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I am a total beginner at photography and wanted to start dSLR with a basic camera but after having it only a few days, it stopped powering on. I removed and changed the CF card, still no power. I continued by removing the lens, cleaning connectors, replacing battery, still no power EXCEPT the lcd screen will show the EOS in the top left when it’s turned on with a CF card in place. With no CF card in place, the camera powers up like normal but the lcd reads “No CF Card”. I have checked the pins and they are all there and none are bent (as best as I can tell), I’ve cleaned the contacts and tried 3 different CF cards. It worked perfect for the first few days and now this…I’m so distressed. Does anyone have a clue what could be wrong? I could sure use some help. Thanks in advance.
I DID IT! Thanks to all the great advice and some other advice from around the web, I have fixed the bent pin problem all on my own. Uh, no thanks for your $189 repair cost Canon. Took me a few minutes, a steady hand, a magnifying glass and a dental pick tool. YAY! Thanks oldturkey, I really appreciate it. And thanks to you too, ABCellars.
OldTurkey03 - can you change the Keep&Share sharing settings so I can access the parts diagram for the Canon 300D? Thanks -John ahrensjd@gmail.com
