Nikon yesterday announced that there may be faulty parts in the exposure control circuitry of some D70, D2H and F55
cameras that will cauase the cameras to stop working. While they aren't issuing a wholesale recall, they will service
the affected units free of charge, even if they are out of warranty. Not all cameras are affected.
How do you know if your is? It stops working. Literally, if you're a D70 owner. According to the
Nikon
support site, you should look for the following symptoms:
F55 owners:
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The camera is unable to focus automatically.
D70 owners:
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With a memory card inserted: The green memory card access lamp blinks continuously and camera does not respond to any controls.
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With no memory card inserted: The camera will not turn on despite the battery indicator showing a fully charged battery.
D2H owners:
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The electronic analog exposure indicator is unreliable, the exposure display is fixed at a constant value and images are over- or under-exposed.
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The camera is unable to focus automatically.
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1. Unless I am very unlucky the problem with the D70 is hardly "rare" as claimed on the Nikon website. I bought two D70s last year, one for myself in March and one for my daughter in July. My daughter's camera failed last week and mine died today, exhibiting exactly the symptoms detailed by Nikon. I use my camera as a hobby but my daughter's failed the night before she was due to start a university degree course in photography. Posting it back to Nikon and waiting for weeks for a repair is simply not a viable option for her. Nikon have sold dud cameras and should be offering immediate replacements to those affected.
Posted at 6:26AM on Dec 19th 2005 by D Cunningham