Nikon D70 repair.......

I just took out my D70 to do some close-up work and the camera refuses

to turn on. The green light on the back beside the CF compartment is

flashing. I tried resetting the camera, switching lenses, swapping out

CF cards and using a new battery. Nothing worked. Called Nikon support

and I have to send it in for repair. Has anyone had a similiar

experience, and can you give me an idea of repair costs?

This is what alot of people refer to as the BGLOD (blinking green light of death). Alot fo d70 have gotten this, even my first one did. you can look on dpreview.com to see what other people have seen about this and i think the set price is around 300 dollars for the repair. sorry for your loss.

Sorry to hear about your D70 Bill. Is your D70 still in warranty? If not, how long out of warranty? There have been numerous threads on the BGLOD syndrome, and Nikon has repaired many D70's that were a few months out of warranty--apparently because this is a fairly common problem with earlier versions of the D70. Not too surprisingly, Nikon is trying to cover their butt and they'll feign surprise at the problem, and then usually fix it for free.

 

If I were you, I'd definitely let them know that you're aware that this is a relatively common problem (i.e. manufacturing defect) and if they try and make you pay for it, I'd let them know that you know many others have had he problem fixed out of warranty at no charge. One other thing, if you bought your D70 with a credit card, many of the CC companies automatically double the manufacturer's warranty--so check with your CC co.

 

Good luck!

 

Bret D

To everyone else.....BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. There is little chance of these

cameras working for 3 years without Service (I just shipped off my D100 a few days ago).

 

jmp

Bill, funny you brought this up now. This just happened to me one hour ago. I bought mine in March of 04. I was hoping it was a low battery, nope.

First my Canon 10D and now my Nikon D70. Electronics in both cases. Outrageous. Both were less than six months old, and got the Canon fixed already, but the shutter speed seems slower than ever.

Depending where you live, you may also have recourse under consumer

legislation, e.g. in the UK:<br>

<a href="http://www.monikie.org.uk/yourrights.htm">http://www.monikie.org.uk/yourrights.htm</a><br>

<a

href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/guides_to/consumerlaw/index2.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/guides_to/consumerlaw/index2.shtml</a><br>

<a href="http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/facts/salegoodsact.htm">http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/facts/salegoodsact.htm</a><br>

<br>

This is all very disturbing... especially for Nikon. I was inching ever so close to laying down money for my first DSLR, but it's not looking like a very good investment right now. I can't believe how many problems people are having with their DSLRs.

Not really Michael. I've logged-in over 10,000 shots on my D70 and knock-on-wood, everything still works perfectly. I just follow one simple rule: TURN OFF YOUR POWER BEFORE CHANGING LENS, MOUNTING YOUR FLASH, and INSERTING YOUR CF CARD. I believe this is one of the major causes in electronic screw-ups.

I kind of doubt that the D70/D70s has any serious problems. The fact of the matter is that the D70 is the all time best selling Nikon SLR and there are simply a lot of units out there, and mainly those who have problems post to threads such as this one. A few years ago, the F100 was the best selling one among Nikon (film) SLRs and there were quite a few reports about problems too; yet overall the F100 has been an excellent SLR.

 

My D100 will be full 3 years old next month. It has been to 4 out of the 7 continents in the world and so far I have no problems at all, except that it isa bit of an out-of-date model now, but it is still giving me very fine 6MP images.

Jack, knock on wood when you give yourself a pat on the back like that. I did all of that stuff and yesterday my green light was blinking.

I just got the "Blinking Green Light of Death" yesterday. My D70 was purchased back in May

'04. This is obviously a manufacturing defect and Nikon is liable. last december I sent the

bloody thing in for backfocus and now this! Also had to get an N75 repaired becasue after 6

months it quit loading film. Something smells rotten at Nikon's Thailand factory where both

of these are made....Shun, the D100 was a much better build quality. In fact, I will be

shopping for a used one if Nikon charges $300 to repair a Lemon D70...

hey where do I send in my d70 to, can I take it down to an authorized retailer or do I mail it ayay

Craig, are you in the US? If so, send your D70 either to Melville in Long Island, New York or their new location in El Segundo in the Los Angeles area.

 

See this thread for the new Los Angeles address:

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00CuyP

See here: http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?goingto=inc_service

Nikon D70 repair.......

 

Hmm, keep hearing this story. Never had a problem with my D100. Of course it's not worthy of taking real photos anymore compared to the latest hype. Better upgrade.

 

Wonder if the latest hype is as good as dealing with noise...there's a thought.

Our D100's have no problems doesn't mean nobody has any problems. Eric Friedmann has complained bitterly that both of his two D100s have failed. Again, the D70's problem is that Nikon sold over a million of them in a year. If only 2% of those are defective, that would be 20,000 units. And if you hear from 1% of those that fail, that would be 200 complaints.

 

Having said that, if you buy any new model in the first few months of its introduction, you are asking for trouble. Just take the F5 body as an example, the battery indicator problem was very common amonst the ones sold in the first several months. I waited just over a year before I bought mine and it has never had any problems.

 

In fact, there are quite a bit of complaints about D2H problmes as well. If you worry about all of those, you'd better stay away from photography altogether.

Eric Friedmann.

 

Should i know who he is? Has he got anything to do with Nikon?

 

Funny can't remember many posts about D100 failures. Of course a ?600 pound camera will be just as well built a ?1,500 pound camera. Silly me to think otherwise.

 

Can only talk from personal use and observation.

Same thing happened to me last week. I took out my D70, and

the green light flashed, but nothing else would work. I was

mystified. Took it to a camera store nearby. The salesperson told

me she'd heard of other owners having the same problem after

about a year. (I bought mine in April 04.)

 

I called Nikon and described the problem, as well as what the

salesperson told me about this being a problem for other

owners. The person I talked with told me to send the camera to

them, enclosing a copy of my sales slip and a letter describing

the problem. He was noncommital, but from his response I

received the impression that Nikon may cover this repair, as long

as you let them know that you are aware that this is a problem

other owners are having. My camera arrived at Nikon yesterday

morning. I'll let you know what happens.

 

Deb