I was commissioned to shoot an anniversary vow renewal -- kind of like a wedding revisited. Anyway, I set up for the formals and was quite disturbed when my 10D and Novatron lights didn't play well together. I just shot another event a few weeks ago using these same lights and camera with no problem but yesterday -- no such luck.
After I plugged in the sync cable and turned the lights on, they fired several times about 4 or 5 seconds apart. I thought perhaps I didn't have the sync cable plugged in well. I turned the lights off, checked the cabling, then turned them back on. I tried a test shot and the mirror flipped, but it didn't take a picture and the lights didn't flash.
Looking at the LCD display on the top of the camera, it said "Err 99". Consulting the camera's manual (you bring yours with you on a job, no?) It said "Err 99" was an unknown error. Their recommended fix was to take out the battery and put it back in. I did that, plus other things and never did get it to work.
FORTUNATELY I remember rule #1: Always bring a backup. I took out my Olympus E-10, hooked it up to the lights and it worked fine. I shot all the formals this way and used my 10D for the reception shots and other candids.
Fortunately, I bought a warranty for my camera. I guess I have to take it in for repair before the next opportunity to play "real photographer" arises.
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