error 30 coming up on 5o d

[macmich]

this error come up acouple of days ago and i understand it is a problem with the shutter
i turned it on and off and was ok again
i believe it is common for the shutter problem on 50d canon
should i send this in to get looked at now or wait until it happens again in case it was just a hiccup
cheers macca

[matt22]

Guess it depends how much you use your camera Macca, if you’re using it on a semi to pro basis and it fails during a job it will be $$$ lost (Unless you have a backup)

If you only use it occasionally maybe wait and see if it happens again, if it does then send it in?

Just my 2 cents worth ;)

Matt

[macmich]

i use it every day
i have to do two one hour walks a day and its the only thing that keeps me sane apart from the wife
theres still 10 weeks of warranty left
i also do the car club shoots and sell the discs of the meeets to the drivers for my lens fund
i might wait a couple of weeks and see how it goes
cheers macca

[ricktas]

with only 10 weeks left on the warranty. I would get it serviced sooner rather than later. Cause it might be OK, but it might die completely at any time, if the shutter mechanism is failing. How many shots has the camera taken in its life? The 50D shutter has a 100,000 actuations life

Model - Rated Shutter Life
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D - 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i / 500D - 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi / 450D - 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 400D - 50,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D - 50,000
Canon EOS 50D - 100,000
Canon EOS 40D - 100,000
Canon EOS 30D - 100,000
Canon EOS 20D - 50,000
Canon EOS 5D Mark II - 150,000
Canon EOS 5D - 100,000
Canon EOS 1D Mark III - 300,000
Canon EOS 1D Mark II N - 200,000
Canon EOS 1DS Mark III - 300,000
Canon EOS 1DS Mark II - 200,000

[PH005]

No don't wait. Send it in now under warranty. Better to be safe than sorry. If they check it and say that it is OK, and then down the track the problem re-occurs then it should fall back into warranty status. Best of luck.

[unistudent1962]

With only 10 weeks to go, I'd be sending it back NOW. Better to be safe than sorry!!

[Scotty72]

No harm in sending it back for free.

Get it checked b4 it costs you

[macmich]

i have just emailed the supplier and awaiting a reply
its an aus warranty and fixed here so it should not be to bad
it should last more than 8 and half months
cheers macca
if it does i might convert to nikon

[Scotty72]

if it does i might convert to nikon

Good God! Is this the ultimate act of a desperate man?

[macmich]

just got the email back from them scotty
and i am sending it back on monday
i have a shoot at the car club on satturday ihope it lasts the day
cheers macca

[macmich]

i asked them how long without a camera i would be
and just got another email stating normal turnaround is 2-4 days
i can only hope
cheers macca