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03/13/2005 09:44:47 PM · #1 |
| I'm having an intermittent problem with the shutter firing. Everthing will be working fine and all of a sudden the shutter won't fire when the button is pressed, it will autofocus but won't fire, if I turn the camera off then back on, or change shutter speed or f/stop it will start to work again. This only happens every now and again. Has anyone else run into this? |
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03/13/2005 09:47:00 PM · #2 |
I've had that happen, though very rare (maybe 3 times since May 04). Not sure what it is. I'm sending my camera in to Nikon for a cleaning so I'll probably have them look at that.
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03/13/2005 09:49:56 PM · #3 |
Are you shooting in low light? Might be losing focus.
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03/13/2005 09:50:33 PM · #4 |
Happens to me too. Except my autofocus stops, and the only thing that I can do is turn the camera off and on.
I called Nikon, and they couldn't say what was wrong with it.
I would try to make time (like 2 and half weeks) to send in the camera to Nikon to get it looked at by a technician before your warranty expires.
I think I might do this, but 2 weeks is a long time, especially if it doesn't happen too often.
I already had to send my camera in once for a different problem. |
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03/13/2005 09:51:28 PM · #5 |
| Anyone else with the same problem, but different camera? |
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03/13/2005 09:56:13 PM · #6 |
Can't be low light as today was bright sunlight shooting cars, autofocus worked fine it just would'nt fire the shutter. Maybe I should send it to Nikon I just hate not having it for 2 weeks.
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03/13/2005 10:35:02 PM · #7 |
| Try it on total manual mode (even focussing) see if it does it. they are quite fussy in auto mode. mine has refused to fire because the auto-focus was not quite right. failing that then it is best to send it to Nikon for a scrub up, dont forget to have a moan at them too and blab on about being a pro etc etc .. when i put mine into the shop for a clean-up they leant me another for 2 days then it was done.. but I live in Japan. anyway try that and also another thing i just remembered is the contacts on the body where the lens fits give them a wipe off with alchohol (not your finest whiskey) they sometimes get a coating of muck there too... good luck man. |
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03/13/2005 11:41:34 PM · #8 |
The only time mone has not fired is the same as alionic. When the autofocus is set to AF-S it will only fire when it thinks the subject is in focus. Sometimes it is touchy. Try AF-C and see if the problems repeats. In AF-C the camera will fire even if out of focus.
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03/13/2005 11:43:29 PM · #9 |
Mine was on AF-C the last time it happened.
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03/13/2005 11:58:45 PM · #10 |
What focus mode?
1. [(o)]
2. (o)
3. o
I forget the mode names at the moment, but with the first, I think, it tries to compensate for everything and tends to bounce around while trying to focus.
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03/13/2005 11:59:14 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Maverick:
Mine was on AF-C the last time it happened. |
Whoops - time to send it in I guess. : (
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03/14/2005 12:48:19 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by cbeller:
What focus mode?
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I think #1 (3-D Matrix somethingorother)
I don't remember the focus setting (from the custom menu), but it was not the "closest subject" setting; one of the other two.
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