My EX1 is two years old. Just turned it on to prep for a shoot tomorrow and the LCD has gone dark. There is an image there but it is way way dark. The viewfinder is ok. I last used the camera about 4 days ago and there were no symptoms of this impending demise. Anyone out there with any info on this problem. I can't get a hold of Sony Service until tomorrow. Ugh.........

UPDATE:
I'm the idiot. Stupid backlight switch that I have NEVER flipped got flipped somehow. Duh.

I accidentally brushed this at one point and also wondered why my viewfinder had gone dark.

It's easy to do.

Same thing happened to me the other day. Didn't figure it out till the shoot was over.

I always wandered, what's the use of turning the backlight off?

I always wandered, what's the use of turning the backlight off?

It's supposed to make viewing in broad daylight easier.

Either that, or it's a practical joke from Sony, just to freak their users out once in a while.