D300 and D3 Dead Battery Syndrome: Has anyone experirnced the Dead Battery Syndrome (DBS) discussed on dpreview and nikonian?
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Hi I would not waste my time &gt;&gt;&gt; I have tried sending in letters with my D300 and lens . All they did was replace parts in lens and sent a real nice letter saying they could not recreate the issue , Thank you for being a Nikon user. Now my D300 is back with nikon for a focus screen replacement as it has scratches on it . Not on the pictures , you can only see it in the view finder drives me nuts. I believe that they are not going to do anything untill they find a fix, If they admit that there is an issue sales would fall badly. All i know is that the users that have the DBS are not bragging about how good of a camera it is. I would not touch a D300 now if they payed me .
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My camera wasn't grey market. It was Nikon USA. Still having troubles with viewfinder focus. Camera is being repaired for the 3rd time. I have a feeling it still won't work properly.
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check out dpreview.com in the Nikon forum. Seems like all cameras thru #3114394 have the defect. I think this represents ~2.5 months' worth of sales, *plus* whatever is in the inventory pipeline.
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The D4 has replaced the D3S and Nikon is not marketing the D3S any longer. I have this body and love it.
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I just received my D800 a couple weeks ago. Almost all my images are out of focus, even with simple portraits. I haven't contacted Nikon yet because I'm attempting to return the camera.
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I so far I have not had any issues. The grip is very sturdy and have not had it off the D800 since the day i received it, weather using it hand held or tripod mounted. This battery grip will not hold the large battery that fits in the D3x.
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I have a 3200 not a 3100, however suspect the same as far as battery goes? I seem to remember I had to use the genuine Nikon battery as one of the two to get it started. From then on it has worked with non genuine batteries in both spots. I did read once that the bios upgrade for the camera would prevent any aftermarket batteries from working, si I haven't upgraded mine. I love mine and esp. the shutter release on the grip for when holding camera in vertical or portrait position.
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David, you should keep an eye on nikonrumors [dot] com They monitor all of the word on the street. Current consensus is that there is not going to be a refresh for the D700 this year. I have owned one for a year and a half, and am absolutely thrilled with it. I will keep it for a very long time. The overall sensor performance (low-light, etc.) is still one of the best in the world. see dxomark [dot] com
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Who knows about rumors? My guess is ~ a year or so, and a D700 variant may be added to the mix, rather than replacing the D700.If a high MPx sensor [D3x variant] is added as a D700x, then this would be an additional, more expensive $4-5k model. If the D3s sensor is swapped in, then ??? Such a swap will not happen soon, lest Nikon loose too many D3s sales IMO.There are _some_ deals available that give some savings with a combo purchase ...
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I don't know anything about Nikon's MB-D12 except that it cost too much for me to own. That is why I purchased the Pixel Vertical Battery Grip which has served me well.
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Hi, yes there is one issue. Once it got freeze when i was focusing in low light. No controls were responding including on-off switch. I had to remove battery to restart the camera. I am waiting for Ricoh to announce this as a known issue and release firmware update soon. Thanks.
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the D800 reports, and actually most Nikon Bodies with separate batteries pack do report the remaining charge of the battery/batteries installed in the battery grip MD-12. Now the reliability of this number may be questionable. But the 2 Smatree batteries I have seems to last quite a long time. Actually I never really ran one down, although I have a big lens, with VRII, GPS unit and other accessories.
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I shoot a D3s and have it attached permanently. No problems in setting other functions on the camera.
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I received my D800 today and I have the identical issue. Nikon technical support does not have a clue. It was interesting to note that, when I got the DSLR department, I asked specifically for someone familiar with the D800. The individual who took my call replied that he could help. My read on that is that all of the tech support people are all knowing on all of the DSLRs?
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I haven't been able to find a place to plug it in on my D3000. I bought it to use it on a D3, where it works just fine. - The Legendary
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I have the same 'over exposure' issue with my D90....didn't have that issue with my older D50. Not sure if Nikon has made some adjustments in the newer models. If shooting in bright sun light I have to remember to set the compensation to -7. On a recent trip to Red Rock Canyon, near Las Vegas I forgot to set and had quite a few shots that were completely over blown.
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Hey all! I am also extremely interested in the upcoming Zeikos battery grip for the D7000. I connected with customer support through the Zeikos website (much like @graceful did) and they just informed me that their development department will not have this product ready until the end of April. This is a real downer. Another full month without an alternative to the overprices MB-D11 option.