Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Di - Help

peterattheboro · 19 Sep 2008 at 10:01

I have this lens and it is giving me Error 99 codes on my 350D, hence why i've purchased a Canon L series lens.

This lens is in mint condition and hasn't had any knocks or anything.

It will work on other cameras won't it?

Reason I ask is obviously it's no use to me so I want to sell it.

Cheers.

Raymond Lin · 19 Sep 2008 at 10:01

clean the contacts and try again.

peterattheboro · 19 Sep 2008 at 10:33

Raymond Lin said:
clean the contacts and try again.

Did. I believe i've tried everything under the sun but still gives me Error 99, 9 times out of 10.

Raymond Lin · 19 Sep 2008 at 10:39

Then send it to Tamron for repair, if it doesn't work on yours and you try to sell it then you really can only sell it as broken. Unless you've tried it on a few cameras and the only one that doesn't work on is yours.

peterattheboro · 19 Sep 2008 at 10:45

Raymond Lin said:
Then send it to Tamron for repair, if it doesn't work on yours and you try to sell it then you really can only sell it as broken. Unless you've tried it on a few cameras and the only one that doesn't work on is yours.

I'll try it on a 5D and 20D tonight. If it works fine then i'll sell

A.N.Other · 19 Sep 2008 at 12:30

You should really still sell with the caveat that you're selling it as a lens that was giving you Er99 on your 350D. Fair's fair - you wouldn't want to receive a lens that you'd been looking forward to and possibly saved a bit up for that didn't work when you got it. I'm afraid that's just false advertising in my books.

Raymond Lin · 19 Sep 2008 at 12:35

A.N.Other said:
You should really still sell with the caveat that you're selling it as a lens that was giving you Er99 on your 350D. Fair's fair - you wouldn't want to receive a lens that you'd been looking forward to and possibly saved a bit up for that didn't work when you got it. I'm afraid that's just false advertising in my books.

The legal term would be misrepresentation

A.N.Other · 19 Sep 2008 at 12:55

Raymond Lin said:
The legal term would be misrepresentation

Tip of my tongue etc etc

peterattheboro · 19 Sep 2008 at 13:12

A.N.Other said:
You should really still sell with the caveat that you're selling it as a lens that was giving you Er99 on your 350D. Fair's fair - you wouldn't want to receive a lens that you'd been looking forward to and possibly saved a bit up for that didn't work when you got it. I'm afraid that's just false advertising in my books.

Never said I wouldn't inform whoever was buying it that it worked perfectly on my camera

I've asked my mate who has thousands of pounds worth of kit and has been in photography for years saying that the lens may just be incompatible with my camera. So i'm going round is tonight to try it on his cameras and see how we go.

If it is knackered then i'll be taking it back to the shop where I got it as i've only had a it a few weeks

33L · 19 Sep 2008 at 14:31

will it work on a 5d, is it not design for crop sensors?

peterattheboro · 19 Sep 2008 at 14:43

33L said:
will it work on a 5d, is it not design for crop sensors?

Will let you know tonight.

Pho · 19 Sep 2008 at 14:55

Be careful that you don't damage the camera if the lens sits further back then ones designed specifically for full-frames.

munge · 19 Sep 2008 at 20:09

Pho said:
Be careful that you don't damage the camera if the lens sits further back then ones designed specifically for full-frames.

Cue thread "I now have a broken 5D and a Tamron lens for sale..."

To hijack the thread a smidge, you obviously got sorted with a camera then peterattheboro, that weekend was a disaster, still haven't got round to flogging it! Would seem like you're getting a lot of use out of it.

peterattheboro · 19 Sep 2008 at 21:17

munge said:
Cue thread "I now have a broken 5D and a Tamron lens for sale..."

To hijack the thread a smidge, you obviously got sorted with a camera then peterattheboro, that weekend was a disaster, still haven't got round to flogging it! Would seem like you're getting a lot of use out of it.

Hi mate.

Yes I managed to get a camera from the bay. Collected from a guy 15 minutes from me that Friday I was supposed to get yours

Stick it in the Members Market and it'll be sold in no time