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...as the topic says... Just taking pictures with the 70-300vr and I only heard it half cycle and -err- was flashing on the lcd. Took a bit to really get what was happening but figured out that pressing the shutter again would get it back down.
So, anyone else have this yet? I've had mine 5 months with 2500/3000 actuations. Earlier when it first happened it did it with both the 70-300 and with the Tamron 17-50. When I just took some more pics with the 50 1.8d it worked fine. Was even able to get some burst out that lasted more than one shot.
Emailed Nikon's customer service but won't hear back till tuesday at the earliest. I googled this and 5 weeks seems to be how long Nikon will take to fix it. Appearently it's happened to at least one other D7000 and a D90....
edit...another thing somewhere on the internet suggest the battery indicater on the lcd shows an 'optimistic' level and is trying to function with low charge. But I think that was ruled out...
A video of the same problem with someone else,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SxnsIqieWs

Presume you don't have `mirror lock up` set by mistake.

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Nikon D700 & D7100 bodies + Nikkor 300mm F2.8 VR11, 1.7TC, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

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If by having it in mirror up you read that I said it later worked again in continuous. And today I was switching it to live view and the mirror came up and shutter opened but the display never came on. If that is how mirror up works then...

You posted. I read & replied.
9 days later nothing appears to have changed.

Haven't you sent it in for inspection yet? Still no response from Nikon?

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Nikon D700 & D7100 bodies + Nikkor 300mm F2.8 VR11, 1.7TC, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

Here's another symptom, see if you think something's off...


1/4000s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso100

1/4000s f/6.3 at 17.0mm iso100

1/4000s f/6.3 at 50.0mm iso100

Shutter kinda staying open longer than programed for much? The bottom pic was when the camera wasn't being pissy. Can't even tell it's noon lol

You're probably under quiet mode.

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uhhh...I don't know...exiftool says it was single frame for all of them...and that still doesn't explain why the live view didn't work and why the shutter started to stay open a weeee bit longer than it was supposed to

make sure you're not under Q mode in the shutter mode.



make sure it's set here.

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I think you missed the sarcasm... Watch this, it be the second time I linked to it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SxnsIqieWs
I had respect for you but give up ob the quiet mode. I wouldn't take the pos camera to a 24 car race with 18000rpm OPEN PIPED v8 motors that even run 80/90% throttle under braking to use it in a mode not made to disturb things. Again, explain live view and how a 1/4000s f8 100iso exposure pic is that over exposed. Really, go take one
http://www.pbase.com/shaunr/bad_camera
Look at the exif's

As to why your exposures are off, you shot those in manual mode according to the EXIF, so you can hardly blame that on the camera

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Nikon D5000 and D300 with 12-24mm, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 60mm f2.8 Macro, 18-200mm, 17-55mm f2.8 (all Nikon)

You seem to be shooting everything @ 1/4000th sec. Also -2 exp bias & 100 ISO might have something to do with the last one being dark.

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Nikon D700 & D7100 bodies + Nikkor 300mm F2.8 VR11, 1.7TC, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

Also not sure why you complained at oldCarlos and palakaboy for their suggestions.

You can not be in quiet mode or mirror lock up whilst being in continuous shooting, so to me they are both good suggestions which might be quiet likely judging from your experience.

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Nikon D5000 and D300 with 12-24mm, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 60mm f2.8 Macro, 18-200mm, 17-55mm f2.8 (all Nikon)

Miss that sentence? Like how I was shocked that when I tried to use continuous it lasted longer than one shot? Like I had tried continuous when I wasn't working and it only worked once... Get past it. I know where the different setttings are on that dial and I've been forced to use single for a month now. And third time, watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SxnsIqieWs

Why are you being @rsey about it when folk have been trying to help Have I missed something?

Again though i'll ask, have you still not spoken ti Nikon about it?

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Nikon D700 & D7100 bodies + Nikkor 300mm F2.8 VR11, 1.7TC, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

I think I read somewhere that the DSLR camera manufacturers average around a 7% defect percentage out of the factory, and by most standards it's considered acceptable.

No big deal, just get another one ... it's under warranty.

Here's some data...

http://www.photography-basics.net/buyin ... pment.html