On Sat 11 Oct 2003 18:18:15 Bob Meyer wrote: > - --- Rune Tallaksen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have recently bought an unused D60 and I am very > > happy with it! > > > > One thing disappoints me though, and that is the Err > > 01 (clean your lens contacts) when I try to use a mirror > > lens with a T2-adapter. The same happens when I try > > my pinhole bodycaps. > > > > Are there any workarounds with this problem? > > > Unlock the lens and rotate it slightly, as if taking > it off. This will most likely solve the problem. As > I recall, and I'll have to hunt and see if I can find > the reference, mounting an EOS lens flips a little > lever in the lens mount (on the body) that tells the > camera an auto lens is mounted, and the camera then > expects certain signals though the contacts. When it > doesn't get them, it gives the error 01 code. > > Some T adapters replicate the EOS mount a bit too > faithfully, and trip this lever. Not all T mounts do, > however. The one that came with my Russian fish-eye > works fine. So you might try a different adapter, or > you might search the web and see if you can figure out > where to file off part of your existing mount. I used to have a mirror lens with T2 that worked fine on a D60 until I tried a 1.4x converter on it. I got the same Err01 message. The converter obviously trips the lever and the camera then expects a chipped lens to be mounted.
Didn't happen on the film body I had at the time..... Cheers Gary This message has passed through an insecure network. All enquiries should be directed to the message author * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
