----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 5:04 AM Subject: Re: EOS Is Err99 learned???
> > When I discussed my EOS10D and Sigma 17-35 EX HSM (first version) problems > > with Sigma UK, I seem to remember that they said the aperture motor drive > > voltage in the 10D had been lowered. So if your first shots were taken at > > full aperture, you wouldn't have noticed any problem. Sigma UK re-chipped > > my lens and all was well. > That's interesting. How old is your Sigma 17-35? The reason I ask is that > I don't have any problems with mine (circa 2000) and my 20D... > Skip Middleton > http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com Skip, I bought my Sigma EX 17-35 HSM in June 2000. It was second-hand so I've no idea when it was first sold. It did suffer from a "lazy" aperture motor which ceased stopping down (on an EOS10 film camera and with no error indication) when it got cold - like when shooting amongst Alpine glaciers. No problem when at normal temperatures (5 to 25 deg C, say). Had the aperture motor replaced in January 2001, so it was this vintage of motor which gave trouble when I got my EOS10D in March 2003. Had it re-chipped successfully, and 6 months later I dropped it onto concrete. No other lens in my possession has been into service so often! Following the last repair, it now feels very smooth indeed. (I do like the proper wide-angle effects one can get on film!) Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
