D300 Troubles

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Firstly, Merry Christmas everyone :D

I'm hoping someone has an answer to my problem. The mirror in my D300 has jammed in the up position and I can't get it back down again. Actually, it will come down if I use my finger but springs back up again. The shutter is closed so I can't see the sensor.

I went to take a photo today and the camera made a fairly unusual sound when I pressed the shutter release. There is an error message on the top LCD of "ERR" but that's all I'm getting.

Am I looking at the camera taking a trip to Nikon?

EDIT: A bit of Googling suggests this may be a shutter failure :bang:
 
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Hi Graham,

Thanks for the thoughts.

The shutter count is only 12,300(ish) but it's out of warranty :(

I'm hoping Nikon will be back at work after tomorrow so I can at least get it sent off for evaluation. Knowing my luck they're off until after the New Year :(
 
I've seen that page before. I think the number of samples is too small to make any serious statistical conclusions ... I think I've just been unlucky. My other D300 has about 80k actuations on it but my son has it in Australia at the moment so it's no flippin' use to me :(

I feel a D600 is looming :D
 
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I've seen that page before. I think the number of samples is too small to make any serious statistical conclusions ... I think I've just been unlucky. My other D300 has about 80k actuations on it but my son has it in Australia at the moment so it's no flippin' use to me :(

I feel a D600 is looming :D
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That page is interesting but like you say it's doesn't give a reliable comparison (factors such as age, condition, environment, etc). It also shows that on average majority fail between 75-150k clicks, and there are far more still working than have failed in all sectors. The problem is Nikon state an average life expectancy so they will always be ones that last a shorter or longer time than the average value. It would be more interesting if the shutter values were the same amount throughout (ie in 10k bars), 75-150k is a large range.

In any type of product there will always a small percentage that fail prematurely, just look at brand new cars that break down within days of leaving the factory whilst many more work fine. I think you are unlucky it failed with so few clicks, I hope Nikon sort it out for you and it doesn't cost too much.
 
Just seen your other thread about Nikon repairing it for free and only costed you postage (£6.08). That's a great outcome, and a great service from Nikon as it was out of warranty and completed as a good will gesture due to the short life expectancy.
 
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