----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:45 AM Subject: Re: EOS DSLR Suggestions
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:43 PM > Subject: RE: EOS DSLR Suggestions > > > > The Sigma lenses that are affected are only the non-HSM lenses. Their > > HSM lenses apparently use a different chip set that does not experience > > incompatibility issues. Tokina has also had issues, all related to ECF. > > Peter K > > Hi Peter, > > I had to have my Sigma 17-35 EX HSM rechipped when I bought my 10D. Sigma UK > said that Canon had changed the voltage necessary to control the aperture > setting. > My older Sigma 500 f7.2 APO only works at full aperture on my 10D - if I set a > smaller aperture I get the "ERR 99" message - and it's too old to be fixed. > Both lenses were fine on my older Canon bodies including the EOS3, 50E & 10. > The 17-35 is now performing better (after getting my 10D's AF calibrated) than > earlier, and the well known blur on the right-hand side seems to have > disappeared. > > Malcolm > Milton Keynes, UK > www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ms1938/ > What vintage is your Sigma 17-35? The one I have is about 4 years old, and works fine on my A2, 1N, D30 and on my cousin's 10D. I haven't tried it on his new 1Ds. (I hate him...<G>) Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
