FAIL: Replacing Shutter on Canon EOS 30D

After 87K shutter acuations my shutter fail on my Canon 30D. Repair cost would have ammounted to $300 so I decided to spend $50 on repair parts and try to repair it myself. The repair failed, so now I just need to buy a new camera (that won't be for at least 6 months).

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• shutter
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[duendevision]

2 of 2)The camera's menu selections

work fine. I was even able to upgrade the firmware. However if I try

to clean the sensor (manually) the mirror flips up but the shutter

doesn't move aside to access the sensor chip.

Does anyone know if this Is a shutter problem? I'd hate to do all this work and not have it be.

[motleypixel]

@duendevision Okay so what you are saying is the camera works perfectly fine except the shutter curtains don't move, only the mirror. You don't have any Err 99 etc.? Also, again, anything abnormal done to the camera recently adverse elements or jarring/dropping?

[duendevision]

@motleypixel Nothing adverse at all. The camera was dropped when it was new and has worked fine since then (after wiping sweat off my forehead) Nope.. no error 99. dead.. no lights/lcd... nada.

[motleypixel]

@duendevision Okay sorry, I think I was replying too fast...LOL...and I get the number scheme now too. Okay I'm still a little confused...reading your 2 of 2 reply I get the impression the camera works fine, LCD is good etc. only issue is the shutter doesn't operate correct? Or everything operates great until your fire the first shot off and then the mirror sticks up and the camera goes dead?

[duendevision]

1 of 2 :When I press the shutter button the mirror flips up with a click and

then the camera goes dead. There are no indicators of any kind. The

red light that normally lights to indicate a shot has been taken

didn't light up. No other light lights up. i have to take out the

battery and reinsert it and close the battery door before the mirror

will return to it's resting place and the red indicator light flashes

briefly.

[motleypixel]

@duendevision dead as in dead...nothing on the screen? Hummm...were you in any sort of adverse environment recently aka beach, salt water spray, etc.?

[hoffjesse]

I'm getting a bit inspired here to tear apart my Canon 7D, worst comes to worst I can always send it in right. :-) I'm getting an error 30 (shutter error) on my Canon 7D, very sporadic though, happens at those great moments when you really don't want it to. I can still get it into live view at times and the movie mode has been my standby. I'm wondering if I can just lubricate the shutter some how if I get it off? Intermittent problems are the worst, any advice would be helpful.

[duendevision]

PS maybe my last post was flagged due to the multiple answers that occured when we first started to converse and the timing was off.

[duendevision]

@motleypixel I wish a repair shop was an option. I was going to use the camera to make $'s doing real estate photography where I live in Guatemala. I've already gotten enough pictures of Lake Atitlan where I live to make some money selling prints (which I've never done before). If I can't repair it I'll just sell all my equipment including L glass and hope I can make it one more year to my 62nd birthday and collect social security :-) Paz y Gracias... Duende

[motleypixel]

@duendevision why was your last post flagged as spam? Any way, that's strange, I'd have to say bring it to a camera repair shop if you have one near-by or keep searching on the net. The fact that the camera goes completely dead means it could be more than a shutter i.e. main board etc. It's a Royal PITA to replace the shutter IMHO. Good luck!

[duendevision]

@motleypixel I was replying too fast too...sorry for the extra posts. You've got the picture exactly. (but my camera doesn't :-) I've pulled out batteries and all the common fixes.. even upgraded the firmware but to no avail. This is a 40D by the way.

[duendevision]

@motleypixel Wow.. tht was fast. Yup.. dead. No adverese.. worked fine 2 months ago. Had it in it's case.. pulled it out and it does this. see my next post. It acts normal other wise.