GRX M Flash problems

[aslives]

Hi there,
I recently updated my firmware to 1.51 and have no problems except I can't get the camera to flash anymore. I've tried everything - am certain continuous mode, bracketing etc... are off - no flash.

What now has me concerned is that when I go to playback and get information, it actually seems to think the flash fired - for exaple I see an "M 1/2" suggesting that the camera thinks the manual flash fired.

Any advice?

Thanks!

[odklizec]

Hi aslives and welcome here! I'm afraid, it sounds like a HW problem and not something FW related. Because of the flash entry in EXIF, the camera clearly thinks the flash has been fired, except it was not. I would suggest you to visit your camera dealer and try another GXR body with your M mount module. Hope it helps?

[aslives]

Hi aslives and welcome here! I'm afraid, it sounds like a HW problem and not something FW related. Because of the flash entry in EXIF, the camera clearly thinks the flash has been fired, except it was not. I would suggest you to visit your camera dealer and try another GXR body with your M mount module. Hope it helps?

Yeah - I think you are correct. I'm gonna take it in tomorrow. One thing though - this happened right after I installed the 1.51 firmware update. I think it must be correlation and not causation as I haven't see anyone else with the same issue...

thanks! ASL

[chazmatt]

I just noticed it today that I am having a similar problem. I'm wandering if anyone else running 1.51 is seeing the same problem.

[kzphoto]

Haven't updated to fw 1.51. Have you tried any other modules to see if it's only the M module causing the problem?

Does the flash sound like its firing? As in do you hear any popping noises?

[chazmatt]

I tried with my A12 50mm macro and same problem. I don't hear any sound coming from the flash. The EXIF data show that the flash fired, but I don't see the flash firing. I'm not sure if it is a hardware or firmware problem.

[aslives]

So I contacted Ricoh today (I live in Tokyo) and they said that it shouldn't be a problem with the firmware. I took the camera back today worked with the sales guy to see if the problem was in the M Mount or in the body. Swapped out the mount first, no flash, swapped out the body - bingo - flash as expected.

Firmware is 1.44 and I'm not updating it again until Ricoh's next release.....just in case....

[Cristian78]

I have 1.51 and do not have this problem, be it with M-module or the S10, everything working normal.

[Katsunami]

So, you downgraded to 1.44 and now the camera works again? Haven't used the flash on my GXR in ages.... I'll test it tomorrow.

[chazmatt]

Just a quick update. I brought the camera back to the store, they did some test with and found out that it is a hardware problem. The unit is still under warranty, so I sent in the unit for warranty repair.