dave_mcjannet

<p>Dear Nikon Forum:</p>

<p>My D300 came back very quickly, in about a week to the dealership. Nikon did not give a reason for the failure, but advised on firmware update, cleaning, etc.<br>

Dealership has not seen this issue before, and is not able to comment.<br>

Can only speculate:<br>

1. There may be an internal fuse or other component sensitive to static discharge that is easy to reset.<br>

2. ???<br>

So I'm going to pay more attention to static, keeping it stored in one of the LowePro cases - definitely not in the sock drawer any more in my carpeted bedroom.</p>

<p>Best Regards:<br>

Dave McJannet<br>

Melbourne, Australia</p>

<p>My D300 went dead with only two days left on the one year warranty. It's off with Nikon now, no idea how it happened although I have been travelling in some hot temperatures lately. My laptop has been subjected to identical conditions and there is no problems with it.<br>

Not sure what the serial number is.<br>

Less than 6,000 shots taken. Was very reliable, very good battery life. But when I pulled the camera out of the drawer the other day it was dead, no shots remaining indicated or anything. Thought that maybe I'd drained the battery somehow so charged it up - no change. Tried a different battery at the dealership - no change. Pretty sure that I hadn't left it powered up and drained the battery. Tried master reset, no help.<br>

Camera has been well looked after with no shocks, no scratches, no traumas at all.<br>

Only other minor problem is that the Nikon 18-135 lens regularly had difficulty making contact with camera controls. This problem not apparent with the Nikon 70-200 VR though.<br>

See what happens when I get my camera back, in a month or two ...</p>