*ist D Losing it's Mind

[Paul Stenquist]

How old are your batteries? I've found most *istD weird behavior is  
due to old batteries. Doesn't matter if they're not dead. If they're  
almost dead, the camera freaks out.
Paul
On Aug 25, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Tom C wrote:

> I suspect I'll need to send it in for a repair soon.  In the last  
> couple of
> weeks it has, intermittently upon power up, started acting  
> strangely.  Any
> push of any button or turn of any wheel will actuate the shutter, even
> though no exposure is recorded.
>
> Turning it on/off does not help.  Removing the batteries and  
> reinserting
> them does not help.  The only thing that corrects it is to get into  
> the menu
> and scroll down to the Contrast setting.  Once there, exiting the menu
> clears it up and it acts normally for the rest of the shooting  
> session and
> responds normally during subsequent power off/on cycles.
>
> Any one else experience this behavior?
>
> Oh well, it may be my chance to use up the Velvia and Provia in the
> refrigerator.
>
> Tom C.
>
> "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or
> numbered."
>
>
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