Sigma 18-35mm ART lens issues

[Phenomenon313]

Hello All,

 

 

I purchased a Sigma 18-35MM Art Lens for my wife's Sony A77.  I noticed that the lens isn't recognized, and I am receiving the Check Lens error.  I had bought it used and returned it online purchasing a brand new one from Sigma.  The new lens has the exact same symptoms!! When the camera turns on, the lens makes a clicking noise and is not recognized by the camera.  I have placed it onto an A65, A77 and A99 with the same result.  I found an official release from Sigma regarding other lenses having compatibility issues with the higher SLT Alphas (http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/info_111014.htm), but after bringing this up to a Sigma expert, I was told that this notice doesn't exist.  Any help is greatly welcome!

 

Thanks

 

Dennis

 

 

All other lenses from my Minoltas Tamrons Rokinons and native Sonys work fine.

[Golem]

Return it and forget it.

  

No single item is so important to

any outfit as to be worth putting

one self thru the wringer. There

are other options. The specs do

vary from option to option ... but

an "option" that comes with grief

is not a real option, so its specs

are just fantasy. Go with reality. 

It's out there, somewhere ! 

  

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[IanL]

It's not that it doesn't exist, but that it it does not apply.  It only applies to the cameras and lenses listed.  Lenses released after that time (quite long ago) already have the fix built-in.

 

Try cleaning the body and lens electrical contacts with iso-propyl alcohol.

[Austerror]

So the second lens was sourced from a different vendor?