is just fine. Since I have a PC and not an Apple computer, I can't take advantage of Iridient. I have Photo Ninja and have found it does a very nice job with those files that Lightroom doesn't quite handle well. There aren't many, so using it doesn't seem to be a chore.
I guess I have had the opposite experience as you. The more I use my Fuji gear the more I like it. That being said, I still won't give up my Nikon D810 and lenses. There are times when I need the extra pixels in a file for stock.
Your Canon will serve you well. It is not about the brand or format, as you know, it is about the right tool for what you need to accomplish.
Dennis
I will try Photo Ninja before I abandon Fuji altogether. I really, really like the XE-1 and the lenses I have are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the new Raw converter announced by On1 will do a better job. It lists the Fuji X series as cameras that are supported by the new converter. My thought is that since Fujifilm has developed a unique sensor array that they would have seen to it that someone produces a proper software application to render the raw files appropriately. It makes you wonder if it is even possible to produce such a product.
Thanks for your response and I hope you are once again enjoying your time in retirement.
Ben
I'm definitely noticing an improvement with PhotoNinaj ovr Adobe with my X-E1! Their latest version supports X-Pro2, but no personal experience.
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