D200 Out for repair *warning long post*

01/30/2007 08:54:06 AM · #1

Ok, so I am really bummed. I was shooting my daughters gymnastics meet this weekend, when my camera starting acting weird. It kept locking into AE-L at F6 with the little triangle next to it. It would fire a couple of pics like that, then come out of F6. It would also not bracket anywhere but in the center. I tried resetting the menu (in all four shooting banks) Still same result. This happened in Aperture priority, shutter priority, and manaul. Then the info bar in the view finder starts flickering, and the camera wont fire at all. So I thought I would turn it off, then back on, maybe there is a glitch. I had to take the batteries out to make it shut off. This is all very frustrating to me. I called the camera store, and they had never heard of this problem. I took it to them yesterday (extended warranty-yea!) It will be gone four-six weeks (boo, sad) Thank goodness I still have my D70 as back-up.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/30/2007 11:26:33 AM · #2

bump for sympathy......

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

01/30/2007 11:28:48 AM · #3

THAT SUCKS! Sorry to hear that. But you still got a back up. It will be like a trip down memory lane using that D70 and it's little LCD. :-)

ralph

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

01/30/2007 11:48:41 AM · #4

only took mine 4 weeks (after much phone harassing ...)
& yes it is goood to have a back up camera ;)

ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

01/30/2007 11:55:30 AM · #5

: BIG HUG :

I'm glad you have the backup, otherwise you'd probably be going crazy.

FireBird

01/30/2007 11:56:56 AM · #6

Sorry to hear about the camera. I wonder how long you'd had it and about how many clicks you had on it. When you took the battery out and put it back I assume it still had the same problem. Did you try it with more than one lens? Glad you still had the 70. I gave mine to my brother, so if mine goes I'll be out of luck. Do you have more than one battery for your D200? Just curious.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

01/30/2007 12:07:50 PM · #7

No, two batteries. I have always used it with the battery grip, and run both batteries at once. I also tried it with two different lenses.
I bought the D200 on Feb 22 2006, but Im not sure how many times I have shot it. My guess would be in the thousands.

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

01/30/2007 12:12:31 PM · #8

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

THAT SUCKS! Sorry to hear that. But you still got a back up. It will be like a trip down memory lane using that D70 and it's little LCD. :-)

Who cars about the LCD size unless it were an olympus E-330? D70 like any other SLR you should spend time looking through the viewfinder

... oh i get it you must be Chimping!

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/30/2007 12:13:25 PM · #9

Originally posted by rainmotorsports:

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
THAT SUCKS! Sorry to hear that. But you still got a back up. It will be like a trip down memory lane using that D70 and it's little LCD. :-)

Who cars about the LCD size unless it were an olympus E-330? D70 like any other SLR you should spend time looking through the viewfinder

... oh i get it you must be Chimping!

That and I was just trying to be funny. I guess I missed the mark huh?

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

01/30/2007 12:15:22 PM · #10

okay ill stop holding it back HA..ha...::cough:: okay im done back to d200 repairs

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

01/30/2007 12:40:06 PM · #11

Originally posted by tjbel05:

I'm wondering if you tried removing the grip and trying again. I had a problem when using my grip with a tripod and turning the head so that the camera was positioned vertically. It seemed the physical contact between the grip and the camera was intermittent in this position, as though the grip was being pulled away from the power contact on the camera, and I got symptoms much as you describe them. When I removed the grip, everything was ok.

aznym

Fujifilm X-T3

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR

01/30/2007 01:37:32 PM · #12

Not the same thing as what you are experiencing, but thought I'd share this.

My camera froze on 2 different occasions, about a week apart. It would not switch off and I had to remove the batteries and kill it.

I thought it was the camera, since around the same time, I was also getting a horizontal purple line, which appeared in different positions in some of my shots as well. Because the lines appeared in different positions, I didn't think it was the camera.

I formatted that card in many different ways, but the lines kept coming.

I wrote to SanDisk and they asked me to download a software which I had already used on it and didn't work.

I wrote to Nikon and they asked me to send the camera for repairs. I also spoke to a fried who works for Nikon. My friend told me that they had not heard of the problem and he didn't have a clue and to send it for repairs if the problem is really bad.

So, I decided to do a few tests on my own. I tested it with a different batteries (I wasn't using a grip then), and using different CF cards and shooting until each card was full. I didn't do that manually. I put the camera on interval timer and went about doing whatever else I was doing.

What I found was that the problem occured when I had a particular card in. It was a SanDisk Ultra II 4GB card. It wasn't just giving the purple line, but it was even making the camera freeze.

I went to the shop I bought the card from and got it replaced.
I haven't had a problem since then. No purple line and no freezing.

Bugzeye

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

01/30/2007 01:43:27 PM · #13

I was going to suggest this also. I just noticed recently that the contacts actually do not make a very solid locked tight connection. Infact it seems as though they just barely touch.

Originally posted by Louis:

Originally posted by tjbel05:
No, two batteries. I have always used it with the battery grip, and run both batteries at once. I also tried it with two different lenses.
I bought the D200 on Feb 22 2006, but Im not sure how many times I have shot it. My guess would be in the thousands.

I'm wondering if you tried removing the grip and trying again. I had a problem when using my grip with a tripod and turning the head so that the camera was positioned vertically. It seemed the physical contact between the grip and the camera was intermittent in this position, as though the grip was being pulled away from the power contact on the camera, and I got symptoms much as you describe them. When I removed the grip, everything was ok.

01/30/2007 08:52:56 PM · #14

Ok, I am back. Camera was tested with out the grip, and did not do any of the other funky things, except, it was slow to turn off, no matter which battery was in. I decided it was best to send it in to have it looked at while it was still covered by the warranty. They had never heard of this problem, or of having to remove the batteries to shut down the camera. If all else fails, I will replace the battery grip If that seems to be the culprit.