Just Got My D100 Back... - DPChallenge Forums

02/18/2005 02:13:03 PM · #1

I had been having trouble with my D100 -- it was firing blank (black) frames from time to time, and it always seemed to happen in the middle of important shots, to boot.

I just got it back from Nikon ($321.18 later). I must say it sounds like I got a lot for that money, though. Here's what the invoice says:

RPL APERATURE OPERATION
RPL SHUTTER MECHANISM
RPL CCD
FIRMWARE UPGRADE
ADJ AUTO FOCUS OPERATION
ADJ AE OPERATION
GENERAL CHECK & CLEAN
CLN CCD

... so is it my imagination or does it sound like the practically replaced most of the guts of the camera? I assume that "RPL" means "Replaced"...?

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

02/18/2005 02:14:47 PM · #2

Congrats on your new, old camera!

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon

02/18/2005 02:19:02 PM · #3

That's what I'm hoping :) I would think it should be pretty much like new, or even better considering I have the newest firmware upgrade now!

Originally posted by scalvert:

Congrats on your new, old camera!

blemt

Nikon D70

02/18/2005 02:23:26 PM · #4

That's actually cheap. I've sent in 10Ds for customers and had em come back with $500 in repairs. Congrats on your retread. May you have many more happy shooting days. :)

Clara

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

02/18/2005 04:07:28 PM · #5

Geez, seems like you got a lot for your money on that repair! I read it the same way you do, I can't fathom what RPL would be besides "replace."

02/18/2005 04:31:31 PM · #6

I'm wondering if this was their way of saying, "We have no idea what was causing the problem, so we just replaced most everything" :)

So long as it's fixed, I'll be a happy camper... I was almost jumping like a school kid when I saw the UPS guy pull up!

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

02/18/2005 06:41:09 PM · #7

Originally posted by kirbic:

I can't fathom what RPL would be besides "replace."

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...couldn't resist that last one. ;-)

02/18/2005 07:10:27 PM · #8

Originally posted by scalvert:

Rejoice! Pittsburgh Lost!

Hey...! I was just getting over that whole thing! :P

lwkimages

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/18/2005 07:27:25 PM · #9

Hmmm, if RPL means 'replace' and CLN means 'clean', then why would they replace AND clean the CCD? (Maybe they got it dirty while replacing it?...;-)

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR

02/18/2005 07:29:12 PM · #10

Older technology. They probably replaced the CCD with a backhoe.

aznym

Fujifilm X-T3

02/18/2005 07:32:39 PM · #11

Originally posted by lenkphotos:

Hmmm, if RPL means 'replace' and CLN means 'clean', then why would they replace AND clean the CCD? (Maybe they got it dirty while replacing it?...;-)

They got a new one, cleaned the old one and placed it in a new camera and charged for the whole process.