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Re: Error 99 on XTi. Can you help?
"Err 99" does indeed basically mean 'oops'. I've had it from the lens contacts several times (cleaning helps), from a loose battery grip and it's even popped up from shorting the flash shoe contacts in sea water. So it's sort of like the camera's safety - something goes wrong and everything freezes with the 99 displayed.… -
Error 99 on XTi. Can you help?
I last used my XTi Friday night, shooting a concert. I loaded the pics onto my computer from the card, as I always do. I brought my camera into work today to shoot some circuitry we built. When I powered up the camera, everything seemed fine, but when I went to shoot, the lens wouldn't focus. I checked to ensure that it… -
Re: Error 99 on XTi. Can you help?
As mentioned above. My error 99's mainly came when the contact between the lens and the body was not good due to build up of stuff on the lens contact. Turning the camera so that the lens mount is facing down and using a pencil eraser to gently scrub clean the lens contacts (facing down so the eraser bits don't fall into… -
Re: Error 99 on XTi. Can you help?
"Error 99" is a non-specific error and can be the result of many different things. Often it's the lens not making electrical contact and that's what I'm betting in this case. Next time, if there is a next time, power down, take the lens off, power up and see if it doesn't finish the cycle. I would not recommend moving the…
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