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Cristobal Ugalde Rother
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 02:21 pm: | 
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Hello everybody, I'm new here and I'm glad to find these place as well!!!
I've just bought a used Nikon FE and I realized that it has some problems and I don't know what to do with them.
1) The slower speeds (1-2-4-8 sec) are not working properly, they are taking about 25% more of time. The fasters speed are working more or less accurate (shutter speed meter made by myself)
2) It came with a K2 focus screen so I corrected the EV in +1/2 but, when doing some test shots, the EV needed to be corrected to +2.
3) The auto exposure mode (Aperture Priority) is not working properly.... in the same test shots I realize that it is metering about 4 speed less than the apropied one (i.e. the correct metering is 1/8.....the auto is making about 1/125.
I would really apreciate any advice on repairing my camera... specially if they are DIY jobs!!!!
Thank you very much!!!
Cristobal Ugalde Rother
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Cristobal Ugalde Rother
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 02:34 pm: |
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I would really apreciate some advice on this topic.
Thanks!!!!! |
Haig Hovaness
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 01:15 am: |
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I would advise professional repair. It sounds like the metering system is seriously screwed up. You could try getting a manual and tweaking the metering adjustments, but this is not a repair job for novices. Alternatively, look for a functional but badly dented FE on eBay and transfer the good trim from your current camera. Bad cosmetics knock down the price of a camera considerably on eBay. |
Henry
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 03:42 pm: |
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An FE is a very complicated camera. And your problems seem electronic where there are no new replacement parts.
This is not a camera to use as a first tinkering effort. Try to find a good repair shop. |
