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hummerman
Saturday 29th October 2005, 21:30
whilst out today the camera kept flashing Err 001,as i have misplaced my handbook,iseem to think this refers to clean contacts,but cannot be sure,what is best way to achieve this,does this message usually cause camera to lock up...???????.

Cheers Martin
Henry B
Saturday 29th October 2005, 22:16
Clean the lens contacts.
hummerman
Saturday 29th October 2005, 22:36
i ask again what is the most preferred way
Henry B
Saturday 29th October 2005, 23:09
I use the brush end of a Lenspen for the job,something simmilar should suffice. How did you get it so dirty ?
hummerman
Sunday 30th October 2005, 18:44
I don,t know,but that err001 appeared and locked upthe camera at a most critical time,i had a paddyfield warbler down to about 4ft....doh,and theshutter just wouldn't push.....
Henry B
Sunday 30th October 2005, 19:13
Did you manage to get it going again OK.?
gw4aurora
Sunday 30th October 2005, 19:43
If its any help you can use he edge of a piece of cardboard to clean electrical contacts. When I had the day job I used this method to clean silver and gold contacts.


Chris.
hummerman
Sunday 30th October 2005, 19:53
Did you manage to get it going again OK.?

yes it seems ok now,went wrong when using a 1.4 converter,took that off, and the problem was still there,managed to clean the contacts with a lens brush, the contacts didn't look dirty to me...??
can you use an alcohol based cleaner,like a sensor wipe ??


Cheers martin
stevo
Sunday 30th October 2005, 20:58
I would use a pencil eraser.

Steve.
Russ Jones
Tuesday 1st November 2005, 02:46
I would use a pencil eraser as well. I'v found that my 70-200 IS will give me an error 01 message when I shoot it vertically with the IS on and it happens far more often when I use aftermarket batteries in my 20D. I suspect it has something to do with the power source when IS is turned on. What equimpment were you using when this happend?

Russ
hummerman
Tuesday 1st November 2005, 16:38
I would use a pencil eraser as well. I'v found that my 70-200 IS will give me an error 01 message when I shoot it vertically with the IS on and it happens far more often when I use aftermarket batteries in my 20D. I suspect it has something to do with the power source when IS is turned on. What equimpment were you using when this happend?

Russ


i use 2 canon batteries fully charged in a BG-E2 grip,i tried it with IS off,and AF,but it just seemed very temperamental. :-C