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mari miceli
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Username: Mmiceli
Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 07:30 pm: | 
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Some of the pictures from my Nikon EM fade to black on one side, almost in a curved way. Others are completely black. Only some of the pictures turn out fine. Does this sound like a shutter problem? One camera repair place told me that Nikon EM shutters are no longer available. |
richard a oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 35
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 12:26 am: |
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It does, except that the EM shutter travels vertically so one would more expect to see the fading at the top or bottom rather than at one side. However, if a blade is damaged and hanging crooked this could create that effect. It will be most pronounced at the fastest speeds, and not noticeable below 1/125 or so if this is the case.
The Nikon EM is very inexpensive to replace and most definitely would not warrant the cost of a repair on this scale. If you find that the shutter is damaged or defective, I would look for another body.
In addition to the EM, there are other Nikon models that are worth looking at if you're at this stage: the FG and FG-20 are based on the EM chassis but have manually controllable shutter speeds in addition to autoexposure (and the FG also has a "Program" autoexposure function). Other good choices are the FE (automatic) and FM (manual-only) series, which are very rugged cameras, but they will be noticeably more expensive. |
mari miceli
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Username: Mmiceli
Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 03:45 pm: |
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Thank you Richard for the information on my camera. |
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