stuny Posted January 3, 2010 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Today I got an error code 2 on my DMR, 10,000s of KM away from service. Changing batteries, removing and reconnecting the power unit and back had no effect at first. But sometimes, after powering down for a while it would work again (120 images today). And then it would not. And then it would again, etc. Suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted January 3, 2010 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2010 Sorry Stuart, you will have to rely on a backup: this signifies failure of a minor electronic component and the camera has to be returned to Solms. It may be that it seems to take images intermittently, but in some cases they are not written to the SD card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted January 3, 2010 Share #3 Posted January 3, 2010 The manual says to contact the closest Leica dealer: Error code XXIn case of such a message please ask your Leica dea- ler or the Leica agency in your country for further information. Good luck, though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 3, 2010 Share #4 Posted January 3, 2010 DMR Error Message - DSLReXchange It is from 2006, but it describes the problem.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted January 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted January 4, 2010 sorry to hear of this problem and hope it works out for you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted January 4, 2010 Share #6 Posted January 4, 2010 Stuart, you may have a dry joint (no, that's not permission to smoke illegal substances:rolleyes:), which would explain why your DMR works intermittently. Fwiw, you may find that shaking your DMR vigorously when it doesn't work gets it to work for a few unmissable shots before you're in a position to send it to Solms camera hospital. Sorry to hear that you're having this problem; I often think that a camera that works intermittently is worse than one that doesn't work at all because you're faced with the anticipation that it might work followed by the disappointment of its not. I hope you have a back-up with you. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted January 4, 2010 Share #7 Posted January 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm sorry to hear of your problems. You've probably already tried this, but just in case you haven't.... Try thoroughly cleaning all electrical contacts between the DMR components and the camera, including the battery contacts. It may help, and you have nothing to loose by trying it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted January 4, 2010 Share #8 Posted January 4, 2010 Stu, Sorry to hear this. What a pain, especially as you've lugged it all that way. I don't think you can do more than take it apart regularly, reboot it and hope. If you were in the UK, I might have been able to loan you my backup. Good luck, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted January 4, 2010 Share #9 Posted January 4, 2010 I suppose on the bright side, if the worst comes to the worst and your DMR stops working all together, you could at least fill your R8/9 with film and continue shooting. Oh, as long as you've packed its back door of course. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted January 4, 2010 Share #10 Posted January 4, 2010 Stuart, I 've had that same error code a few times, it usually happened when I was switching lenses( ROM) when the camera was on. I simply turned it off, waited a few seconds and then re-booted..so to speak. I also formatted my SD card, and pulled the battery out and cleaned all metal( gold) contacts with a Q tip, as well as the battery contacts. So I would recommend a complete , careful, strip down and then clean everything that has an electronic contact and then very carefully re- assemble. Get back to me, if you have your D2, send me a quick 30 sec video , sort a news brief about whats happening. Good luck Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted January 9, 2010 Jaap, Philipp, Rob, Pete, Nicole, Charlie and John - Finally (but briefly) back to Internet access. Thank you for you quick and caring advice. Sadly, nothing has changed. At least between the D2 and the DMR when it works, I've lost very few shots. Thank you again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted January 11, 2010 Share #12 Posted January 11, 2010 Jaap, Philipp, Rob, Pete, Nicole, Charlie and John - Finally (but briefly) back to Internet access. Thank you for you quick and caring advice. Sadly, nothing has changed. At least between the D2 and the DMR when it works, I've lost very few shots. Thank you again. Glad you guys are ok. One more trick to try. If you have a "puffer", squeeze some air inside the camera body with the lens off to get some dry air inside. I found that in high humidity (Miami) this issue came up several times. Also, isoproyl (91%) alcohol not only cleans the gold connections, but it drys them very quickly. The last issue is the health of the battery packs. Make sure they are getting the right voltage and keep them on charge even after the green light. Leica Nj told me that in certian conditions (which I have experienced) the batteries don't put out enough voltage as needed & that error code can be a result. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted January 12, 2010 Share #13 Posted January 12, 2010 Hello Stuart, I have only just seen this after travelling myself over the last month. Yes, I did get this "error message two" soon after buying my DMR/R9 outfit. Leica UK were unable to fix it so it went back to Solms, just the module itself and I was without it for 7 weeks. Leica UK were able to keep me going with a free loan DMR until mine was returned from Solms. It is not good news I am afraid, but I do hope that Solms will be able to effect the appropriate repair. Good luck. Keep us posted on your experience in getting the DMR fixed as a number of users may also be on borrowed time. Also be careful how you pack your DMR charger, they don't like being bashed around inside a checked in case! The D2 charger is tough as old boots but the DMR charger is actually quite delicate! Enjoy your trip, I am sure that your D2 will capture some great shots for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauklis Posted January 12, 2010 Share #14 Posted January 12, 2010 Jaap, Philipp, Rob, Pete, Nicole, Charlie and John - Finally (but briefly) back to Internet access. Thank you for you quick and caring advice. Sadly, nothing has changed. At least between the D2 and the DMR when it works, I've lost very few shots. Thank you again. I'm glad that up to now I've never been in such a situation, when I was out in the Latvian wilderness with my DMR, (DMR not working). And on top of that, especially in rural areas in the eastern part of the country, when there is heavy snowfall, a power failure can last quite long. That's why I never go there without my back up equipment: Olympus E3 + Leica 4/3 adapter and an additional R body plus some rolls of film, you never know. (Compared to a second DMR, E3 or other E bodies are much cheaper AND available AND they can be repaired AND there is no problem with spare batteries). Best wishes krauklis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 12, 2010 Share #15 Posted January 12, 2010 Hello Stuart, I have only just seen this after travelling myself over the last month. Yes, I did get this "error message two" soon after buying my DMR/R9 outfit. Leica UK were unable to fix it so it went back to Solms, just the module itself and I was without it for 7 weeks. Leica UK were able to keep me going with a free loan DMR until mine was returned from Solms. It is not good news I am afraid, but I do hope that Solms will be able to effect the appropriate repair. Good luck. Keep us posted on your experience in getting the DMR fixed as a number of users may also be on borrowed time. Also be careful how you pack your DMR charger, they don't like being bashed around inside a checked in case! The D2 charger is tough as old boots but the DMR charger is actually quite delicate! Enjoy your trip, I am sure that your D2 will capture some great shots for you. One problem with the DMR is that batteries won't charge at temperatures over 40 degrees Celcius. I had to refrigerate them to charge. I have a Digilux3 and adapter as backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share #16 Posted January 14, 2010 Ben, Dave, Krauslis & Jaap - Thank you for your concern and advice. Ben - I kept a battery on charge for several hours after the green light came on, and that got me through a session yesterday, and then stopped working again right afterwards. I´ll use that approach until I can get the unit to Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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