tales of a flaneur Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Indeed, I'm getting these pesky scratches on my film. Not all the time, butregularly enough to suspect something is rotten inside my N80. Where can I have it checked out and repaired in London? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 http://www.fixationuk.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 John sometimes it is worth to have a close look at all surfaces in contact with film. Wipe them clean (first dry and then if needed with a damp clean cotton fabric) and inspect in good light with a magnifying glass. Could solve the problem unless its really severe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edroper Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 This is a report flaw in the N80's from a while back. I had mine fixed under warranty in 2002. You might stand a chance of yelling at nikon, and getting them to fix it for free. People have had success getting Nikon to fix out of warranty cameras when its proven to be a prior issue, kind of like when you have a car that had a recall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tales of a flaneur Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thanks for the responses. I brought the old thing to Fixation this morning - was a wonderful little place tucked away amid the industrial blech around Vauxhall - and they seemed to think it would run about ?80. Not very pleased by that. I'll receive a proper quote in a few days. Wondering if I should just buy something else ... I don't have much ? for a replacement ... and what to do with this Tamron 18-200 lens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 John check used prices for a F90X in good condition. Excellent price/camera ratio. If you want to spend more do a search here on PN for F100, F5 or F3 for a manual body. While you read up you will see more cameras mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_smith Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Uh, how did you arrive at the problem being the camera, and not from the processing? A good quick test is easy to perform, and will let you know where the problem is from. Load a roll of film and shoot only half of it. Now have it processed and ask to make sure that the dark (unexposed) half of the film is also given back to you, just as if it was a normal strip of negatives. Now check the film. If the only scratched film is the part that has images, then the camera was the problem. If all of the film has scratches, then the lab is the problem, since the unexposed part of the film was never in your camera, but was instead still in the cassette. It might be worth doing this test before you spend money on a "repair" that might not fix the true probelm if it is the lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattr Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 This is a common issue. It might just need a clean. Try this: Load a cheap roll of film. Fire off a few shots. Open the back without re-winding. Can you see any scratches on the film? If so you can see about where the camera is scratching it. It's a good bet that it is the pressure plate. Dust/grit gets stuck in the little dimples on the pressure plate. Get it cleaned, along with the take-up spool rollers. I had the same problem. A simple clean fixed it. Regards, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tales of a flaneur Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 It seems that the plate was damaged. After looking around the auction place and considering a couple of kind offers from people here, I've decided just to have the silly thing refurbished. I'm rather short of cash these days and the ?70 will buy me some peace of mind. Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 But Spain is in the EU so you can easily buy in internet stores. I know some reliable stores if you need help send me an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Strange this ended up in the wrong thread ?I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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