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Hello
I recently purchased a used G1 in good condition.
I have done a lot of photography with Nikon F & F3, also Hasselblad 500c. I have not taken a good picture yet with the G1. I love the camera but it keeps the shutter speed flashing even though I have aperture prioity, and set on auto focus, and not on AE.
Can anyone give me a qlue.
John Morgan
 
Yes, John, this is an irritating little problem with G1. I think this happens if the autofocus canot find a n object ocntrasty enough to set the distance. In this case, the shutter won't fire. It's also possible that your ASA is too low for the appreture to get a hand-holdable shutter speed (i.e., under 1/10th of a second or something). But I think in this case, the shutter still fires.
Just keep experimemnting. Try and focus on a nearby object with enough contrast. It's a work-around that is still faster than manual focusing.
Hope this helps.
Best,
GF2
 
Can anyone give me some advise about my used G1 body.
I am now very immpressed with the camera, but I have noticed that the plastic eye piece has developed a crack in two places, and it has not been dropped or misused.
I have tried calling Kyocera, without luck, having spent two hours on the phone waiting to get through. Can this be repaired, and is this a problem with the G1 or G2. I was even thinking about buying a G2 body, but not if this is a constant problem.
 
Hello John,
I have a G2 and have not noticed this problem. I have had mine since 1997.
I am surprised that you cannot get through to Kyocera. In the UK, I have not experienced this although members have complained about Contax service in this forum in the past. It is sometime since I needed a Contax repair and when I did it did take some time for the camera to be returned but Kyocera has always answered the phone to me and been helpful. Maybe it was a glitch. Perhaps an email might get more attention?
John
 
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