Canon 30D ERROR 99, THE MOTHER OF ALL ERROR 99s

Comedic Canon 30D.
Canon does not make reliable professional bodies. I also have a MK II that just went down with a shutter problem well below the 150,000 accuations life cycle. When I had my 10D, it had to be sent in for repaires 3 times over 2 years! And my powershot had to be replaced 6 months after purchasing, then had to be sent in twice additionally over the course of 2 years.




I WILL SWITCH TO NIKON!!!!!

camera was only 1 year old when this happened.

Camera went awyre while shooting 2008 Mountian West Conference bball semifinals game.

It doesn't matter if it's OEM or after market battery inside.

video shot feb 2010. cant afford $430 reapir bill canon wants to screw me for, so it has been sitting inside a camera bag for 2 years since.

I could've filed this under the comedy category

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[username29294]

The mother of all error 99s

[AUSSIESEONE]

maybe you just treat your cameras like shit?

[RedLineTZ]

@AUSSIESEONE lol .. i think that is the problem .. look at that 70-200mm lens .. it's not white anymore because it has too many scratches ;-)

[sites4sight]

the camera prob shouldnt make all those sounds....ha

[svtcontour]

Well I've had a 20D and now a 40D and luckily never any issues but then again I have not put more than 10,000 actuations on either body.

[gervin911]

Problem with mirror box motor. you need a new mirror box and a new shutter. Then after mirror box replacement, if autofocus is off, you will also need a good technician to calibrate autofocus.

[KatrinaGustavRuled]

go to unitedcamera dot c om, i had a err99 on my canon 30d, i got a quote to fix it for $116, which included parts, labor, cleaning, updated firmware, and return shipping. It took about a week to get the job done and its working like new again. The company is located in Bensenville, IL and I highly recommend them if you have that problem. My problem was the shutter.

[movania89]

How this error occur ??

[philliple97]

ITS A BOMB!!

[franzoinweill]

Had the same proble a few times ago. Error 99, it drove me crazy. It happened first time with a cheap sigma lens. Then again, again and again. Thought it was the cheap conception of the sigma (made in china). Few weeks later, same thing happened with my Canon lens. Thought it was the shutter, so i left apart my canon for 2 months, thinking it was kaputt...

Finally, two months later i just tried again my canon and it worked perfectly well ! I think it died because of heat and humidity

[HindenburgHindenburg]

sounds like the motor reduction gears or the housing that holds the gears to the motor. Possibly the motor itself. hard to tell from a video :p. Probably looking anywhere from $150-$225

[TheShackie]

mine didnt do all that, but ggrrrrr i hate that its broke, it took great pics

[Dutch3DMaster]

Wow, that sound scared the shit out of me.

I have a 450D that operates fine for certain periods and then suddenly HAS it's periods.

Cleaning the lens contacts on the body and lens, using a different lens, formatting my memory card, replacing the battery, nothing seemed to help when I got Err.99 like two months ago.

My opinion is, after reading up on Canon camera's and almost all being able to suffer from Err.99 that I should've bought a Nikon.