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My daughter uses my old Canon 350D and recently it was been coming up with error 99.

Are there any NE camera specialists that will have a look at it, or will it need to be sent away?

Thanks in advance.
 


Pancho said:
My daughter uses my old Canon 350D and recently it was been coming up with error 99.

Are there any NE camera specialists that will have a look at it, or will it need to be sent away?

Thanks in advance.
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https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/14217/How+fix+error+99

looks like a shutter error

dave boyle is bletchley does canon, will quickly tell you if it's a skip job or not . charges £35 per hour on repairs

or just try a replacement lens

if it's the original standard lens they are likely ten a penny on ebay

edit, ignore that about the lens

shutter is on the body

i'm just too used to having my shutters in the lens
 
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dave boyle is camera repair workshop, bletchley. thoroughly good chap

Pancho said:
Thanks for that.
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note the edit

might be worth just trying to flick the shutter around, some muck stuck in there or needs a bit of oil
 
Icarebecauseyoudo said:
dave boyle is camera repair workshop, bletchley. thoroughly good chap


note the edit

might be worth just trying to flick the shutter around, some muck stuck in there or needs a bit of oil
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It's possibly over 10 years old and never been serviced so I'll have a quick look myself and see if I can see anything obvious.

Thanks again.
 
I am pretty sure Error 99 on Canon is a non-specific error. Last time I had it, it was a sticky aperture diaphragm on a lens.

Steps to try:
Take the lens off (try with different lenses too) and ensure that the contacts on the camera body and lens are clean
If that doesn't work, "reboot" the camera - take out all of the batteries (including the little coin cell which keeps the settings), switch camera on for a minute. Switch off and replace batteries.

If that doesn't work, give her the 40D which you bought off me for her and nicked for yourself ;)
 
Roger said:
I am pretty sure Error 99 on Canon is a non-specific error. Last time I had it, it was a sticky aperture diaphragm on a lens.

Steps to try:
Take the lens off (try with different lenses too) and ensure that the contacts on the camera body and lens are clean
If that doesn't work, "reboot" the camera - take out all of the batteries (including the little coin cell which keeps the settings), switch camera on for a minute. Switch off and replace batteries.

If that doesn't work, give her the 40D which you bought off me for her and nicked for yourself ;)
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Thanks for the advice and reminding me I'm such a shit dad. :neutral:

Since I gave her my 350D, my daughter has really got into photography and has enrolled on a night class and is loving it.She struggles with the technical side a bit but she's very creative and seems to have a natural eye for composition. She's a nursery assistant and because she has a natural affinity with bairns, her shots of children are pretty damn good for a relative novice.

She's in the middle of a project right now and is borrowing the 40D for the weekend.

I was going to use it myself in the Lakes this weekend so perhaps I'm not such a selfish twat after all.

Another question, what would be the next logical step up from the 40D? Used and £500 max w/o lens. Mainly landscapes and urban stuff.

Ta in advance again.
 
For landscapes/urban, the 6D would probably be the obvious Canon upgrade to do , but I think you would struggle to get one of them for £500 yet.
The 70D is also a more modern sensor so might be worth a look at and might fall in budget.

The 6D has a larger sensor, and also better low-light capability, but another thing to watch is you could not use any EF-S lenses you have with this, only EF ones.
 
Pancho said:
Thanks for the advice and reminding me I'm such a shit dad. :neutral:

Since I gave her my 350D, my daughter has really got into photography and has enrolled on a night class and is loving it.She struggles with the technical side a bit but she's very creative and seems to have a natural eye for composition. She's a nursery assistant and because she has a natural affinity with bairns, her shots of children are pretty damn good for a relative novice.

She's in the middle of a project right now and is borrowing the 40D for the weekend.

I was going to use it myself in the Lakes this weekend so perhaps I'm not such a selfish twat after all.

Another question, what would be the next logical step up from the 40D? Used and £500 max w/o lens. Mainly landscapes and urban stuff.

Ta in advance again.
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https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/used-equi...-nQvYs1SaYufpFO3eJN6QJpISqd51UTlMgaAjhO8P8HAQ
 
oROSSo said:
yer but its a decent FF sensor under £500. Still pretty rare. You're looking at about £650-700 for a decent nick one
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The bumps and scratches make me wonder how well it's been cared for, but biggest concern would be shutter cound - over 200K when they are rated at up to 100K

Pancho said:
Do I need a FF sensor?
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No, you don't need one, just the image quality is generally higher with one.
 
Pancho said:
Thanks for the input lads.

I'm now considering a 70D.

Do I need a FF sensor?
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not at all, but they have more colour depth and dynamic range, both useful for landscape.Worth noting if you have EF-S lenses for your current camera they may not be 100% compatible with a FF (edit - just noticed Rog covered this)
Roger said:
The bumps and scratches make me wonder how well it's been cared for, but biggest concern would be shutter cound - over 200K when they are rated at up to 100K



No, you don't need one, just the image quality is generally higher with one.
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The shutter count is the only thing that would put me off, the 5D's are built like tanks and a bit cosmetic damage wouldn't put me off a bargain.

cracking landscape camera if you can stretch:
http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-...ic&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=usedcameras

you'd need a metabones adaptor for your canon lenses too
 
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oROSSo said:
not at all, but they have more colour depth and dynamic range, both useful for landscape.Worth noting if you have EF-S lenses for your current camera they may not be 100% compatible with a FF (edit - just noticed Rog covered this)

The shutter count is the only thing that would put me off, the 5D's are built like tanks and a bit cosmetic damage wouldn't put me off a bargain.
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Yeah, mine's on 240k actuations and still going strong, for now...looks damn sight tidier than that one mind!
 
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