Re: When the E-1 Monitor Goes Dark

Originally Posted by
Ddaside88
I was ready to sell it for parts after yesterday, because the shooting modes would not change when I moved the button, nor would the shutter speed or aperture. This morning I changed lenses on it, and all of a sudden everything fired up again; the monitor shows the menu or images, the shooting modes and settings now allows me to change them again. I don't know how long this will last, but I'm glad to have my camera back.
Perhaps the salty sea air caused bad contacts between lens and body. That might explain why the act of changing lenses was enough to renew the electrical contacts.
Cameras: E-1, E-3, E-300, E-510, E-620, E-30, Lenses: 9-18, 11-22, 14-54, 12-60, 40-150, 70-300, 35 macro, 50 macro, Sigma 18-50 f2.8 EX DC HSM, Sigma 105 f2.8 macro, OM 50mm Fi.8, OM 200mm f4, Samyang 8mm f3.5 Fisheye, FL 40