Thank you Very much- good information
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From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:12 AM
Subject: RE: EOS 20D Woes
For me, an Error 99 usually means a problem communicating with the lens.
The
four most likely causes:
1. dirty lens/camera contacts or lens not completely locked into place.
2. non-Canon lens that's not 100% compatible (Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar,
Phoenix, Quantaray)
3. battery grip not fastened ticghtly enough or an original, unmodified
20D
grip.
4. a problem with the AF motor or helical assembly in a canon lens causing
a
bind at some point in the focus range.
Tom P.
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Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 8:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: EOS 20D Woes
I photograph weddings and portraits (40 yrs now), just a
little bit of who and what I am and do. Anyway I was doing a
wedding assignment this weekend (shooting with the 20D and
1Ds). The 20 started beautifully (had worked fine all
week-various other assignments), then it just did not record
two images.
I turned it off and on and if worked fine. Then as I was
about to photograph a flower girl I got an Error 99 (had seen
this a time or two during the
week) so I usually just turn off the camera and turn it back
on and this will go away. Not this time-off with the ProT
flip bracket and out with the batteries for a full 30
seconds- before the beast would work again. So I left the
flip bracket off for the rest of the assignment, only two
other times did it not record and image, one time the camera
keep saying it was busy and would not function- turned it off
and back on and all was fine- even kept the image that was
last shot. Had one more Error 99 for the evening. Needless to
say it is on it's way to CPS for a look over. All the images
I made at this event are fine (no images that would not open-
checked all 675 of them before my head went to the pillow).
I've heard some others ask about Error 99-I must say this is
the only time I've had this crazy a time with the 20, had it
happen 2 or 3 times with a 10 (in two yrs) and only once or
twice with the 1Ds in 2 yrs. What is the story and should I
expect the same thing with the 30D that is on order.
Cheers Wilber
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