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1. From : Louise (weezy106@hotmail.com)
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Date : 04:58 AM Tuesday 27 November, 2001

I have a question for anyone who actually understands how the 300TL flashgun works!!

In the 300TL instruction manual, it explains how to use the gun in A-TTL mode with the camera set to Program, Av or Tv. However, unless I've missed something, it does not mention what happens if you set the flashgun to A-TTL, and set both the shutter speed and aperture manually. (By this I mean setting the camera to Tv, allowing you to set a shutter speed using the input dial, and setting the aperture directly on the lens, by removing the lens aperture ring from the 'A' setting.) Does this work? I mean, if you force the camera to accept your settings for both the shutter speed and aperture in this way, would the flash output be automatically regulated in order to give a correct exposure? (I know that anything in the background, outside the range of the flash, would be underexposed if you set too small an aperture and/or too fast a shutter speed, but would the flash give a correct exposure for the foreground in this case?)

This method is mentioned in Richard Hunecke's T90 book, but not in the 300TL manual as far as I can see (although I've only had my flashgun a day, so I may be missing something!) I intend to do some test exposures at some point, so I'm sure I could figure this out, but if anyone has already tried this, your help would be appreciated (and save me some film!!)

Thanks, Louise

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2. From : Mickey Oberman (mickeyobe@internet.look.ca)
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Date : 03:14 PM Monday 26 November, 2001

Those rubber mallets are wonderously useful implements. They can be used to make breadcrumbs from stale bread or check chocolates for cream centres or cream cockroaches or crack eggs. Every photographer should have a set if only to open 35mm cassettes.

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3. From : Erasmus B.Black (africanqueen@hotmail.com)
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Date : 01:09 PM Monday 26 November, 2001

There is no reason why an intelligent adult or precocious teen can't fix the T90. Sure it has three motors. That is designed to intimidate. Soldering and desoldering are skills anyone can learn. Practice on DVD player . Rewired same to play DVDs from other parts of the world,PAL and SECAM and NTSC all.The camera technicians are not anointed or deities after all. They just have a manual that you now have and, access to parts they cannibalized from cameras they faiedl to repair,or leftover parts when they reassembled them before selling as minty on the eBAy.. Also a nice set of those quality Craftsman mallets- for the" coup de grace.: You know, sluggish shutters. , Have courage, and a chirpy attitude and the courage to let one loose at the dinner table as a head of household. The queen disagrees, but oh well. Cheers, E.B.Black

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4. From : Richard (rcramp@prodigy.net)
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Date : 02:41 AM Monday 26 November, 2001

I have just had the shutter sticking problem on my T90 for the second time in 10 years. The first time I took the camera in to Canon in Tokyo where it was fixed for a huge fee. This time I tried all of the recommended 'button pushing' methods without success. What worked for me was a single sharp tap to the base of the camera ( minus lens ) with a rubber mallet.

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5. From : Ketil (ketiljo@stud.ntnu.no)
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Date : 07:46 AM Friday 23 November, 2001

First thing is to take off the top cover. This is done by loosening the two screws near the backlid lock. Then remowe the two on the back near the viewfinder. Take of the cover around the lensmount, and remove the two screws you find under it. Tha last thing is to remove one screw under a rubberplug wich holds the viewfinderblind lever. Then carefully lift the top cover. Be aware of the hotshoe wires.

With the body facing away from you, the flex circuit is bent over
the pentaprisma. On the right side there are four little trimmer
potentiometers and the backup battery.

On the left side, right at the left front corner there is a little
edge of the circuit cut out so that you can see the other
part of the flex which is sandwiched underneath. There you
should see two little solder pads which are unconnected. Connecting them together to have the film leader out on rewind.

While you're there, it's good idea to change the backup batterty.

regards,

Ketil

BTW, You'll find the T90 service manual on: http://www.canonfd.com among with a lot of other FD related stuff.

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6. From : Charles (charlesbronsondias@hotmail.com)
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Date : 01:29 AM Friday 23 November, 2001

Hi folks,

Sometime ago, before I bought my T90, in a brazillian discussion list a guy said something about some special features (costumized funcions) that just could be actived only by a tecnician because its control is internal, like the film leader after rewind. I guess, if it really exists, it´s just like jumpers in a computer board.
Anybody knows anything about that???

Thanks,

Charles

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7. From : Charles (charlesbronsondias@hotmail.com)
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Date : 01:29 AM Friday 23 November, 2001

Hi folks,

Sometime ago, before I bought my T90, in a brazillian discussion list a guy said something about some special features (costumized funcions) that just could be actived only by a tecnician because its control is internal, like the film leader after rewind. I guess, if it really exists, it´s just like jumpers in a computer board.
Anybody knows anything about that???

Thanks,

Charles

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8. From : Don Clary (donaldaclary@cyberhotline.com)
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Date : 01:21 AM Thursday 22 November, 2001

Barrie Washbrook: The modular TTL hot shoe adapter, TTL distributor, and off shoe adapter work exactly the same on the T90 and 300TL as they do on EOS cameras. That is to say, they work in TTL, not ATTL. That means the ATTL preflash is intentionally disabled by Canon to prevent inaccurate readings, since the strobe could be positioned 30' to one side, for example. The off-camera shoe cord 2, on he other hand, is only 2' long, is not modular, and each end is not removable. Since this cord is so short, Canon has allowed the ATTL function to work with this cord.
Dick Schneck, Barry G: Contact Steven40@aol.com. He is a superb, skilled, and reliable Canon repairman located in Reno, Nevada, U.S.A. He has charged a very resonable $90 in the past for a CLA (cean lube, adjust), and cleaned and repaired the sticking shutter on my T90.

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9. From : Norbert Meijering (nfmeije@dds.nl)
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Date : 03:36 PM Tuesday 20 November, 2001

Tom,

Thanks again. I already called the shop and they will take it back, no problem. They don't have another T90 on the shelves so I will have to look for another the coming weeks/months but I don't mind, I can wait. Besides my A-1 still serves me perfectly. Speaking of the A-1, I rembember having the same kind of battery problem some 7 years ago, no power even with fresh batteries. They replaced the circuit-board with one from another A-1 and the problem was gone. Camera works perfectly ever since. I quess something simular is wrong with the T-90.

Well at least I will know of some other things to check when I find another T-90, I will keep you posted.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Norbert

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10. From : TomR (trigilano@singerfru.com)
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Date : 12:24 PM Tuesday 20 November, 2001

Amy,

Don't have a lot ot of info WRT auto-focus cameras. My comment was more food for thought. But .... a T-90 in top condition will run close to 600 if not more, depending upon where you buy. An Eos-3 (nice piece of work, IMHO) brand new, should be below 850. Brand new, factory warranty, manufacturer support.

That said, I brought another T-90 this past weekend. (Just had to have it).

It would be an unusual piece of equipment that would not allow manual override of the auto functions. But as I said I don't have the all the answers to what constitutes a good auto focus system.

Stay with us, we need new people with an interest in this thing of ous.

Norbert,

Take the camera back. NOW. Fresh batteries should give a three bar reading on the battery check icon. Also, unless I don't understand, the noise problem you're describing is not normal.

If you have a warranty, I assume (we both know what that leads to) that you paid top dollar. Get what you paid for ... a fully functioning camera.

If the shop shows you that you've made a mistake somewhere, so be it (hang head sheeplishly) but get the camera you wanted, and paid for.

TomR.

If I don't get back for beforehand ... A good Thanksgiving to all & thanks LF ... ya done good.

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