I am currently in the middle of a one month assignment in Sabah, Borneo. With a canon 5dII and 24-105L combination I get persistent "Err 01 Communication between Camera & Lens is Faulty" errors. Initially one in three shots works, then after a couple of exposures the lens persistently shows err 1 and the lens will not function at all. The other symptom I get occasionally is the aperture stops down as if depth of field preview buttion is pressed.
I'm mostly in the jungle conditions: hot wet and humid, though i've been scrupulous in keeping the camera dry / reducing condensation build up.
I have tried cleaning the contacts, no fix. I tested the lens on the 5DMk1 i'm carrying and the same error. other lenses i'm carrying function fine on the 5dmk2 which point to the error being the lens
I am a CPS gold member but having called canon in kota kinabalu a repair needss to be sent to Kuala Lumpar taking 4 weeks even for CPS members. I cant afford to buy a replacement lens so i wondered if anyone has any ideas. I have purchased a 50mm 1.8 in case nothing else works but i desperately need to have the 24-105 functional again.
I don't mind if I loose AF or IS functionality so long as the aperture & manual focus works does anyone have idea to resurrect this lens enough to take a picture? Is there a way of taping the contacts for example so at least the aperture will work?
Other equipment carried in case it helps with trouble shooting: 5d MkII body, 5d Mk1 body. 100-400mmL, 50mm 1.8, 180mmL macro
Any ideas would be most gratefully received.
Quintin Lake