[niko]

Hi,

I took my Canon 1100D (and Tokina 11-16mm lens) out for some star trail works last week and it just up and died on me.

I set it capturing 30sec images repeatedly using an intervalometer and went off a little distnace so I could turn on my headtorch and read. I could hear it clicking away

After an hour or so I went back to it. The red light on the back was on and the camera was inactive - I assumed the battery had run out, turned it off and went home to bed.

Next morning I took the card out and plugged it in to the PC to discover only 4 photos had been taken. When I checked the camera it showed "err" in the viewfinder and the LCD screen was dead. Then it wouldn't even get that far.

Has anyone had a similar experience and offer any advice? I will check the battery door catch which was suggested on the net as a possible source of the problem.

I've already tried a different battery without success.

I'm hoping it's not the motherboard as it is only just out of warranty.

thanks in advance

niko