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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / June 20071D Mk III "ERROR 99" (For Christ's Sake Already!!!)
Maybe the dSLR gods are looking after me by not letting me beta test the old Mk III. This sucks! I'm sure this will slow future shipments? After reading through all the messages it seems there are a host of other error messages and problems. <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=23555977> Rita > Maybe the dSLR gods are looking after me by not letting me beta test the > old Mk III. This sucks! I'm sure this will slow future shipments? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Rita Nobody in that Dpreview thread mentioned what lens they were using. It's well known that Sigma lenses will cause an error 99, specially with a new body, even if they work with another body. Colin D.  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Rita ? Berkowitz wrote: > > Maybe the dSLR gods are looking after me by not letting me beta test the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com Not entirely true Colin. Old - As in pre DSLR era lenses will cause problems with some EOS cameras. Any Sigma lens with an EX DG specification (the only ones able to resolve enough for a Mk III) will not cause err 99. Flash cards too slow will do it as will changing from a heavy power drain lens to a wide, low power drain one will do it too. I suppose you do realize Rita is Nikoholic? > Old - As in pre DSLR era lenses will cause problems with some EOS > cameras. Any Sigma lens with an EX DG specification (the only ones > able to resolve enough for a Mk III) will not cause err 99. Flash > cards too slow will do it as will changing from a heavy power drain > lens to a wide, low power drain one will do it too. I suppose you do > realize Rita is Nikoholic? It also afflicted the early 20D as well. As for the "Nikoholic" that simple isn't true. I've been a Canon shooter since the old FD days. I've used both platforms then and I am doing so now. It's the "it's hard to get decent Canon glass," that rules out L glass for 5D owners. The Mk III is changing that with the "AF Adjustment" feature. Rita >>> Maybe the dSLR gods are looking after me by not letting me beta test the >>> old Mk III. This sucks! I'm sure this will slow future shipments? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > lens to a wide, low power drain one will do it too. I suppose you do > realize Rita is Nikoholic? Aaaahh, maybe I should have said Sigma lenses 'may' cause problems. It appears to be a reasonably common problem, where said lenses work on some bodies, but throw a 99 error on newer bodies, hence the re-chipping service by Sigma. Nikoholic? Rita?? never! he just extols Nikon glass on Canon bodies {:-) Colin D. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=23555977> >> > Nobody in that Dpreview thread mentioned what lens they were using. > It's well known that Sigma lenses will cause an error 99, specially > with a new body, even if they work with another body. That's a point of consideration, but I'm not sure someone would spend $4,000 on a dSLR and put a Sigma on it. I think there were a few other issues people were having besides the old "99" error. From what I recall this was caused by dirty lens contacts in the earlier models. Usually cleaning of the lens and body contacts cured this. The Mk III according to one poster was/is being sent in for servicing. This might be a bit more serious. Rita >>> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=23555977> >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Rita You might well be right, but it seems to me that a buyer of a III would be upgrading from another Canon (I can't see many people buying a III from a cold start), and will have lenses already, maybe a Sigma or two that worked on their former model. Who knows? People who complain about things like this frequently leave out the vital snippet of info that holds the clue. Colin D. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Canon lenses ... maybe a Sigma or two Rumor has it '99' can come up with no lens at all mounted on the camera. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters http://www.darkroomautomation.com/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com >> Canon lenses ... maybe a Sigma or two > > Rumor has it '99' can come up with no lens at all > mounted on the camera. The first word of that sentence sums up the reliability of the full statement... ;) SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >> Canon lenses ... maybe a Sigma or two > > Rumor has it '99' can come up with no lens at all > mounted on the camera. And if you looked up, "Error 99" in Nikon's book, it would say. "There is no lens on the camera." On Jun 15, 7:32 am, Rita ? Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote: > Maybe the dSLR gods are looking after me by not letting me beta test the > old Mk III. This sucks! I'm sure this will slow future shipments? After > reading through all the messages it seems there are a host of other error > messages and problems. > > <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=23555977> Just Ctrl-Alt-Del and forget about it... doesn't everyone else? |
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