EstherP wrote:
I am really surprised you could take pictures at all without having the lens properly attached. Did you set everything manually so the lens did not have to communicate with the camera body?
I don't know anything about Canon cameras or lenses, but just wonder: when you attach a lens to the camera, does it give an audible click when it seats properly? Mine (Olympus) does, and I have learned to listen for that click before I even take my hand off the lens... Just a thougt.
EstherP
With my 50D I found out last year that you can't even take a picture without the lens being locked in place. I accidentally hit the lens release button and thought my camera had quit working. Luckily, a little twist of the lens and everything was fine.