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08/16/2005 06:19:32 AM · #1 |
I remember someone posting about this sometime ago. Every so often my camera just stops taking pics and freezes up reporting error 99. I am still under warrenty but I wanted to know if anyone experienced this? Made for fun in my shoot last night, I missed some great shots.
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08/16/2005 07:10:27 AM · #2 |
Which lens are you using on the 300D?
I get this error when I try and use an old 'unchipped' sigma lens which is not compatible with the digital canon cameras.
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08/16/2005 07:19:02 AM · #3 |
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08/16/2005 07:28:50 AM · #4 |
I just spoke to canon about this problem yesterday. They told me to send it in for repair, that it will just keep getting worse.
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08/16/2005 11:14:53 AM · #5 |
I have had this problem happen to me with ma 20D too. Always using my 70-200 IS...
Send for repairs... great... and we need to pay for all this too.. nice |
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08/17/2005 11:50:37 AM · #6 |
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08/19/2005 06:48:30 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by RedOak:
I have had this problem happen to me with ma 20D too. Always using my 70-200 IS...
Send for repairs... great... and we need to pay for all this too.. nice |
wow was it still under warrenty? I am still under Canon's and I got an extended.
As far as lens all mine are Canon's and the one I was shooting w/came w/the camera. I will send it back on Sunday. I hate that! Thx for the feedback ;) |
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08/19/2005 06:59:40 AM · #8 |
Hi All,
I'm new to the forum but thought I would add that I am looking to upgrade to something along the lines of the Canon 300d/350d and the amount of forums and websites that I have come across with people complaining about the 300d's "ERR99" code has really put me off this model!
General consensus seems to be that it is a "Non-specific" error, and is not only generated by using non-compatible lenses. Canon also don't acknowledge that it is a "known fault" apparently...
Bye for now...
AL. |
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08/19/2005 08:03:52 AM · #9 |
Hi Al - Dont be put off the 300d or even the Nikon D70 - all these cameras have odd things happening to them. The D70 gives you the 'green light of death' - with the 300d you can have some odd things happen - to me it was error 99 and the camera locking up but it did clear after a series of pulling out the battery, changing lens and finally reseting all the camera functions. I have had my 300d for nearly 2 years now and its only occasionally thrown a 'wobbly'.
I dont know if the 350D has any particular specific odd things happening to it.
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08/19/2005 08:18:29 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by BIG AL:
Hi All,
I'm new to the forum but thought I would add that I am looking to upgrade to something along the lines of the Canon 300d/350d and the amount of forums and websites that I have come across with people complaining about the 300d's "ERR99" code has really put me off this model!
General consensus seems to be that it is a "Non-specific" error, and is not only generated by using non-compatible lenses. Canon also don't acknowledge that it is a "known fault" apparently...
Bye for now...
AL. |
Don't forget that the canon 300D is the greatest selling SLR camera in history and it mean that more people than ever will have some problem with this single camera. Also you never hear of the million of other 300D that work well because nobody in a forum will come and say:"I just wanted to say that my camera is working well, bye!" ;-)
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08/19/2005 08:44:56 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by nicklevy:
Also you never hear of the million of other 300D that work well because nobody in a forum will come and say:"I just wanted to say that my camera is working well, bye!" ;-) |
That is true... but it just seems to be a common problem with this model.
I suppose if I did a search on the equivalent Nikon then I would find similar forum posts!?
Anyway, I'm going to hang around for a bit and may even put my lowly 3MP fuji s5000 to the test if I get inspired by any of the challenges!
AL. |
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08/19/2005 09:06:24 AM · #12 |
Mine seemed to go away just by turning it off and popping the card in and out.
On the 20D I sometimes get a 00 F stop and the lens won't do anything. I have had this happen with my 70-200 2.8 L and a Tamron lens. It is strange. Anyone else see this happen? |
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08/19/2005 09:55:23 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by BIG AL:
That is true... but it just seems to be a common problem with this model.
I suppose if I did a search on the equivalent Nikon then I would find similar forum posts!?
AL. |
I have the rebel and 20D and hardly ever get the errors. Recently I had problems so it might be a brand new memory card. I usually shoot with a Lexar 1 gig 8ox and I bought a San Disk ultra. So in my case the culprit might be the card.
I have shot with the Fuji S2 and gotten errors many times. In fact many during crutial parts of weddings and such. I wont even shoot with it anymore.
So yeah, all these cameras have issues.
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08/19/2005 10:05:22 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by bbower1956:
Mine seemed to go away just by turning it off and popping the card in and out.
On the 20D I sometimes get a 00 F stop and the lens won't do anything. I have had this happen with my 70-200 2.8 L and a Tamron lens. It is strange. Anyone else see this happen? |
Yes, I had it happen 5 times. I've got to send my camera and lens back to Canon. It bumms... |
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08/19/2005 05:49:17 PM · #15 |
| Yes, the 00 errors with the 70-200 2.8 is due to the Image Stabilizer. Turn the Image Stabilizer off and you can shoot as long and fast as you want without it locking up with the 00 error. Turn the Image Stabilizer on and take one shot every 10 seconds you are ok... just don't try to shoot quickly with the IS turned on. I know this is a work around, but it can get you by for awhile if you don't want to send it in for repair. |
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08/19/2005 05:54:40 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Nitrox:
Yes, the 00 errors with the 70-200 2.8 is due to the Image Stabilizer. Turn the Image Stabilizer off and you can shoot as long and fast as you want without it locking up with the 00 error. Turn the Image Stabilizer on and take one shot every 10 seconds you are ok... just don't try to shoot quickly with the IS turned on. I know this is a work around, but it can get you by for awhile if you don't want to send it in for repair. |
Same with my Canon 10D and 100-400 IS. It works fine in single shot mode, or with IS turned off, but just occasionally locks with the 00 error when shooting rapid with IS on.
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08/19/2005 06:25:39 PM · #17 |
| When I first got my 300D about 18 months ago I unpacked it charged the battery and put the bundled 18-55 lens on and got error 99 straight away, I tried switching on and off removing and refitting lens and managed to get it to work about one in ten tries. I then tried fitting one of my older canon AF lenses and it worked fine. I tried a couple more lenses (all Canon) with no problems till I tried the bundled lens again and error 99. I went to cannon with the lens which they repaired and posted back to me free of charge. 18 months later I have never seen this error again. Great camera - I am just waiting to see what will supersede the 20D for my next camera. |
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08/20/2005 10:09:46 AM · #18 |
| I just wanted to say that my camera is working well, bye! |
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08/20/2005 10:19:42 AM · #19 |
| I had the 300d for 6mos. and now the 20d for 8mos. the only time I got the error is when I shot long exposure on drained battery. |
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08/20/2005 10:22:20 AM · #20 |
| Had absolutely zero problems with my camera. Bye, and thanks for encouraging me to do this lemondster. ;) |
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08/20/2005 10:30:09 AM · #21 |
| Just an FYI to those who are sending camera to Canon "just" for the lockup errors - I just got mine back from Canon about 3 weeks ago, and still get the lockup error occasionally, nearly always with my Sigma 70-200, but Canon says that this particular Sigma lens if perfectly compatible with my 20D, so don't really know what the "real" cause of the issue may be - and Canon doesn't know either. |
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08/20/2005 10:35:31 AM · #22 |
My d60 is still clicking away...
for the err99 what you can do to see if this will help fix the problem is to clean the contacts on the camera and the lens. Sometimes using an eraser on the contacts works, or get a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol and clean the contacts with that.
I would definitely give that a shot before sending it in for repair.
My quantaray 19-35mm gave me the err99 a few times. then I cleaned the contacts and no err99's since then (about 1 1/2 years ago)
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08/20/2005 10:41:52 AM · #23 |
cleaning the contacts
Cleaning contacts
James
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08/20/2005 11:01:18 AM · #24 |
I have had this problem with my rebel, 20d and mark ii, though only with the rebel has it been sent in and repaired. I would like to poll all of you and ask has it happened when taking pictures more towards the light, i.e. perhaps a sunset or even at the water where there is a bright reflection, panning a bird and got closer to sun than apparently should of. Looking back I think each time I got this error it was when I was doing this kind of shooting.
I am not completely sure of course if this is why but would be curious if your errors are similar conditions??.
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08/21/2005 12:01:59 AM · #25 |
It's NOT a contact issue....
And just to top it all off for me...my new 4gig (Hitachi Microdrive)card just died...
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