jaffa_777
Established
I know this is rangefinder forum, but I know many people here use this camera and may be able to help me out.
The shutter button on my F3 works intermittedly. Sometimes I pick it up and it will fire and work for a couple of days, then bammo it stops working for a week. Batterries are fine, and I have fiddled and played with every button, switch and the lens. It's driving me insane because I love using it.
Is this a common problem? Is there a fix?
Cheers people.
The shutter button on my F3 works intermittedly. Sometimes I pick it up and it will fire and work for a couple of days, then bammo it stops working for a week. Batterries are fine, and I have fiddled and played with every button, switch and the lens. It's driving me insane because I love using it.
Is this a common problem? Is there a fix?
Cheers people.
Ken Ford
Refuses to suffer fools
When the shutter button fails, does the manual release next to the lens mount still work? Does the meter keep working?
jaffa_777
Established
Yes the meter still works, and I can use the manual shutter still. 1/60th is rather limiting though. It's just the button won't seem to trip the shutter. I think it must be an electronic fault.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
I'm sure it's an electronic fault. I haven't heard of this before but that doesn't mean anything. Probably just a bad contact, which should be curable.
I think the manual shutter trips at more like 1/90th -- somewhat better than 1/60th but still not as useful as the FE2's 1/250th manual shutter speed.
I think the manual shutter trips at more like 1/90th -- somewhat better than 1/60th but still not as useful as the FE2's 1/250th manual shutter speed.
Ken Ford
Refuses to suffer fools
jaffa_777 said:
Just trying to narrow things down, that's all. You weren't clear if the camera was completely dead when this happens or not.
Have you tried a cable release? Do you have an MD4 with remote release? If you can determine it's just the actual shutter button, that may be helpful.
jaffa_777
Established
Well, back from my holiday. Sent my camera in for a quote to get repaired. To make a long story short, there is a short circuit somewhere in the camera which is draining the battery within a few hours. They are going to send it to nikon for a repair. Ughhh, I usually wouldn't bother and just buy another one for a few hundred bucks, but this one is in such good cosmetic and mechanical condition that it deserves fixing.
Thanks for peoples input anyway.
Thanks for peoples input anyway.