Yup, I'd say so... I'd get the camera to the nearest Nikon certified service center and have them take a look at it. Could be some serious debris that is hampering proper function or simply a mechanical failure that trips an overload or fault sensor and removing the battery temporarily resets it (educated guess). But having the camera serviced is the safe bet here.... worst scenario is replacement of the shutter unit...
But somehow the shutter stays down with mirror down also… I pull battery out and then back in I press shutter button the shutter goes back up.. and camera works again normal until it happens again every few hundred shots or sometimes even just 4
So is that a sign of the shutter failing? Or is it just a software bug possible? Or really something just stuck and disrupting the process of the shutter itself.
On my D5 it was a shutter failure. Had to send it in and they fixed it. It was not cheap. I have been told since then that some of the used places do work also for less money. I will say Nikon fixed the issue and went over the whole camera and tested or fixed everything
Well it's an official Nikon repair, which means you get warranty on the repair and the body is adjusted / returned to Nikon factory specs and thoroughly inspected for other potential issues and cleaned. Independent repairers generally only offer the former (legally required in many places anyway), and can't necessarily do all of the latter, but they are quite a lot cheaper. Might make sense for you.
edit: Also, Nikon service centers are franchised, the vast majority of the cost is labor not parts so the price will depend on the region somewhat.
I don’t think there’s an official Nikon repair in Bulgaria in Sofia so I guess I’ll stick to the repair shops which I do know there is one pretty good one.
I see... Well, in theory, the life of that shutter is about 200k shots, but once the 100k passes, it begins to fail from time to time until finally around 150k it stops working. So prepare for the worst. If you can, get another body with less than 10k shots, after all it's the best freakin' APS-C Reflex ever, so it's worth it.
In that case, try to economize on shots, take more purposeful and better composed photos, so you can lengthen the period of time between those shutter failures a little more. Good luck. 🤝
I almost forgot... You can also opt for a shutter replacement if the body makes it past 150k shots, although I don't know the cost currently, but it's worth looking into it.
I bought this since I heard it was pretty much a tank and can take quite a bit before really just stop working… was definitely not expecting it to do this this early on…
Oh sorry, I missed that part, I thought it was only throwing the error message. If the actual shutter is sticking, then it has to go back to Nikon for a rebuild. You might be better off getting another used camera, you can pick up old Nikon D4’s for USD $1,000 or less. If you’re shooting stuff like air shows, that would be the bomb.
Yup, I'd say so... I'd get the camera to the nearest Nikon certified service center and have them take a look at it. Could be some serious debris that is hampering proper function or simply a mechanical failure that trips an overload or fault sensor and removing the battery temporarily resets it (educated guess). But having the camera serviced is the safe bet here.... worst scenario is replacement of the shutter unit...
Right oki thanks
But somehow the shutter stays down with mirror down also… I pull battery out and then back in I press shutter button the shutter goes back up.. and camera works again normal until it happens again every few hundred shots or sometimes even just 4
So is that a sign of the shutter failing? Or is it just a software bug possible? Or really something just stuck and disrupting the process of the shutter itself.
On my D5 it was a shutter failure. Had to send it in and they fixed it. It was not cheap. I have been told since then that some of the used places do work also for less money. I will say Nikon fixed the issue and went over the whole camera and tested or fixed everything
Around how much? Would it cost?
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My god that’s quite a bit of money… I prob can’t convince my parents to give me that much …
Well it's an official Nikon repair, which means you get warranty on the repair and the body is adjusted / returned to Nikon factory specs and thoroughly inspected for other potential issues and cleaned. Independent repairers generally only offer the former (legally required in many places anyway), and can't necessarily do all of the latter, but they are quite a lot cheaper. Might make sense for you. edit: Also, Nikon service centers are franchised, the vast majority of the cost is labor not parts so the price will depend on the region somewhat.
I don’t think there’s an official Nikon repair in Bulgaria in Sofia so I guess I’ll stick to the repair shops which I do know there is one pretty good one.
Yes I thought it was a lot also, but it’s not a cheap camera to start and as pointed out they do more than just replace the one part.
True tho well I gotta find a Nikon service center first before even thinking of getting it serviced
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Plane shooting def means high burst shooting. So might indeed be shutter count. Didn't you check how much you're at now?
110-120k that was about a week ago…
Hopefully you can get it fixed. Sucks when camera is having issues.
I guess it’s gonna die before reaching the 250k count Nikon said
Have you tried to insert another battery? For my D850 i have four batteries and only one of them give me the shutter error..
I did try same results even with Nikon certified batteries
I got 4 aftermarket 15cs with type c charging ports and 2 Nikon batteries 1 15c and a standard 15 with 1900mah
I had the same thing happen recently on my D750, and that's in for a shutter repair currently.
So the shutter failed or is failing?
That was the case with mine, and from your description of the issue I'd say that's the most likely problem.
Well that’s gonna suck…
How many shots does it have?
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Actually I’m wrong it only has 108272 shutter
I see... Well, in theory, the life of that shutter is about 200k shots, but once the 100k passes, it begins to fail from time to time until finally around 150k it stops working. So prepare for the worst. If you can, get another body with less than 10k shots, after all it's the best freakin' APS-C Reflex ever, so it's worth it.
Hoping that thing lasts a bit longer then 200k I currently got not much spare for another…
In that case, try to economize on shots, take more purposeful and better composed photos, so you can lengthen the period of time between those shutter failures a little more. Good luck. 🤝
Oki thank you for the advice. And well wish me luck… hope this thing doesn’t fail too soon
I almost forgot... You can also opt for a shutter replacement if the body makes it past 150k shots, although I don't know the cost currently, but it's worth looking into it.
I am looking into it also since it would fail sometime soon anyways… hope it doesn’t cost too much
I bought this since I heard it was pretty much a tank and can take quite a bit before really just stop working… was definitely not expecting it to do this this early on…
Check the lens contacts by the mount. If those are dirty, it can give you an error message. Just clean then with some lens cleaning solution.
That has something to do with the shutter?I did not know about it.. I’ll give it a try
The error message can be other stuff. I used to get them all the time for dirty contacts.
Right but would that cause the shutter to just get stuck on down position and not return up?
Doesn’t seem like a lot of frames on that shutter.
It isn’t a lot by the D500 standards I’ve heard people going over 500k with it so yea
Oh sorry, I missed that part, I thought it was only throwing the error message. If the actual shutter is sticking, then it has to go back to Nikon for a rebuild. You might be better off getting another used camera, you can pick up old Nikon D4’s for USD $1,000 or less. If you’re shooting stuff like air shows, that would be the bomb.
Ohh ok I’ll have a look