Nikon D700 fEE error

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Hi all,

I've just bought a D700 on ebay (through a shop) and was chuffed when it arrived this morning. I've been playing with it today and all was well until I put my Sigma 100-300 f4 on it, and it threw up an fEE error. Tried my 50mm f.18 D and same thing. I tried both lenses on my D300 and both work perfectly.

I've cleaned the contacts on the D700, I've checked for any damage but can't see anything wrong.

I've changed the custom setting on the D700 to allow control by the aperture ring and the error went away and it showed f22. When I tried lowering the aperture via the ring it keeps saying f22 all the way down to f8, at f5.6 it keeps jumping between f11 anf f16. The ring is moving perfectly fine, no sticking, no noises.

I've contacted the shop, just waiting for a response, but I was wondering in the meantime if anyone has any knowledge/experience of this and it's possible cause and/or fix.

Thanks,

Scott.
 
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That is usually when the aperture ring on the lens is not set to it's minimum setting (f22 for example), page 37 of the manual.
 
I had this on my D700 - it was perfectly fine with G lenses but anything with an aperture ring threw up the error so it is possible the shop didn't know about it but you'd hope they'd refund.

Apparently it is cause when water gets inside the ring guide on the body (the bit you can move). My problem resolved itself after I left the camera near a radiator overnight (after a few weeks of showing the error), it hasn't come back since.

Otherwise you have to ship it off to Nikon who can fix it, it's a fairly well known problem.
 
I know nothing about D700s, but to get the AF Nikon 50mm working on my D7000 I had to turn the ring to minimum aperture and then align the little white mark on the lens with the orange mark. This locked the aperture ring so the command dial could control it. Otherwise I got the same error as you.
 
kenm said:
I know nothing about D700s, but to get the AF Nikon 50mm working on my D7000 I had to turn the ring to minimum aperture and then align the little white mark on the lens with the orange mark. This locked the aperture ring so the command dial could control it. Otherwise I got the same error as you.
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That is the common reason for this error but it sounds as though the OP has tried varying the aperture (you don't actually need to lock the aperture BTW),
 
Thanks for the replies. I should've said that I've checked the aperture ring's in the right place a few times.

I've also just noticed that when there's no lens on at all the D300 says f0 but the D700 is flashing between f5 and f6, so I think it could be something wrong with the contacts. It's by a radiator right now and my fingers are crossed :lol:
 
Nawty said:
That is the common reason for this error but it sounds as though the OP has tried varying the aperture (you don't actually need to lock the aperture BTW),
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You don't need to lock it, but if you don't you can pretty much guarantee that you'll bump it out of place at the most inopportune moment. :nuts:
 
Nawty said:
That is the common reason for this error but it sounds as though the OP has tried varying the aperture (you don't actually need to lock the aperture BTW),
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I have no willpower. If I know a lens has an aperture ring I can't stop from messing with it, so for me at least, it needs to be locked.
 
Toggerman said:
Thanks for the replies. I should've said that I've checked the aperture ring's in the right place a few times.

I've also just noticed that when there's no lens on at all the D300 says f0 but the D700 is flashing between f5 and f6, so I think it could be something wrong with the contacts. It's by a radiator right now and my fingers are crossed :lol:
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Check that the aperture lever that sticks out from the body is not bent, damaged or loose, best way would be to compare it to your D300 with the lenses removed, as they will be the same.

It is the one on the left as you look at the front of the camera, they are spring loaded so they can move back when a G lens is mounted, but engage with the D and previous lenses with an aperture ring.
 
I've had a look and it looks fine to me, just like the D300. I'm starting to think more and more that it's maybe some dirt/water in the Ai ring.

Read around a bit and some are suggesting a drop of isopropyl alcohol to clean it out.
 
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