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Nov 15, 2009 at 03:09 AM

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This may sound funny, but I've had a couple of memory cards do that same thing to me
Hope this helps.

Nov 15, 2009 at 03:24 AM

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I have heard of two things cause this issue.

In some cases, the camera. I think the D2H was known for that on occasion.

In other cases, the memory card.

Personally I have never had either happen to me, but I would suspect my card before the camera. What brand of cards do you have?

EDIT: Meant to say D2H not D3H ... obviously!

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Nov 15, 2009 at 03:36 AM

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I've experienced that same issue; intermittent black frames and loss of AF. It happened once while shooting a Downhill Mountain bike race where it was VERY dusty. Each time I was having trouble with focus (not focusing at all), I'd loosen the lens and rotate it back and forth on the body then lock it back in place which would get it working again.

I didn't notice the black frames until the end of the day when I was reviewing images. Out of several hundred, I had roughly 5 that were black. After that event I gave everything a good cleaning and haven't had that issue since.

Is it happening with all the lenses you mentioned, or just one in particular? When you said you cleaned the contacts, did you get the ones in the body as well?

Nov 15, 2009 at 05:35 PM

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Nov 16, 2009 at 02:13 AM

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I have had this happen once or twice while shooting a softball tourney. I simply removed the lens and cleaned the contacts and replaced.. Hasn't happened since. YMMV

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:17 AM

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I've had the same thing happen with both my D2h & D300. Both times I had my 70-200 VR mounted to the camera.

Nov 16, 2009 at 03:51 PM

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+1 says it's a duff Memory Card

Beware of any "Sandisk" cheap cards off eBay! I had the same problem... It turned out to be a fake Card

Not happened with any genuine Sandisk's I've used

Nov 16, 2009 at 05:25 PM

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Clean the contacts on both the body and lenses. The D300 seems to be more sensitive to dirty contacts. Is your firmware up to date? Last update was about a year ago, the summer 08 update seemed to fix the DBS.

Nov 16, 2009 at 07:19 PM

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Baywing wrote:
Clean the contacts on both the body and lenses. The D300 seems to be more sensitive to dirty contacts. Is your firmware up to date? Last update was about a year ago, the summer 08 update seemed to fix the DBS.

+1

Had similar problems last year but not since. Cleaned contacts and updated firmware.

Andy

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:40 AM

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Work got in the way today, but I will check the firmware and cards tomorrow and clean the lens contacts. The cards should be good...I bought them at local big box stores...

Nov 18, 2009 at 02:24 AM

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This happens to me every once in a while. I turn the camera off and on and it usually clears itself up. It only seems to happen to me when I'm using the Sigma 120-300 lens. Personally I don't think it's down to memory cards.

Nov 19, 2009 at 01:47 PM


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