by NN198529UL » Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:45 pm
I am using a P30+, some Schneider and Mamiya Lenses and the Phase One DF Camera for years. And for years i am confronted with similar problems. If am shooting tethered and also on card, allways after a while, the camera blocks, black images, or extremly long exposures. This happens mostly when i shoot short exposures with a flash system to freeze action. I allways have to disconnect the camera from the back to release the blocked shutter (or whatever it is) and most of the times it works again (until the next blocking of the camera) it is really a pain, especially when you shoot with people an you try to establish a connection with the model. I had my back sent in by my local dealer, had the firmware upgraded, bought a new cable, bought a new akku pack (for excluding that the problem could happen becuase of the lack of battery power) had the camera upgraded. Now i even bought a new body (Mamiya DF+) and the problem still persists. I also work with the back on a technical camera, there the back just works fine. So I guess its got something to to with the comunication between the two shutters. As i mentioned before this goes on for years and it really puts me off phase one. yes the quality is superb, if it only would work!! So what to do?