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1d2 shutter sticking error 99?
Luke Trottier, Photographer
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Bath | ME | US | Posted: 3:14 PM on 04.30.07 |
| ->> What is the sign of needed a new shutter? I have a 1D2 that started acting weird on me at one of our events. The shutter would stick open for about 9 seconds and I would get a Error99 message. This happened to me about 40-50 times out of 5,000 actuations that day. I swapped batteries, memory cards and lenses but it didn’t seem to make a difference. The next day I put another 5,000 actuations on it and it was fine. I’m debating on sending it to Canon just in case. |
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Matthew Cavanah, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | MO | US | Posted: 5:16 PM on 04.30.07 |
| ->> I had a similar problem on my Digital Rebel (1st gen) Error 99 and all. I also would often just get black images. After I sent it in I was told there was a tear in the shutter, just a small one which explained why it would work sometimes and not others. I'd advise sending it in. |
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Chris d'Aquin, Photographer
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Lawrenceville | GA | USA | Posted: 5:53 PM on 05.01.07 |
->> I had the same experience on a D60. The shutter stuck while in the closed position during a graduation ceremony, except it turned my camera into unique paper weight!
Cost me about $250 to get the shutter housing replaced. |
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Phil Hawkins, Photographer
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Fresno | ca | usa | Posted: 12:12 PM on 05.02.07 |
->> I just had this happen w/ my DII and it turned out to be condensation; at least that's what I deduced. I left my camera in the car overnight during some wet weather in Yosemite and I had the very same thing happen. Every shot resulted in Error 99 msgs. Open the CF door, close again, and it would clear, and on the next shot, Error 99. I then had it in my hotel room for two more days, it dried out and now works perfectly. That was two weeks ago and I have not had a problem since.
I know this sounds a bit simplistic, but you have nothing to lose by doing a drying procedure to make sure; open all doors, remove lenses and body caps, remove batteries, and place on a lukewarm heating pad for a day or two covered with a clean towel and see what happens.
Sounds like your problem is over, and if it's now working as it should, if you send it in the techs at Canon won't be able to troubleshoot anything.
I can't say definitively that it was condensation, but that's the only thing it could be. I shot a track meet with it afterward, about 650 images and it worked flawlessly, so that's the only conclusion I can come up with.
Phil |
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