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New member Username: Stephiecom
Baton Rouge,
Lousiana
Post Number: 2
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 10:20 am: |
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I just bought a new Nikon D70s from Best Buy. I had to buy it online as they don't carry it in their stores. Have not even had it one week and
it has gone nuts. I have a 512 Ultra II Sandisk Compact Flash. Wed. night I went to use it in low light I change the image settings to better quality and that is when everything went wrong. After taking one picture I can't get it to take anymore pictures. Where it shows the number of pictures will show a [r19]. Then after trying to press the shutter button a few times trying to get it to take a picture it will just go blank [ ]. I Then can't get it to do anything. When I
turn it off it will then show me the number [556]. When I turn it back on it and press the shutter button it will say [r19] again. I turn it
off and the [ ] is blank again. Then back on again and there is nothing in the [ ] and there is no numbers on the top row. HELP did I just get a defective camera? or did I do some thing wrong?
I took the memory card out and took off all the pic's I had on it and deleted them from the card. I then put the card back in the camera and
formated it. Took one pic and it started all over again.
I Took it back to the store and the guy reset the menu and I worked fine for about 30 pics and started all over again. I would play around with it and get some more pic's out of it. |
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 4290
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 07:15 pm: |
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Sounds like you have defective camera or a return. Was the menu/time/date already set when you received it? Check the number assigned by the camera to your pictures. If you have high numbers, you probably have a returned product. Check the firmware (firmware A and B)and make sure that it is updated to at least 2.0. If it is anything lower than that, you have yourself an old stock camera and you should return it and get new one.
If it is brand new, please return it to Best Buy and demand a new one. You have yourself a lemon.
Good luck and let us know of any updates. I like to keep track of common problems and resolutions. |
New member Username: Cdmueller
Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 03:24 pm: |
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Hello - found this forum when searching for a solution for my D70 problem:
Last night (naturally, 2 days before a paid photoshoot I have this Friday, but that's beside the point), after about my 30th pic for the evening, the camera froze up. Upon more investigation, and after seeing the Error (Err) message blink on my LCD, I took of my lens for a peek inside and found the lens had frozen / got stuck in an up position. I made a few attempts at troubleshooting in vain (battery and CF in and out got a few more shots in but the mirror would get stuck again).
Turns out there is a service advisory for this. Since I found the problem first on this forum (actually it was in the thread 'D70 - Help!' I thought I'd post the solution, since some have paid for this to get fixed. Go to nikonusa.com and click on Photography. Look for the service advisory button on the right. They'll repair it for free.
Hope this helps some people. Cheers,
Topher |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 05:30 pm: |
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Greetings D70S Nikon Users:
I bought a D70S at "Best Buy" as a "kit" on September 19, 2005. After about 300 pix, the controls wouldn't work. No readout on CF card as to images remaing on card (San Disk Extreme 1.0 gig). Sent back to Nikon (NY) on December 27, 2005. Anybody else out there?
Albert Shank |
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| Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 10:10 pm: |
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Hi,
I have had my D70 for almost two years, and shot more than 25000 pics with it - almost all with the standard zoom provided.
In recent months it occasionally could not be fired even though the autofocus spot was "on". If I shifted to manual focus it was OK and then when returning to autofocus the problem had disappeared.
This week I was out cycling and shooting some nice "bovine" landscapes along the way.
Then it started with the same locking up problem. Switching to manual focus and back did not help. The LCD panel on top went blank intermittently and the finder became very dark as the lens somehow stopped itself down. The view finder was now impossible to focus even manually.
I changed to my spare, fully charged battery but the problems remained.
The CF card had retained all the pics up to that point, but the camera is now dead.
The manual mentioned resetting with the button on the base, but this did not help. It also talked about how a strong external static charge can stop it from functioning. Indeed, during my cycling trip I had passed under the main high tension power lines feeding Melbourne.
However, I believe the camera problem had probably started earlier.
I am now waiting for the camera repair shop to re-open after Xmas. Does anybody out there know something about this D70 weirdness? |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 4615
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 03:24 am: |
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Check Nikon's website for a service advisory. You can get your camera repaired for free if you experience this problem even if the camera is out of warranty.
Have you updated your firmware? |
photobug Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 02:00 am: |
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Dear all, this really iratates me. My camera creates a wierd grey cast over the image sometimes I use auto color on photoshop but sometimes it makes it so grainy. What can I do is it set wrong. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 5698
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 03:41 am: |
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Show us a sample and all the EXIF data and we'll see why it does what it does.
What is your photographic experience? |
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| Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 10:36 pm: |
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My D70 has a flashing memory card access light, control panel dark and playback button will not function properly. What should I doabout this problem? |
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 6349
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 01:06 am: |
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Try to do a factory reset first. If that does not work go here for free repair.
http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1
click on service advisory. |
New member Username: Cmsmiami
Post Number: 5
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 10:27 am: |
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I have a new d70s (since december)It has performed well and
all of a sudden the mode dial is impossible to turn and the flash will not pop up.
I spoke w Nikon and they said to send it in which I will do as soon as I return home to get the receipt.
Any experience in this???I hate it when a repair has to be made on a new item!thanks |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 6449
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 07:46 pm: |
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You're the first I've heard.
The repairs usually don't take too long and it is very thorough. |
Bronze Member Username: Crit
Holland,
OH
USA
Post Number: 64
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 08:26 pm: |
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any chance that something got spilled on your camera??? (soda, or anything that would make things stick when it dries)
----i actually had the problem of my flash not popping up cause i accidentally got a drop of soda in that crack and it caused the flash not to pop...so i had to push the button and manually pull the flash up....the i just simply cleaned off the stickiness and it works great. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 6455
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 09:28 pm: |
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spilling anything on any electronic equipment is never good. How could you, Christian??? |
Bronze Member Username: Crit
Holland,
OH
USA
Post Number: 66
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 11:51 pm: |
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haha i didnt mean to, i cant remember how it happened, i think i was driving... |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 6471
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 04:23 am: |
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Whoah...back it up there, Christian!
You were taking pictures, drinking soda AND driving? Yikes! LOL
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New member Username: Cmsmiami
Post Number: 6
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 07:16 am: |
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No, Christian, I did not spill anything that I know about
but with the push up and manually opening the flash, it seems to slowly open but I will still send it in because of the mode dial stick will let you know the results if they tell me.thanks for answering. |
Bronze Member Username: Crit
Holland,
OH
USA
Post Number: 68
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 05:57 pm: |
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hahaha, thats how i do it berny! |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 6846
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 07:18 pm: |
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Remind me not be on the same road when you are taking pictures |
New member Username: Cleveland
San francisco,
California
USA
Post Number: 1
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 12:09 am: |
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Uh...my D70 just sorta died yesterday. Anyone have any suggestions on how to get it restarted? |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7158
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 01:04 am: |
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Read the Manual under "Troubleshooitng"
Then read about "resetting to factory settings"
Maybe a new battery.
Maybe an approved memory card.
Could be anything.
Let me guess...you just picked up photography as a hobby?
Go to the Nikon website and look at the service advisory. You can send in your camera and Nikon will fix it for free even if it is out of warranty, provided you did not drop it or do anything abusive to your camera. |
New member Username: Robertpeters
Post Number: 1
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 04:24 pm: |
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I have a D-70S. Lately, and on an intermittent basis, when I press the shutter button, there's no image that's captured despite the click of the shutter. The monitor just goes black as if nothing has been captured on the chip. Sometimes it happens 2-3 times consecutively. Usually, I have to turn the camera off and back on again to get it to work properly again. Can anyone offer a reasonable explanation for this? The camera is not even a year old. Thanks. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7194
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:20 pm: |
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What brand memory card are you using? |
New member Username: Robertpeters
Post Number: 2
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 05:45 am: |
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I use Lexar Professional CompactFlash cards - 1GB and 2GB |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7202
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 07:56 am: |
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That is an interesting dilemma. Try doing a factory re-set. |
New member Username: Robertpeters
Post Number: 3
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 11:22 am: |
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Just for clarification purposes, is a "factory re-set" identical to restoring the custom settings to default values as p. 136 of the D70S manual indicates? Thanks. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7208
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 05:24 pm: |
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Yes |
New member Username: Robertpeters
Post Number: 4
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 08:32 am: |
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Ok, thanks. I'll give it a try and see if that corrects the problem. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7229
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 07:16 pm: |
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Keep us posted. |
New member Username: Bonnie
Post Number: 1
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 11:02 am: |
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i was out on assignment shooting with my Nikon D70s when the control panel screen starting blinking [OFF] and it would not allow me to take a picture. If i play around with it for a while, it will allow me to take a few more, but then it goes back to blinking [OFF]. Does anyone have any advice to give?? |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7258
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 04:02 pm: |
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More details please.
Memory card?
Lens? |
New member Username: Canis
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 01:43 pm: |
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I have exacly Bonnie's Problem with my D70. An intermittent fault causes an "off" message to flash in the viewfinder and the LCD panel just where the shutter speed should be.
The camera won't to anything. Switching off and on again sems to make no real difference since it usually comes back with the same "off" message.
I mainly use raw files in aperture priority mode and sometimes shutter prioiry or manual. It seems to make no difference which mode I'm in.
My D70 has an 18-70 lens, firmware a: 1.01 b: 1.02. It has a Lexar 1GB card
I called Nikon and they seemed very uninterested. Bonnie's posting is the only mention of a similar thing that I can find, so of course, I'd really appreciate any help on this |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7510
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 05:14 pm: |
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You really need to update your firmware before you do anything else. There is a reason why these firmwares get updated. |
New member Username: Greensparkles
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 09:18 pm: |
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I wonder if the folks with the "OFF" problem were able to get it solved? My D70s is doing the same thing. It's four months old. So frustrating, and nothing seems to help. |
New member Username: Canis
Post Number: 2
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 09:40 pm: |
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I hadn't done the firmware upgrade 'cos the fixes mentioned in the upgrade documents didn't really seem to relate to the 'off problem'. Anyway I've upgraded now so hopefully it might make a difference.
Howabout you Elsie. Which firmware version is yours using?
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7517
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 02:51 am: |
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Elsie,
Your firmware should be up to date if it is only 4 months old.
The "Off" problem could be a number of things, but the most common that I know of would be the wrong type of memory cards, such as those not listed in the Nikon manual, dirty contacts on the lenses and the wrong firmware. |
New member Username: Canis
Post Number: 3
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 06:06 am: |
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Hey there Berny,
I've checked my card and it's authorised. My contacts are clean and my firmware is now up to date and (wouldn't you know it) the 'off' message hasn't shown since then. So, it is a permanent fix, or is it just an intermission in the fault? I guess that I won't know unless the fault shows up again. I'll post again if it does.
The thing that puzzles me is that it not the 'Err' message that so many people get when the self-diagnostic sytem picks up a problem. It feels like something more specific than that.
Someone, somewhere in the design process must definitely have programmed the camera to flash 'off' when particular set of conditions applied but so far the trigger event is just a mystery.
I've made another attemtp to interest Nikon in helping me solve this so If they reply with anything useful I'll post again.
Thanks - Mike |
New member Username: Upanshu
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 07:59 pm: |
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Hi,
For last few months I am experiencing problem in my D70, it's shooting mode dial is so stiff that I can not rotate it easily, last week I took some 100 pictures, and now I am not even able to move the dial.
Does anybody sees this problem, if so, what was the solution? Do I need to send it to Nikon for repair?
Thanks,
-Upanshu
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7847
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 09:35 pm: |
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Yes. I have never heard of that problem before. Seems like a mechanical problem. |
New member Username: Canis
Post Number: 8
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 11:50 am: |
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Re the 'off' problem.
Here's Nikon's response
Dear Mike,
Depending on data the camera acquires from the lens attached, OFF may be displayed on the control panel and shutter release is not possible. When the lens is removed, this does not occur.
To solve the problem, turn the camera off, remove the lens and attach it again.
If this phenomenon occurs again, the camera and the lens may not be connected correctly.
Please contact your local authorized Nikon representative to have the camera and lens checked.
Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Vladimir Mikulas
Nikon Europe Support
www.europe-nikon.com/support |
New member Username: Gungho
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 07:37 am: |
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Anyone knows what happens if you use wrong batteries in the d70? I mean not the CR2 but the thinner version in the battery beholder? Well I did, and now I can't get it to start with a original lion battery, and when I see through the viewfinder there looks like dust or black grime in the lens. Is it destroyed forever or is there a chance to heal it? |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7986
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 01:56 am: |
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First try a factory re-set. If that does not work, send it in.
I don't even want to know what you were trying to do...oy! |
New member Username: Gungho
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 03:26 am: |
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Bought the wrong batteries from a store. There are two types that fits in the battery beholder. CR2 and the thinner more common type (can't remember the name). |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7989
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 06:17 pm: |
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Just do a re-set and see if you can get it back to factory specs. Good luck, |
New member Username: Noam
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 05:19 pm: |
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hi
Is the firmware of d70 and d70s is the same file? |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 8033
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 10:33 pm: |
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Yes |
New member Username: Noam
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 01:01 am: |
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hi and sorry for resaking the same q again.
can i update the firmware of d70s with this file D70v200 from nikon sith?
i just want to be sure that im not killing my kamera.
thanks again
noam |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 8043
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:33 pm: |
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check your camera first to determine your firmware version. If you have the D70S, your firmware should still be current and no need for an update. |
New member Username: Noam
Post Number: 3
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 07:11 am: |
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my v is a 1.00 b 1.00 is it the latest?
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 8083
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 02:54 am: |
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If you have the D70S...you don't need to update. |
New member Username: Craigp
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 05:02 pm: |
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I have owned my D70 for over a year and have experienced the"off" problem. It was driving me crazy for a while, then it seemed to have stopped.
I use SanDisk UltraII 512 and 1gb cf cards, and was an early adopter of the firmware update. Now, the problem has re-surfaced. It's hard to know when the camera will work. I read the Nikon response, but it is intriguing, in that I never remove the lens.
I have a D200 that is completely faithful. Hmmm.. |
New member Username: 81aoldoak
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 12:14 pm: |
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I have been using a D70 without trouble since I purchased it in April 2004. Today it will not switch on and the Memory card access lamp flashes. This problem is not addressed in the handbook. |
New member Username: Canis
Post Number: 9
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 01:55 pm: |
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You could try a reset Christopher but you've probably got Green Blinking Light of Death a fairly common but not home-fixable problem (google GBLOD for details) - Nikon will fix it for you, even if you are out of warranty. |
New member Username: Canis
Post Number: 10
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 02:11 pm: |
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The 'Off' Problem.
Yes it is intriguing Craig,
Since I posted Nikon's advice about the 'Off' Problem on 4th May, I've come to think that it's not lens related as well.
I almost never take my lens off - it's the only one I have - and the problem can occur when my camera is sitting on a tripod, so it's not a movement related problem with the contacts.
Mine seems to have gone |
