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Danielgaz
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Username: Danielgaz
Post Number: 1
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 08:27 pm: | 
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Does anyone know where I can find some information on replacing the mirror on a Nikon D50? Nikon has nothing and I can't find anything online! |
Danielgaz
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Username: Danielgaz
Post Number: 2
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 07:43 am: |
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I know this has dropped a bit, but I don't want it to get forgotten about! I need serious help from a genius on this forum! |
Sillyconguru
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Username: Sillyconguru
Post Number: 31
Registered: 12-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:19 pm: |
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The D50 isn't exactly a 'classic camera', it is a little too modern.
Is the mirror broken, scratched, or even there at all? |
Sevo
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Username: Sevo
Post Number: 57
Registered: 09-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 03:26 pm: |
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I don't mind giving tips about repairs to non-classics provided that the defect is repairable with classic tools and techniques.
This one is not - on AF cameras, you can't replace the mirror with some generic bit of mirror, as it has to have a semitransparent AF patch of defined pattern and transparency, and often a secondary mirror or prism sandwiched to it.
It will only be fixable by swapping the mirror sub-assembly with a Nikon original part. If neither Nikon nor any service partner still has spares left, you'll have to get hold of a dead electronics D50 to butcher. Not that hard, as the electronics are toast far more often than the mirror. |
Danielgaz
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Username: Danielgaz
Post Number: 3
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 09:39 pm: |
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The mirror is broken. How hard is swapping it from a dead camera? |
