p65 won't power on

[GrahamWelland]

Things have worked out great. Only missed one planned shoot with the phase, and took the opportunity to shoot a D3x (man was I lost. How in the world do I do a mirror up/self timer at the same time). Nice camera though and got a couple of nice things.

You found the one function that I really like about the Phase 645DF that the D3x can't do. I had to get an accessory remote from Premote Systems called, unoriginally, the "Premote" to be able to do this. Overkill if that's all you want but I use it for time-lapse control.

With the D3x it's nice to have a camera that is only limited by the glass you put on it. The P65 & Alpa should give you so so much more detail though. I'm still impressed with how much DR and tonality the 14bit Nikon files can produce even compared to my own Leaf Aptus (RIP ).

Optech have been very helpful to me also. Glad to hear that you're up and running plus found the warranty to get a replacement from Phase One until it's fixed.

 

[Wayne Fox]

Thought I would post the results for those interested. My repaired p65+ arrived from Denmark on Monday. Included report said symptom reported "Dead", symptom verified "Dead", Repairs completed "Recalibration, Focus controlled and adjusted, exchange of CF-board, Functional check".

So things seem OK, but guessing I'll need to reconfirm my alpa infinity focus adjustment.

Don't know what the CF-board does, only that the LCD must be attached to it since the back has a new LCD on it.

 

[ggriswold]

CF board... Compact Flash Board? No doubt it interfaces with much more.
Could be part of the power system which may be the source of the "dead" issue. I have taken lots of things apart to see how they work, but the Phase One back is sacred. Can't imagine going inside. Dust for sure. Failure likely. It would be interesting to get some shots of the internals.... sounds like a Capture Integration kind of thing. Maybe they have a dead one they took apart and photographed the autopsy?

 

[Jack]

FWIW, EVERY time you send your back to Denmark, it comes out with a fresh rear glass complete with new piece of protective film over it -- IOW, I don't think they necessarily replaced the entire LCD

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[dougpeterson]

CF board... Compact Flash Board? No doubt it interfaces with much more.
Could be part of the power system which may be the source of the "dead" issue. I have taken lots of things apart to see how they work, but the Phase One back is sacred. Can't imagine going inside. Dust for sure. Failure likely. It would be interesting to get some shots of the internals.... sounds like a Capture Integration kind of thing. Maybe they have a dead one they took apart and photographed the autopsy?

Part of the dealer training is handling a disassembled back. Pretty neat to see the number of individually sourced components used inside.

Suffice it to say I highly recommend against opening up any back unless you're willing to have it never work again.

The photos of that experience are not public however. If you want to see the inside of a back in any meaningful detail you'll have to eat the cost of one .

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[Terry]

I love the "deadpan" system reported "dead" symptom verified "dead".

 

[ggriswold]

Hey Doug, Maybe you can deputize us and then you can let us see inside?

 

[etrump]

FWIW, EVERY time you send your back to Denmark, it comes out with a fresh rear glass complete with new piece of protective film over it -- IOW, I don't think they necessarily replaced the entire LCD

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I wondered about that Jack. I got mine back and it looked like it had new film on the lcd glass. I have the VA warranty and I was never without a P65 which is great since I am shooting almost everyday until the leaves drop. Kudos phase and doug at CI.

 

[dougpeterson]

That's the benefit of the Value Added Warranty. The extra cost of the warranty seems steep unless you have even a single repair during the three year coverage in which case having a loaner back shipped to you for the duration of any repair makes it more than worth it.

Especially since repairs always seem to happen at the worst time!