CF or Camera HELP!!!

I have a Rebel XTi and now my camera has been taking half photos in black. Is it the camera or the CF card? I used 2 different CF cards and both are like that. I just recently used a CF card reader. I don't know if that would mess up the reader.

Please help! I have a shoot in 2 days and I don't want to buy/rent another camera.

Thanks in advance

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wow that is bizzare. Looks like its camera to me. No reason a CF card would do that. make sure thre is nothing obstructing the mirror or sensor.

I am no expert, but that looks like a bad shutter. How old is the camera?

Can you post the EXIF of the image in case its not something fatal?

Just to make sure, but you are not using a flash or strobe with a radio trigger or PC cord, are you?

If not, it certainly looks like a shutter failure.

# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/640 second = 0.00156 second
# Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 80/10 = F8
# Exposure Program = manual control (1)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# Exif Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2008:07:13 22:53:58
# Digitization Date/Time = 2008:07:13 22:53:58
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 610922/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/640 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 393216/65536
Aperture = F8
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 = 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 37/1 mm = 37 mm

Continuous Drive Mode = continuous (1)
Unknown (0x0001.6) = 0
Focus Mode = manual focus (3)

Flash sync?
sub mirror?

pendulum15 wrote in post #5906148
Flash sync?
sub mirror?

I was thinking it was flash sync too...

OP does this only happen with flash shots? If so, keep your shutter speed under 1/250 (I think that's correct) and it shouldn't do that.

That is your sub-mirror, or your shutter (if you are using off-camera strobes).

I have tried with no off camera flash and the same thing. But when I use a LONG shutter speed (ie 2") then I get the image. Does this mean the sub-mirror is busted and needs to be fix?

Thanks

It's a strobe with radio transmitter (PWs). I have tried without off camera flash.

The camera is about a year old. It should have a lot more life. I shot roughly 7500 shots already.

I can get a picture with a 2" shutter but of course I need it to be faster.

Sounds like sub mirror then. I would send it in. There is a possibility that it is the shutter, but this looks like a classic sub-mirror issue.

see this link

I concur with above posters. It's either a sub-mirror issue or shutter died at a young age.

Is this a common issue with all Canon bodies? or just the XTi