major error with focusing mechanism(HVX) at DVinfo.net

Andzei Matsukevits · June 25th, 2008, 06:18 AM

my hvx is about 1,5 years old and recently it started doing weird thing. Here is a sample footage: www.fff.ee/hvx

Focus set to manual, but when i zoom to 70-80 and pull focus, it starts kind of breething and making scary noise in the body, and it wont stop, until i zoom in/out and pass that range(70-80). "breething" increases when i pan camera lens to ground.

Any ideas?

Robert Lane · June 25th, 2008, 09:33 AM

Take the camera in for service; looks like the servo mechanism/s are having a heart-attack.

Andzei Matsukevits · June 25th, 2008, 11:50 AM

the problem is, that i live in small country, where service people will look at it as it were some kind of wonder and wont be able to fix it. I have to ship to germany and mess with customs. Any suggestion for pana service in europe?

June 25th, 2008, 06:18 AM	#1
Andzei Matsukevits Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 300	major error with focusing mechanism(HVX) my hvx is about 1,5 years old and recently it started doing weird thing. Here is a sample footage: www.fff.ee/hvx Focus set to manual, but when i zoom to 70-80 and pull focus, it starts kind of breething and making scary noise in the body, and it wont stop, until i zoom in/out and pass that range(70-80). "breething" increases when i pan camera lens to ground. Any ideas?

June 25th, 2008, 09:33 AM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,788 Images: 15	Take the camera in for service; looks like the servo mechanism/s are having a heart-attack.

June 25th, 2008, 11:50 AM	#3
Andzei Matsukevits Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 300	the problem is, that i live in small country, where service people will look at it as it were some kind of wonder and wont be able to fix it. I have to ship to germany and mess with customs. Any suggestion for pana service in europe?