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Nikon D300 Problem
Dirk Weaver, Photographer, Assistant
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 7:04 PM on 12.07.09 |
| ->> Over the course of the past few weeks, my D300 has been giving me some problems. Specifically, when I release the shutter, it will stick and when I look through the view finder its black. At which point, I have to press the shutter release several more times to see through the view finder. Am I on the verge of a blown shutter? If so, how much are we looking at from a repair respective? If that is not the case, has anyone experienced this problem and how did you handle it? |
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Kevin Clifford, Photographer
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Reno | NV | United States | Posted: 7:48 PM on 12.07.09 |
| ->> Check to see if it's in Live View Mode, because it does this when it's in this mode. If not, then it will have to be sent to Nikon to get the mirror fixed. It depends what's wrong with it according to Nikon, but it's probably over $150. I've never had a repair cost under $150. |
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Chris Peterson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbia Falls | MT | USA | Posted: 7:59 PM on 12.07.09 |
->> Yep. You're on your way to a blown shutter. I had a similar problem, sent it in, and they replaced damn near the entire camera, including the shutter.
Cost?
3 bills, plus shipping, which I didn't think was awful, considering how I had managed to pretty much fry the entire camera, stem to stern. |
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Heston Quan, Photographer
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Orange County | CA | | Posted: 8:23 PM on 12.07.09 |
->> Question is: Do you get a properly exposed image when you take a picture? Then it's not the shutter. It's the mirror.
See this mini thread:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=34299
I forgot to mention in that thread it happened when I have the MB-D10 on it and am shooting at 8 FPS. Didn't happen when I took it off and shot at the normal FPS. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 8:31 PM on 12.07.09 |
| ->> Dirk in the past when I've had shutters blow it would take one extra button push to reset the shutter. Push to make the exposure then push again to reset then push once more to make an exposure etc. Not much longer till the shutter is totally baked. In my case all the exposures were dead on right up to the last one. |
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Dirk Weaver, Photographer, Assistant
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 9:16 PM on 12.07.09 |
->> Thanks everyone. It sounds like I'm on my way to a new shutter. Heston, I do get a properly exposed image when I take a picture and it doesn't stick all the time. My images are good until it sticks. Additionally, are there any accommodations for NPS members if I send it back to Nikon? Also, is there anyone out there willing to sponsor me or an NPS membership? Please excuse my naivete as I am not familiar with the NP membership process.
I'm kind of disappointed in that I have a D100 and D200 that have been dropped, kicked, and stepped on and they don't give up. And they have many more miles on them than the D300. |
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Grant Blankenship, Photographer
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Macon | GA | USA | Posted: 8:29 AM on 12.08.09 |
| ->> How many actuations on that body? |
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Courtney Adams, Photographer
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Burlington | VT | United States | Posted: 10:50 AM on 12.08.09 |
| ->> I had this happen to my D300 this spring, it was a quick fix but it was around $275. Hope this helps. |
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Aaron Bell, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Belleville | ON | Canada | Posted: 3:14 PM on 12.08.09 |
->> I had the same thing happen on my D300 in the spring (as I was going onto the ice for the presentation of the Memorial Cup, which is basically the peak of my year. Good thing I had a D700 on me at the same time).
I took it in for service and it was the mirror. It was still under warranty so no charge but it took about three weeks to get it back (from Nikon Canada). |
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