Nikon D70 Serious Discoloration

<p>I have a D70 with serious discoloration. I'm using a Nikkor 18-70mm 3.5-4.5 Lens, (It's not the lens, I have same problem with different lenses). The mirror is clean, and the sensor looks clean as well. The original owner said it worked fine, then began intermittently having this problem. Then it became permanent. Any idea what the problem might be?<br>

Thanks<br>

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<p>Only a guess... the sensor has probably failed.</p>

 

<p>Off the top of my head - I'd say sensor fail as well. </p>

<p>Have you tried a different memory card? and are the images displaying on the LCD like this?</p>

<p>Dave</p>

 

<p>Just to be clear: these are the images coming straight from the camera (?) (i.e. no post-processing).<br>

Are you using in-camera JPEGs?<br>

Have you looked at raw files to see what they look like?</p>

<p>The images look like shots that were dramatically underexposed and they boosted digitally. If that's the case, then the raw shots (processed using default development parameters, specifically not exposure or brightness increase) should just look very dark.<br>

If that's the case, it may be that the sensor is bad, it also might be something else (ex. shutter) that is causing the low exposure. Since it happens with multiple lenses, it would appear that <strong>whatever</strong> the cause it's in the body, and it may be terminal...</p>

<p>Looks like the end of that fine camera's useful life. Sad... but be thankful for the great photos you have from it.</p>

<p>Try a factory reset before giving up.</p>

<p>Wow! Whatever is wrong, it still makes beautiful images.</p>

<p>Just last week was a post describing a D70s with a similar problem. Let's hope this isn't symptomatic of the D70 series and its eventuality.<br>

<a href="00a5aL?start=0">http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00a5aL?start=0</a></p>

<p>These are in camera jpegs, no post-processing. Raw has the same results. Yes, the pictures show up the same on the lcd. Firmware update didn't help. I'm ordering a new ccd, I'll see if that helps.</p>

<p>a new ccd for d70?? how much??</p>

 

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<p>a new ccd for d70?? how much??</p>

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<p>Almost certainly more than a used D70s...</p>

<p>Nikon had a recall on D70's, but that recall ended in February, and I don't know if it would have covered your particular issue anyway. Nikon would classify this as a B2 repair at least, which means that you're looking at a minimum repair cost of about $250. I wouldn't waste my time getting the camera repaired; there are much better cameras out today.</p>

<p>Depending on what features you liked about your D70s, you'd probably be very happy with one of Nikon's newest cameras: D7000, D90, or D5100. The D90 is the closest to your D70s. It's pretty much a D50 body, with a D200 viewfinder and autofocus system, and a tweaked D300 sensor. It has all of the features and controls of your D70s and more, with a much larger screen and ridiculously good battery life. The D5100 is smaller, and has fewer controls, but has an amazing sensor. And, if you want the really big dog, the D7000 is like a D90 mated with a D300. It has a better sensor than both, quite a few more on-body controls than the D90, a better AF system, weathersealing and magnesium body, etc. etc. However, you have to decide whether you want to spend $1,200. Or, you could of course always buy a used camera, although the D90 is still probably the best bang for the buck upgrade, as it sells for $500-$650 used. The D200 sells for about that much or a little less, and the D300 sells for about $800 used.</p>

<p>I found a used sensor on ebay for $60. I'll install that and let you guys know.</p>

<p>Appreciate it, Adrian. I would really like to know if a sensor swap solves the problem. </p>