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It's like I'm back in the 60's again, however no drugs this time. The A1
goes pychedelic on me - like the whole picture melted or washed away, or
howizontal lines thru it. not all the time just some. Is there any hope or
repair?
TIA.

In article <Xns98D3DA0865A8FwheresTheFifthcom@69.28.173.184 >,
lucky4fingers <> wrote:

> It's like I'm back in the 60's again, however no drugs this time. The A1
> goes pychedelic on me - like the whole picture melted or washed away, or
> howizontal lines thru it. not all the time just some. Is there any hope or
> repair?
> TIA.

I'll have to get out my A1 and see if it even works after about 20 years.

It was the most SOLID camera I have ever owned and never let me down.

thanks for reminding me.

--
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
carrying a cross."
Sinclair Lewis

Suddenly, without warning, lucky4fingers exclaimed (11-Feb-07 12:56 PM):
> It's like I'm back in the 60's again, however no drugs this time. The A1
> goes pychedelic on me - like the whole picture melted or washed away, or
> howizontal lines thru it. not all the time just some. Is there any hope or
> repair?
> TIA.

There's a known problem with Sony CCDs, your description sounds very
much like the one plagueing a bunch of Sony camcorders & cameras. I
know. I have a camcorder with the problem.

A quick google on 'minolta ccd' brought this up as the first link, the
A1 is included:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05...m_ccdalert.asp

Here's a page with a description of the problem with Sonys:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/new...20&news_id=118

jmc

Definitely sounds like the CCD sensor. My A1 went this way one
morning on power up in late November which is when I found out that
the A1 has the Sony CCD issue. I had a 3 year fix or replace
extended warranty from a major camera store and was only 2 1/2 years
in, so I wasnt worried.

Off it went on December 5th under store warranty to Sony who still do
Minolta repair in Canada after Minolta closed shop. After 9 weeks the
repair order has a note from Sony "To be replaced with a Sony". But
Sony do not indicate when or what they will replace it with.

Good luck

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:32:50 +0930, jmc
<> wrote:

>Suddenly, without warning, lucky4fingers exclaimed (11-Feb-07 12:56 PM):
>> It's like I'm back in the 60's again, however no drugs this time. The A1
>> goes pychedelic on me - like the whole picture melted or washed away, or
>> howizontal lines thru it. not all the time just some. Is there any hope or
>> repair?
>> TIA.
>
>There's a known problem with Sony CCDs, your description sounds very
>much like the one plagueing a bunch of Sony camcorders & cameras. I
>know. I have a camcorder with the problem.
>
>A quick google on 'minolta ccd' brought this up as the first link, the
>A1 is included:
>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05...m_ccdalert.asp
>
>Here's a page with a description of the problem with Sonys:
>http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/new...20&news_id=118
>
>jmc
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:52:12 -0500, Woodsman wrote:

> Definitely sounds like the CCD sensor. My A1 went this way one
> morning on power up in late November which is when I found out that
> the A1 has the Sony CCD issue. I had a 3 year fix or replace
> extended warranty from a major camera store and was only 2 1/2 years
> in, so I wasnt worried.
>
> Off it went on December 5th under store warranty to Sony who still do
> Minolta repair in Canada after Minolta closed shop. After 9 weeks the
> repair order has a note from Sony "To be replaced with a Sony". But
> Sony do not indicate when or what they will replace it with.
>
>

It was my understanding that Minolta did not 'close shop'. They were
bought out by Sony. Hence the 'replace with Sony' tag.

"Ockham's Razor" <> wrote in message
news:Mencken-...
> In article <Xns98D3DA0865A8FwheresTheFifthcom@69.28.173.184 >,
> lucky4fingers <> wrote:
>
>> It's like I'm back in the 60's again, however no drugs this time. The A1
>> goes pychedelic on me - like the whole picture melted or washed away, or
>> howizontal lines thru it. not all the time just some. Is there any hope
>> or
>> repair?
>> TIA.
>
> I'll have to get out my A1 and see if it even works after about 20 years.
>
> It was the most SOLID camera I have ever owned and never let me down.
>
> thanks for reminding me.
>
> --
> "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
> carrying a cross."
> Sinclair Lewis

Are you thinking of a Canon A1? Minolta A1's havent been around that long.

Suddenly, without warning, Doug Robbins exclaimed (12-Feb-07 2:20 AM):
> "Ockham's Razor" <> wrote in message
> news:Mencken-...
>> In article <Xns98D3DA0865A8FwheresTheFifthcom@69.28.173.184 >,
>> lucky4fingers <> wrote:
>>
>>> It's like I'm back in the 60's again, however no drugs this time. The A1
>>> goes pychedelic on me - like the whole picture melted or washed away, or
>>> howizontal lines thru it. not all the time just some. Is there any hope
>>> or
>>> repair?
>>> TIA.
>> I'll have to get out my A1 and see if it even works after about 20 years.
>>
>> It was the most SOLID camera I have ever owned and never let me down.
>>
>> thanks for reminding me.
>>
>> --
>> "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
>> carrying a cross."
>> Sinclair Lewis
>
> Are you thinking of a Canon A1? Minolta A1's havent been around that long.
>
>
Nope. Minolta A1s are definitely on the list of affected cameras.

jmc