Have BC error on my display screen but batteries are brand new, and i've just cleaned (well i think i have) lens/camera contacts as well as battery/camera contacts as suggested in a previous messages. It's an eos88/3000 and is relatively new (bought over 1 1/2 yrs ago) and nothing has been wrong with it so far. I was able to take one photo before it locked up on me. Any help would be great as this is driving me up the wall.

-- M Wijaya (mwijaya@optushome.com.au), March 30, 2002

Answers

Blinking BC error could mean malfunction in camera, lens, or flash. You could try another combination of lens/camera or flash, but it might be time for the service centre.

Good luck.

-- Julian Loke (elan7e-owner@yahoogroups.com), March 30, 2002.

Definitly try it without a lens or flash attached, but if it still fails, it needs to be repaired.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), March 30, 2002.

I'm most familiar with the EOS 1V and 1N cameras, and I'm not familiar with the camera you mention. That said, IF your camera has a "reset" button or function (carefully read the owner's manual), I would try re-setting the camera before you ship it off to Canon for servicing. Also, you wrote, "...Have BC error on my display screen but batteries [plural] are brand new..." Try loading the appropriate model of single-piece, lithium battery (type 2CR5?) instead of two AA batteries, since the AAs may not be making good contact, and this is a well-known source of problems with some EOS cameras.

-- kurt heintzelman (heintzelman.1@osu.edu), March 30, 2002.

>Try loading the appropriate model of single-piece, lithium battery (type 2CR5?)

Actually, the EOS 3000 uses two CR123A batteries. Most new Canons do - Canon seem to have decided that two expensive CR123As are preferable to one less expensive 2CR5.

Nonetheless it's a good idea to try the camera with a couple of pairs of fresh batteries to see if that's the problem.

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), March 30, 2002.

****I NEED HELP**** I just bought a Rebel 2000 last month. I took a few rolls of film with it. Now when I push the shutter button the shutter closes and stays closed. I have to push the button again to get the shutter to open. No picture is taken and the film doesn't advance. I took the lens off and reseated it and it worked for one picture, then did the same thing. I also replaced the batteries and it took a few pictures. But when I put it away for the night and tried it the next day, it crapped out on me again. Can anyone help me. please e-mail me @ briankbax@hotmail.com

-- Brian K. Baxter (briankbax@hotmail.com), March 31, 2002.

Hi Brian,

Is your month-old REBEL 2000 covered by warranty?

-- Julian Loke (elan7e-owner@yahoogroups.com), April 01, 2002.