Flyingfox27 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 406 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 3763 times:
Hi folks i was at LHR yesterday with my Canon 1000D and Sigma DG 70-300mm lens. As i was taking photos the Error 99 message came up following a type of long click sound then it said change battery or reinsert it.
I went to the camera shop today and they said it could mean many things but it works most of the time, just only noticed these 3 messages then it operated normally afterwards.
Is it just a one off thing or worth keeping an eye on? I think i have taken about 10,000 photos or so with it since the start of 2009. Probably a lot i know and taken 500 on yesterdays visit.
Shall i try to resist the continuous snapping when i see a plane i really like as i sorta did 20 of EK A380 and only 5 are worthy of keeping, got to try and not get excited i guess.
dendrobatid From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 1606 posts, RR: 64 Reply 1, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3751 times:
The commonest cause is a lens/camera communication problem, though Error 99 is a catch-all fault indicator.
If it is a communication problem it can be as simple as dirty contacts so try removing the lens and giving the camera and lens contacts a wipe with a lint free tissue such as a Pec Pad.
You could also try a tiny spot of Iso propyl alcohol as found in Eclipse fluid in case there is a trace of grease on them.
JohnKrist From Sweden, joined Jan 2005, 1340 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3733 times:
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And getting the latest firmware as it is a "catch all" as Mick says, and could very well have been fixed in a firmware. If you have the latest I agree with Mick on cleaning the contact on both lens and camera.
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Airplanepics From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2726 posts, RR: 45 Reply 3, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3680 times:
Good luck, when I had my Canon 300D I had the "dreaded" Error 99, I had to get a completely new shutter system!
mcdonobr From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 82 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 3634 times:
I started getting Error 99 messages not long after I bought my 40D 2 yrs. ago. It would come and go occasionally and I would do the same things such as removing battery and reinserting it and cleaning the lens contacts which seemed to work as a temporary fix.
On my 1st day of a photo trip to ANC in May, I started getting the Error 99 message with every other shot and could no longer take photos. A quick call to Canon support confirmed that I had bigger problems, they told me that if the above solutions did not work then I would need to send it in for service.
Canon ended up replacing my shutter system for $207. I have not seen the Error message since then. However,I felt the shutter should not have died with less than 15K frames taken. But then, I have had numerous Canons over a 40 yr. period and this was the 1st problem that I've ever had that could be attributable to manufacture. I'll continue to stick with Canon.
gabik001 From Poland, joined Jun 2005, 187 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3628 times:
I had an error99 in my 350D but it was a lens issue. Internal power diaphragm assembly flex cable was broken and there was no comunication from camera. I replaced that part (not easy - it tooks me over three hrs) by myself and everything back to normal.
Check some forums , maybe lens got some weak points that should be repaired.
Best regards , Gabriel
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