Question for 300D users - DPChallenge Forums

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

01/01/2004 01:35:46 PM · #1

I have a question for the 300D users on the site...it's actually a two parter.

1. Do you use non-canon lenses?

If the answer to question 1 is YES, move on.

2. How long have you been using your 300D?

AND

3. Have you ever had an ERROR 99?

I ask these questions because I had an Error 99 after a month of using my 300D. I called Canon and they told me that it was likely caused by my use of non-canon lenses. I plan to get a replacement for the camera (I bought it at sears and paid for the replacement warranty, the only hold up is that there aren't any 300Ds available right now), but I want to know if the guy at Canon was feeding me the party line (which I suspect) or if I should sell my Quantaray and Tamron lenses.

Thanks for your help.

Shari

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/01/2004 01:42:37 PM · #2

The 10D has the same issue when used with some 3rd party lenses, I believe some people have returned their lenses to be 'chipped' by the manufacturer to work correctly with the 10D. You may want to try contacting the lens manufacturers?

justine

Canon EOS-50D

01/01/2004 01:42:44 PM · #3

1. Do you use non-canon lenses?
Yes, Canon kit lens- and three Sigma 70-300mm, 28-80mm, and the 105mm Macro.
3. Have you ever had an ERROR 99?
Yes, Askey Review under Canon 300D you'll find it.
I have not had the Error 99 trouble.
That doesn't mean I won't and that I don't think it's a valid concern. IMHO it's a small group of owners that have had this trouble..why I don't know.
There are a lot of 300D users out there and it just seems to me the percentage is low.
Good luck, sorry for the trouble you have had.

01/01/2004 01:44:08 PM · #4

I did have an Err99 with my Sigma 28-105 2.8-4, but I sent it back to Sigma and they rechipped it free. Since then, the lense works flawlessly. Thats the only non-Canon lens I own though.

birgir

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/01/2004 01:52:14 PM · #5

I have 10D and just Canon lenses and I have got this error on every lens I own ... I thought that this had something to do with the memory not the lens?

01/01/2004 01:57:47 PM · #6

Birgir, Err99 is the fallthrough when the camera cant tell you what kind of error it had. It can get one anytime something happens that it cant handle. The Err99 on most older Sigma lenses is due to the incompatible chips in the lens, thats whey Sigma fixes it free. With your Canon lenses, try making sure the contacts are clean between the lens and camera. Memory can do it also as well as sometimes with larger lenses a low battery.

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D

01/01/2004 02:06:52 PM · #7

Originally posted by shareinnc:

...but I want to know if the guy at Canon was feeding me the party line (which I suspect) or if I should sell my Quantaray and Tamron lenses.

Thanks for your help.

Shari

Can't help you much, Shari, since I don't own the Rebel, but Ritz is selling a Rebel kit that includes 2 Quantaray lenses...so I wouldn't think non-Canon lenses are the problem, but I don't really know. If the lenses didn't work with the Canon, I doubt Ritz would be selling them in the kit.

01/01/2004 02:13:01 PM · #8

Originally posted by ButterflySis:

The issue generally occurs with older lenses, newer versions of the lenses should be compatible with the 10D/300D.

shareinnc

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

01/01/2004 04:06:00 PM · #9

Originally posted by tomlewis1980:

Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Can't help you much, Shari, since I don't own the Rebel, but Ritz is selling a Rebel kit that includes 2 Quantaray lenses...so I wouldn't think non-Canon lenses are the problem, but I don't really know. If the lenses didn't work with the Canon, I doubt Ritz would be selling them in the kit.

The issue generally occurs with older lenses, newer versions of the lenses should be compatible with the 10D/300D.

The tamaron lens is older...maybe a few years. The Quantaray (the lens the first Error 99 happened with) I bought the week before xmas.

01/01/2004 04:14:47 PM · #10

I have no experience with Quantaray lenses, but as the 10D itself is a relatively new camera these issues have only come to light within the past year. So even if the lens was purchased recently it is still possible that the problems existed when the lens was manufactured? If the lens has a serial number on it I would note that and contact Quantaray.

01/01/2004 04:15:54 PM · #11

Originally posted by shareinnc:

The tamaron lens is older...maybe a few years. The Quantaray (the lens the first Error 99 happened with) I bought the week before xmas.

The lens could have been an older model, even though it was new. Quantaray is made by sigma. If you call them, they are very nice and will help you figure out if you need it to be rechipped or not.

scroosloose

Pentax K100D Super

01/02/2004 12:27:17 AM · #12

I've been using mine for about 2 weeks now. With a Canon 75-300mm III, a Sigma 28-80mm and a Phoenix 500mm mirror reflex lens and haven't gotten error 99 yet. Does it give you the error no matter what lens you use?

cvt_

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/02/2004 01:05:23 AM · #13

1:
Yes, Sigma 50-500mm
3:
Yes, but unrelated to the lens, never had an error99 from lens fault

shareinnc

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

01/02/2004 09:32:41 AM · #14

Originally posted by cvt_:

1:
Yes, Sigma 50-500mm
3:
Yes, but unrelated to the lens, never had an error99 from lens fault

What caused your error?

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/02/2004 09:47:57 AM · #15

I had an Error99 from a faulty CF card

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

01/08/2004 05:38:34 PM · #16

Is this lens good for Rebel 300 ?

50-500 mm 4-6.3 F

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

01/08/2004 05:41:24 PM · #17

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Is this lens good for Rebel 300 ?

50-500 mm 4-6.3 F

I am planning to buy one of these.

01/08/2004 05:44:21 PM · #18

pitsaman, that is a very nice lens, but I don't think I would buy a zoom with that large of range. From the specs I've seen, the wider the span from short to long, the worse the image gets from the optics. They don't have it listed at photodo.com so I'm not able to look at the MTF graph.

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

01/08/2004 05:44:55 PM · #19

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by pitsaman:
Is this lens good for Rebel 300 ?

50-500 mm 4-6.3 F

I am planning to buy one of these.

I'm thinking to join SLR club and now just cheking the lens prices to see if is worth it investing all that money!

Here is another 70-200 mm F2.8

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

01/08/2004 05:45:04 PM · #20

1900g, 500mm, f6.3....

I hope you have a nice sturdy tripod to go with that ;)

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

01/08/2004 05:46:20 PM · #21

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Is this lens good for Rebel 300 ?

50-500 mm 4-6.3 F

Is this quite a high f-stop? I find my 75-300 F4-5.6 practically impossible to use in anything but reasonably bright situations.

I've been thinking about a Canon 100-400L F4.5-5.6, but that too just seems too high an f-stop.

Are you taking relatively static shots, pitsaman?

I believe Sigmas don't have IS?

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

01/08/2004 05:47:28 PM · #22

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Here is another 70-200 mm F2.8

A good friend has this and he's very pleased with it. I've used it myself - a GREAT lens.

It's pretty high in my shopping list.

Jacko