E01 error message on D60

[jchubert]

Hello,
I got an error message 1 on my D60. The autofocus wouldn't work. So I checked the manual and yes "E01" ment a problem with the lens contacts. The manual suggested to clean the contacts so i did with a pencil eraser both lens and body contacts. Still, the autofocus didn't work. Turn the Af/mf switch a couple of times and it still didn't work. I tried this with a new ef50 1.8 and my old 28-80 and the problem persisted. I turned it off and on, changed batterries, changed cf cards, tried with AC power even changed the way I was facing the sun :) I even downloaded the new firmware and still nothing happened. Now i was starting to freak out.
Just for fun and i a clear moment of sanity I tried the camera my 70-200 2.8 and YES it worked, tried with a 300 f4 and success again. I then tried the 50 and 28-80 again and they worked. So your'e probalby thinking why is this guy waisting our precious time, it's because i'm puzzled, what happened? Is it a "technical glich" that can be explained but just happened ? Can i sleep with both eyes shut knowing that the Gremlins have left my D60 alone, for know!?!?!?!?!

J-C

[Sheila]

I have the same problem with my D60 when I put my new Tokina 19-35 lens on it. It works fine with my Canon lenses, just the Tokina has this problem. Like your D60, there was an inconsistency as on occasion the lens worked but 90% of the time it didn't.

So the Tokina is going back and I'll try another Tokina. If that doesn't work, I'll get a Canon lens! I guess my D60 just does not like non-Canon lenses.

My only suggestion is that you contact Canon.

Cheers
Sheila

[gorham]

Sheila wrote:
I have the same problem with my D60 when I put my new Tokina 19-35 lens on it. It works fine with my Canon lenses, just the Tokina has this problem. Like your D60, there was an inconsistency as on occasion the lens worked but 90% of the time it didn't.

So the Tokina is going back and I'll try another Tokina. If that doesn't work, I'll get a Canon lens! I guess my D60 just does not like non-Canon lenses.

Hi Sheila,

I'll be anxious for a report on your re-try with the Tokina. I was about to order that lens and it would surely help if I knew ahead of time if it definitely would or wouldn't work.

Ta.

Gorham

[PSChia]

I don't think that it is because the D60 does not like non-Canon lenses. Just the other day, I experienced the same problem when I used both my EF 50mm f1.8 and EF 28-135 IS USM lenses with my D60. After I took the lenses off and put them on a few times, eberything was back to normal. Most likely the problem was caused by poor contacts on the D60.

[Sheila]

gorham wrote:
Sheila wrote:
I have the same problem with my D60 when I put my new Tokina 19-35 lens on it. It works fine with my Canon lenses, just the Tokina has this problem. Like your D60, there was an inconsistency as on occasion the lens worked but 90% of the time it didn't.

So the Tokina is going back and I'll try another Tokina. If that doesn't work, I'll get a Canon lens! I guess my D60 just does not like non-Canon lenses.

Hi Sheila,

I'll be anxious for a report on your re-try with the Tokina. I was about to order that lens and it would surely help if I knew ahead of time if it definitely would or wouldn't work.

Ta.

Gorham

I'll keep you posted. Others on Fred Miranda's site said they had no problem with the Tokina and I should try another Tokina which I am about to do.

Cheers
Sheila

[jonday]

I have had a D60 for only 2 weeks and yesterday at a wedding I got Err 01. Tracking it down in the book as a 'lens contacts' problem, I tried to clean the contacts. No joy with the 28-105 Canon lens. This lens has been perfectly OK on my D60 for a year, but does not work on the D60. Yet, when I swapped to a 50mm 1.8 and my 75-300mm, they both worked fine on the D60.
Very strange.

Has anyone fed this back to Canon? Does it need servicing?

[jchubert]

Hello,

I posted the original message. As i feared, the problem as comebacked. I tried with my 50mm 1.8 and got error01 message, tried with my 28-80 and again, the same message. But with the 70-200 2.8 it works fine. It could be pure coincidence but i've noticed that the two first lens have a plastic bayonnet and the 70-200 has a metal bayonnet mount. Could it be that only top of the line EF lenses work with this camera ? Problem is that in the past both "cheap lenses" worked.
I"ll email Canon help as soon as I get get to the site.

Jean-Charles

[T-Dig]

Sheila wrote:
I have the same problem with my D60 when I put my new Tokina 19-35 lens on it. It works fine with my Canon lenses, just the Tokina has this problem. Like your D60, there was an inconsistency as on occasion the lens worked but 90% of the time it didn't.

So the Tokina is going back and I'll try another Tokina. If that doesn't work, I'll get a Canon lens! I guess my D60 just does not like non-Canon lenses.


Hi Sheila.

It's funny you mention this, as I experienced the exact same problem with my new D60 and a particular store's Tokina 19-35. I actually got "err-90" (I think) after taking 3 successful shots in the store -- my heart almost stopped, thinking my D60 was the blame. It was safe to assume that lense is very faulty, as it didn't work with any other Canon EOS in the store!!!

I almost bought it too, so I guess I was lucky. The store is getting a "new" lense and I will try again. If, after many test shots & lense changes in store, that lense malfunctions, I'll have to resort to either the Canon 20-35 USM or the Tamron 19-35 (clone of the Tokina???) or something else...

For the record, I live in SE-QLD and am pleasantly enjoying my "expensive" camera. Not new to digital / SLR photography (have a G2 and EOS1000Fn), but quickly getting to know how to make the D60 take great shots. Am slowly buying new lenses to compliment this great camera. Just got the Canon 28-135 USM IS and love it. Now just need a very good wide-angle, followed by very good telephoto + winning the lotto....

Happy shooting.

Theo.

[Burnett]

Hi jchubert

I have the same problem, Identical almost
Finally worked with the 70-200
If that is your only problem with your D60, you are lucky
Wait until a card full of your images vanish before your very eyes
They do that sometimes. Not sure why yet

Good luck !

[jchubert]

Hello again,

thanks for the responses on my lens recognition problem on the D60. I,ve sent mine to Canon repair herein Montreal. I spoke o the technician and he had never heard of that problem before. It's been two weeks now and I haven't heard from them. I will post any new developemtn for the general interest of all other D60 users. I love the camera, does a great job for the value. As for card problems, once i did have a corrupt compact flash and lost about 40 shots but it was my mistake because I had used the card as a "floppy" to transfert images from one computer to another and hadn't formatted the card, boy, I'm still slapping my hand for that mistake, Ouch!. Had i know at the time that there is an application called "Photorescue", i would have recovered my pictures. For those interested, there's a paragraph on that application at www.robgalbraith.com

Jean-Charles

[jonday]

Just to keep everyone updated, my D60 was regularly having Err01 errors as well as long focussing by several feet.
I managed to persuade the shop, that this combined with the problem with losing thumbnails, meant the camera was not 'fit for purpose'.

Given that I had been very happy with a D30 for over a year, I was very unhappy with the focus, exposure and error message problems of the D60.

A week later, I got a brand new D60. The thumbnail problem and focus problem seem to be non-existant so far and exposure is slightly better, albeit still underexposing 1-2 stops in RAW mode. Canon did say this is intentional, and was not a fault.

Whilst I agree with all the messages about it being better to underexposure than to blow highlights and that a DSLR owner should expect some post processing, I disagree that there should be such a difference from the D30 to the D60 - I could easily drop a CF card from a D30 into a photo lab straight from the camera and be happy with the results. Yes, I might want to do some USM etc. to improve things, but the results were perfectly acceptable. Now, with the 1-2 stop underexposure, it is not possible to print straight from the camera.

BreezeBrowser and the D60 RAW file format ability to adjust exposure compensation post event is a god send, but I now find I have to shoot RAW and post process the exposure to get usuable shots, whereas with the D30, jpeg was fine is you wanted to use it as exposure was pretty well spot on.

So, if you are having problems other than exposure issues, shout at the shop you purchased the camera from and get a swap. My new D60 (with the same firmware as before - 1.02) is significantly better than my first one.