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Error 99 is a very general error meaning it could be several problems try this to track down exactly what the problem is .
1. Try your other lens and if it takes pictures just fine and auto focus is ok also its a problem with your Kit 18=55 mm lens.
2. Try cleaning the contacts on your kit lens using a pencil rubber or a cotton bud with a tiny amount of lens cleaner on it be careful not to let any of the rubbers dust into your lens.Replace the lens and see if the error 99 still comes up if it does then try this.
Take out both batteries the main and the lithium 2052 for at least 20mins.Replace and then try taking out the memory card if it still takes pics then your card is ok replace the card and try using the lens in manual mode if that takes decent shots then its the lens auto focus system.
As long as the mirrors look ok and it works with your Sigma lens its a fault with the kit lens.Try going to your local camera shop and fitting a kit lens that works and it should stop the error 99 if none of the advice works your camera needs a service.
Hope this helps i had the same prob and it was the kit lens and not the mirror system its usually one or the other with that fault number.
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If you can fit a filter to the front of your lens, you could buy a wide angle adapter like a 0.5, with the screw size that fits your filter screw.
But the wide angle front lenses, were designed for compact camera's and video camera's And although the 18 mm could become like 12 mm, but you will introduce colour fringing, distortion and more , that can't be corrected in normal programs like Lightroom.
I used a wide angle 0,5x (52mm) Hama and a tele 1,5x from cannon, on my video and later on my canon powershot G9, to find I was looking for a DSLR. I never was quiet pleased with the results.
And yes, sometimes you can't go farther back, but then I shoot 2 or 3 pictures.
Now I use a 12 - 24 on my Nikon DSLR. Now I get the pictures I want in a quality that fits.
My 0,5 and 1,5 are somewhere in a box. I payed the same (new) for both as for my Sigma 12-24. With the sigma I do have fun.
The error 99 on your Canon is the last thing the camera can think of, if it really does not know what is wrong.
If you don't have the message when using a different lens, and the error keeps coming back with that lens, you are right it is in the lens. But again the camera can;t find out what.
The only thing you can do is make sure the contacts are clean and shiny and nothing os blocking free movement of all the parts on the lens. If you can't get it working correct, please contact a Certified Sigma service centre.
Assuming you get the lens with a Canon mount, yes. Sigma makes lenses to fit a variety of makes, but each one has a different mount. A lens intended for a Nikon, for example, will not fit a Canon.
Canon EOS 500N has an EF lens mount, so all lenses with Canon EF mount will fit. All lenses with MF and EF-S won't fit. If you purchased Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX, then it have EF mount and will fit EOS 500N.
I have faced similar problems previously with my Canon 20d and Sigma 170-500. Its even more annoying to see it happen in field while it would be okay back home. I was told that it is electronic compatibility problem instead of complaining the best was to change the lens and hence bought a 100-400 and happy ending.
See if Sigma has any updated advice on this. Otherwise, I don't mean to sound rude or harsh, but unfortunately you may be out of luck with the compatibility...you will need to get a Canon lens. Error 99 is just a communication error and cleaning the contacts is about all you can really do so if that hasn't worked...I'm sure this is not the news you want to hear, but contact Sigma if you haven't already and see what they say.
Have you ever heard the expression "Good, Fast, Cheap ...pick any two" ?
Well, it's that situation. The kit lens is cheap, and it has a good zoom range (including wide-angle) but it's not very high quality. The best lens for you is probably the 17-55 EF-S -but it is $1000. It is a great lens, and it's efficient and light sensitive, along with image stabilization.
Without knowing your budget, I would also recommend the 28-135 EF IS, but it doesn't cover the wide angle range. That one is $400.
There's also the 17-85mm, which also has Image Stabization. That one is about $500.
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