New information on 20D "lockups"

Would you still say the same if it happens to you frequently? Apparently (from another thread) it hasn't happened to you after 1500+ shots. What if it DOES happen to you after a quick lens change and because of that you miss an important shot? Like others have said you pay for something that should have no problems working.
What if you pay big money for a BMW which every once in a while just decides to quit while driving and the only quick fix is to have someone push it back to life, would you just "deal with it"?


Anyway, it sounds like the issue is a big deal and Canon should recognize it.

My 0.02c

You must not run Windows.

Then tell them. Then go take pictures. After you tell them there's nothing you can do, so deal with it.


Hey, anyone, was it like this with the 10D backfocus issue?

Scottes is right. If you bought the 20D right away then use it until a fix comes out. If you have not bought one I would wait to see how Canon responds to this problem. If they are able to fix it I'll order one the next day.

This should serve as an lesson to wait to purchase a new model of anything until the bugs are worked out.

I do not consider the "lock-up" issue any sort of show stopper. I really like my 20D.

But the problem does need to be addressd and resolved, and, disabled as I am, I am unable to loosen, remove, replace and tighten the grip in "seconds" - especially following Canon's advice to remove the batteries first. :P

I must say Scottes that I am dissapointed that you think all the folks who are having a problem with their new $1500 cameras are WHINING. What I see is a group of folks trying to find a common link to a intermittant problem and trying to find out how big the problem really is. If its real big maybe a return is the right answer if it is small maybe wait for a Canon fix .

I won't whine here any more.

JZ

That's the nice thing about the internet... it only took days for us all to discover that there was a common problem (althought I haven't had it yet). Hopefully that will make Canon aware of the problem quicker, and a solution will be quicker coming. Since bad news travels fast, Canon has to act quickly or risk getting a bad rep.
Imagine 15 years ago if this happened. When your camera locked up, you would have no way of knowing that it's happening to many others as well.