N70 hotshoe failure

[larry_korhank]

My Nikon N70 now fails to fire my SB27. My wife's N60 will fire the flash. Is there an easy fix (besides stealing my wife's body)? Thanks for any advice.

[shannon_hong3]

1. Use a pencil eraser to clean the hotshoe contacts of crud.

 

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Failing this - send it in for repair.

[charlie_robbins]

I also have a SB27 and a N70 combination that is very quirky.

Sometimes it won't flash. Sometimes it flashes continuously. The

flash works fine (everytime) with my N50 and N6006, but not with the

N70. If I tighten the pressure wheel on the flash very, very snugly,

then it will work fairly well on the N70, but then I can't get it off

the shoe!

 

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I suspect that some SB27's have the same problem as some early SB28's

have had. That is: long hot shoe contacts. Problem is: I bought my

SB27 during a trip to Singapore and do not have a warrantee. I paid as

much for it as a "US" model, but Nikon won't honor the warrantee. So!

I am stuck with a $250, Catch-22 (or SB27), Nikon Boat Anchor.

 

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I would try having Nikon look at it. Maybe they will fix it.

[luca_stramare2]

Had the same problem. Flash firing by itself or not firing at all. I

tested the flash with two other F70 bodies. Everything was OK. The

problem was in the camera. Before buying the SB27, I used for a couple

of time a non-Nikon flash and this damaged the electronics of the

camera. The end: sold camera as scrap (it was not worth fixing it

because it was grey market).