Recent content by Chris Johnstone

Ok, so I tested out the camera on Monday afternoon. Straight out the bag (which was in the cold car) it would give Err 99 in depressing the shutter button. I took the battery out and warmed it close to my body for about ten minutes. Re-inserting it, I got the same result. I then warmed the...

Thanks folks, I have genuine Canon batteries. I guess the battery is pretty old so normal wear and tear could well be a factor. I'll test out what heating it up does as you've suggested (it's about 1 degree C here today) and yep, I've got a couple of those hand warmers so I'll see if they can...

I have a somewhat aging Canon 1D3 that has served me well since purchasing it several years ago. Shortly after, Canon issued a notice offering free repairs to the shutter/mirror box which I took them up on as I had been seeing an Err 99 message when pressing the shutter button. Now, however...