Metering Problem

Hi Graham. I've tried Irfanview, Kuso and Opanda - none of them can see any Exif data apart from the shot numbers (D3S-1 etc).

Thats strange I can only see the exif data on the last two images as well using PhotoMe, none of the images has been edited so can't understand why you can't see it. :shrug:
 
Thats strange I can only see the exif data on the last two images as well using PhotoMe, none of the images has been edited so can't understand why you can't see it. :shrug:

Yes, all data is there on the last two (didn't check those before) but not on the others. You must have accidentally switched it off when you outputted the JPEGs from CS5.
 
Yes, all data is there on the last two (didn't check those before) but not on the others. You must have accidentally switched it off when you outputted the JPEGs from CS5.

I did the same with all of them, didn't switch anything off. :shrug:
 
Was it actually a duff motor - or had they forgot to plug it back in properly (from last time they had the body)?
 
Hi Ozei,

I would say it was duff, as I used it after it came back the first time, although saying that I remember hearing a funny noise like a cog missing where it was supposed to engage on another cog but that stopped after a few shots, so I suppose looking at the picture of the motor it has a small cog on the end, it's quite possible it was not aliened properly on re-assembly the first time.
 
Didn't you send it in to Nikon service before? I'm just wondering if they forgot to re-connect the motor then, or they only half-reconnected it (which is easily done with those pesky ribbon connectors). The cog noise you heard could be explained by the latter.
 
Yes it went in two weeks before Christmas for the focusing problem so it is possible it wasn't connected right when it was returned. As I said before the first time I used it after it's return was when I heared the cog noise the second time I used it the aperture control was all over the place, fingers crossed it's all sorted now, I'll be using it today so we'll soon find out.

It say's on the invoice thingy they sent back that new parts fitted, so I'm assuming it's a new aperture control motor that has been fitted?????
 
.... so I'm assuming it's a new aperture control motor that has been fitted?????

Hard to say really - they could be referring to any other part(s), e.g. a couple of grub screws. I suppose you could ask them, although they're unlikely to admit it if they'd forgotten to reconnect the motor last time.

As long as it's ok now, that's the main thing.
 
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