Canon won't take a pic!

[sixfoottwo]

For the first time today, I connected my canon 60D to my Skyliner 250 via a T ring.

I attempted to take a picture with the camera, on manual settings, of some far away trees just to check it worked, but there was no response from the camera. The subject could be seen through both the viewfinder and on liveview. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Probably something stupid, but it's driving me nuts!!

[Tinker1947]

Does it have a memory card inserted....

[sixfoottwo]

Definitely.  I took some pics of a woodpecker in the garden earlier.

[Leveye]

It might be because the camera thinks there is no lens attached. It usually will give you a warning of this on screen and in some cases you must reset the camera by turning it on and off. Most of the time a simple half press of the shutter button lets you proceed but not always.

[sixfoottwo]

Camera turned on and off - press of the shutter.  Absolutely nothing!

[sixfoottwo]

Just checked with the remote and hey ho - it works.  Now why should it work remotely but not with the shutter button on the camera?

[ArmyAirForce]

When my Canon 1100D is connected to the laptop via the USB cable, that overrides the controls on the camera, so it will only function through the laptop. As soon as the cable is unplugged, the camera operates via the buttons.

[sixfoottwo]

The remote wasn't connected when the shutter press wouldn't work.  Is this how it's supposed to be on a 60D?

[Owmuchonomy]

Are you certain you were in fully manual mode. What shutter speed did you set? I have a 60D and haven't encountered this problem. I recommend however you always use a cable release or USB connection to you computer.

[Daveb3650]

Has the release mode been changed to remote.......My Nikon can hoy a wobble if I change settings

[glowingturnip]

mode set to manual and autofocus turned off on the camera body ?

[Aeseir]

Few things that can prevent this.

1. You don't have it to full manual (M)

2. You may have a delay shooting setup (start is 10s unless changed to 2s), remote overrides this

3. Your camera settings may be set to prevent shooting during liveview

4. You are already taking an exposure (30s) thus not responsive