Cannot get aperture to change! - PhotoCamel

willowbridge · 3 Weeks Ago

I'm having a frustrating problem and hope someone can shed some light.

I have a Canon 5D and have been using my 70-200 2.8 alot lately. Well, every once in a while, I cannot get the aperture to change. It will stop at 5.6 and no matter what I do, it won't change.

I have the camera on Manual mode and the lens on AF. I cleared all the settings on my camera thinking I may have set something to cause this. It was working fine one minute, then this the next.

This has happened before and it resolved itself so I'm sure it's got something to do with distance or light, but if I know what's happening, I can fix it myself when it arises again.

Anybody else have this happen?

Thanks!

willowbridge · 3 Weeks Ago

Never mind. I must be AB-SO-LOOTLY brain dead today. I didn't have my "On" switch turned all the way over so the wheel would work. I must've changed it while I was shooting. What a dummy.

Sorry

nwtbretts · 2 Weeks Ago

Willowbridge, IMO, please don't "'dummy" yourself on this. I've caught myself on this type of thing more times than I care to admit!

I think this gives a great reminder that we need to check the simple things first. We live in a complicated society and try to reason our problems with complicated answers.

Computer problems: 80% + of the time... cables and connectors. Check the simple things first.

I usually run a problem by my kids for the simple reason: I love the simple answers that I get and, they usually make sense.

How do you get a giraffe into the refrigerator.....

(Sorry, I couldn't resist)

RocketRick · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by nwtbretts

How do you get a giraffe into the refrigerator.....

(Sorry, I couldn't resist)

You open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and then close the refrigerator. Duh.

How do you get an elephant into the refrigerator?

Fireice_2 · 2 Weeks Ago

You open the fridge, take the giraffe out and put the elephant in and close the fridge.

nwtbretts · 2 Weeks Ago

lol, sorry willowbridge, didn't mean to off topic this one but hopefully it lightened things up

Songman45 · 2 Weeks Ago

Speaking of elephants: How do you get down off an elephant?

RocketRick · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Songman45

Speaking of elephants: How do you get down off an elephant?

You don't. You get down off a duck.

- Rick

3 Weeks Ago	#1 (permalink)
willowbridge Alpaca Location: North Georgia Posts: 38 CamelKarma: 83 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Cannot get aperture to change! I'm having a frustrating problem and hope someone can shed some light. I have a Canon 5D and have been using my 70-200 2.8 alot lately. Well, every once in a while, I cannot get the aperture to change. It will stop at 5.6 and no matter what I do, it won't change. I have the camera on Manual mode and the lens on AF. I cleared all the settings on my camera thinking I may have set something to cause this. It was working fine one minute, then this the next. This has happened before and it resolved itself so I'm sure it's got something to do with distance or light, but if I know what's happening, I can fix it myself when it arises again. Anybody else have this happen? Thanks! __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.

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willowbridge Alpaca Location: North Georgia Posts: 38 CamelKarma: 83 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Cannot get aperture to change! Never mind. I must be AB-SO-LOOTLY brain dead today. I didn't have my "On" switch turned all the way over so the wheel would work. I must've changed it while I was shooting. What a dummy. Sorry

2 Weeks Ago	#3 (permalink)
nwtbretts Alpaca Location: Yellowknife, NT Posts: 34 CamelKarma: 13 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Cannot get aperture to change! Willowbridge, IMO, please don't "'dummy" yourself on this. I've caught myself on this type of thing more times than I care to admit! I think this gives a great reminder that we need to check the simple things first. We live in a complicated society and try to reason our problems with complicated answers. Computer problems: 80% + of the time... cables and connectors. Check the simple things first. I usually run a problem by my kids for the simple reason: I love the simple answers that I get and, they usually make sense. How do you get a giraffe into the refrigerator..... (Sorry, I couldn't resist)

2 Weeks Ago	#5 (permalink)
Fireice_2 Vicuna Posts: 161 CamelKarma: 1287 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Cannot get aperture to change! You open the fridge, take the giraffe out and put the elephant in and close the fridge.
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2 Weeks Ago	#6 (permalink)
nwtbretts Alpaca Location: Yellowknife, NT Posts: 34 CamelKarma: 13 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Cannot get aperture to change! lol, sorry willowbridge, didn't mean to off topic this one but hopefully it lightened things up

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Songman45 F1 Camel Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,802 CamelKarma: 8345 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Cannot get aperture to change! Speaking of elephants: How do you get down off an elephant?
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