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Jfdupuis
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Username: Jfdupuis
Post Number: 8
Registered: 12-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 09, 2010 - 03:29 am: | 
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Hi,
I have a Nikon F3 on that needed a repair of the mechanical shutter release. This was successfully done. Now, the only thing left to make this F3 fully back to life is a problem with the LCD. I don't see the + or - and the numbers go nuts over 1/60. Is any of you that have any repair tips for the LCD. It seems that this is a weakness of the F3.
Regards,
Jeff |
Sevo
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Username: Sevo
Post Number: 62
Registered: 09-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 09, 2010 - 06:04 am: |
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Nikon service should still be able to replace it, unless they have run out of spares - the F3 is not scheduled for official end of service until next year. |
Jfdupuis
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Username: Jfdupuis
Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 - 05:24 am: |
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I finally managed to get things working. After dismantling the LCD and remounting it, the LCD was back to normal. I was still afraid of bad behavior as the LCD was indicating 80 and no + or -. So, for the one like me who didn't know it, the frame counter need to reach 1 to have the proper shutter speed indication on the LCD as well as the + and -. |
M_currie
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Username: M_currie
Post Number: 224
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 - 04:56 pm: |
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I panicked the first time my F3 wouldn't read anything but 80, too. I wish they hadn't done that! I've always had pretty good luck squeezing an extra picture out at the beginning. |
Edward8
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Username: Edward8
Post Number: 6
Registered: 03-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 05:45 am: |
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The F3 is one of Nikon's odd cameras. Silky smooth operation, but with serious quirks. The circuit board under the rewind knob and flash mount is vulnerable to knocks. Not really a camera for hard work. However, that said, it's a beaut camera to use, particularly with the HP viewfinder. The flash that attached - an SB 17,I think - was pretty much a useless ornament. The F3 was a Nikon mistake, an exercise in form over function. This was rectified with the production of the F4.
I was always wary of the F3. It was the first serious Nikon to operate on batteries. So. To be a contender in the field, one had to dock the F3 with its motor drive, which powered the whole unit. On a scale of 1 to 10 - I rate the Nikon F3 High Point as ... drum roll! ... 2. |
