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The ongoing problem...
And no one I talked to claimed any knowledge of any other bodies with this problem....
What I have learned:
A trace on board problem is the problem. It does affect the metering. A bad batch of boards from a NIKON supplier got in the mix and it seems it can go bad at any time. So the serial numbers games ( where we look for a pattern) really don't give us a clue as to which will go bad and which won't. The error like any trace crack can be smaller than the eye can see.
I now believe if I wanertd another one I would look for the B2 repair and that it was done.
Well, they have been fixing them after the warranty ran out. It might depend on first owner, second owner number of clicks etc. I can find out. But if name calling starts I'm reluctant to jump in.
MY opinion:
"I believe heat expansion can open or short (either /or) in other words trigger the problem. Some do it out of the box, some about six months so I started looking for a pattern contacting those with this problem. Then it dawned, it was more prevalent in the south during the winter months.... Now that it's hot all over, more are popping up. serial numbers didn't help, areas only effected by heat, I mean the clues are there.
Mine ( both D2H's (not D2Hs) plus a returned one all had the problem. I think I was the record holder. I may of been beat out by a newspaper who had four.
I had three and the problem showed on hot days on all three. Just covering the President and things turned to crapazola. They all functioned fine in the store, I prechecked in the house before I went off to work and everything was OK till I hit the outdoors and (he was late and being in the sun) they all went Kaput.
My trusty D100 saved the day. Of course this is Florida and stuff, melts here. It was about 90 plus 90% humidity and black bodies absorb heat. The second died while filming construction on a new ride at Busch Gardens (groundbreaking) a real scary thing... the ride. I threw away my collection of Black Nikon Towels with Gold Lettering and only use White towels to deflect heat with a Jacobs clip now. I make those clips.... $3.45 with postage.
As soon as the heat came the camera failed to meter in program mode (best way to check all circuitry). It defaults to the largest or widest aperture of the lens and about 1/15 of a second. It did work in speed mode however and out came the meter and we used it. That told us it was something in the boards. We had already tested the mounts etc.
The codes for this repair are 0010 Thats a B2 Rank. In English a board change. Clean and tune up.
Ya gotta wonder about those nice folks that take your calls . . ..
A nice voice, and others trained to answer basic questions. the guys on the bench don't take calls. Or nothing would get done. Most companies like Nikon, Canon and others script their answers. Oh and you were probably were talking to Canada where many of the calls get routed. REPs don't do repairs.
In the corporate structures today REPS are party line people. Not technicians so the chance is four reps...(my Goodness you must like being on hold) knew nothing because a smart manager tells them nothing. Answers are in the book. Just common sense or think of the can of worms that would open.
Jim, to help this guy after the fact might be futile. I need to know date of purchase, first owner or not, and the serial number and his correct name and address. He can email me privately at ajacobs2@tampabay.rr.com. If he "unloaded" on them already, it's a mote point. You have to be firm, rude doesn't help. And we know nothing about the camera. New used etc.
Al Jacobson
By the way, Phyllis Morris still says that nicotine is not addictive.
"Phyliss", oh OK it was a gender change.. thats acceptable today.........
Edited on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:49 AM
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I hope it is due to the the fact that they are moving into a new place in El Segundo and everything shifts there next Tuesday the 19th.