I updated the FW to the latest rev. I hope its just a fluke tho...would really
be a hassle to send this back to Olympus!
Quoting Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> The underexposure warning display on page 46 of the E-500 manual is
> similar to what you describe. However, there isn't any blinking -5.0
> described and no warning that the camera will go catatonic with the
> lights down low. Sounds like a firmware bug to me.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> ALI wrote:
>>
>> Not sure if this came through the 1st time:
>>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> This evening I took the E-500 along to a cultural event and intended to
>> shoot in
>> manual mode using the FL-50. The 1st photo went off without a hitch. Then I
>> proceeded to shoot photo's of my daughter and the lens would not
>> focus. I shot
>> the photo anyhow thinking that it might be slow due to low light,
>> however the
>> photo was completely blurry. I took another and still blurry.
>>
>> Checking the camera's display I noticed the shutter speed was
>> displayed, however
>> no aperture. Instead I saw a -5.0 blinking and a line of dots with a
>> plus and
>> minus on either end. The 2nd row of dots (underneath the 1st row) pointed
>> towards the negative (minus) so much so that a red arrow displayed
>> indicating
>> that I had selected something beyond what is showing on the screen.
>>
>> I played with every setting thinking I had pushed a button someplace
>> and still
>> nothing. I powered the camera on and off, I removed the battery, etc...that
>> darned -5.0 would not go away and no aperture showing (just two
>> lines and dot
>> in place of the aperture). Finally after much of the event had passed - I
>> powered the camera off and I dis-mounted the lens, powered the camera on
>> without the lens - then powered the camera OFF and re-mounted the lens. This
>> reset the camera and the aperture returned. Trying a few more tests in
>> manual -
>> the camera did the exact same thing. In other settings - auto - shutter
>> pri and
>> aperture pri - the camera seemed to function properly.
>>
>> I also removed the flash from the camera and set the camera to manual.
>> The -.50
>> reappeared, however the lens did focus and there was an aperture showing. I
>> will re-test this again to make sure I wasnt just seeing things in the
>> auditorium.
>>
>> Needless to say I became very agitated and missed some shots.
>>
>> Is there a problem with the camera/flash/lens? Did I do something wrong? Was
>> this due to low light?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> - Ali
>>
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