cricketfan wrote:Hi Rel
What is happening exactly? Do you still have full control of the camera? If so, have you tried a reset?
Otherwise, if you have the green light blinking at the back whether the camera is on or off, then you have BGLOD (blinking green light of death) which will be repaired by Nikon FOC. My camera went to Andersons today with that problem, and it seems to be common in cameras bought around March/April 2004.
Anyway, good luck.
Hi All
I recently experienced this BGLOD problem with my D70 and found the answer on
http://www.nikonians.org It would seem that D70 cameras manufactured pre Sept 2004 are succeptable to problems with the metering card, apparently there is a cable that is crimped on and eventually works itself loose causing the camera to lock up completely and the green light on the back to start blinking. Since Sept 2004 the cable has been soldered on thereby (hopefully) preventing the problem.
Since I got a friend to buy my camera duty free in Bangkok while he was on holiday there Maxwell were not interested in fixing it for free as they had not received any revenue from the sale and refered me to Nikon Asia. I pointed out that I have been a Nikon customer for many years and that I have 5 Nikon cameras plus many lenses, a film scanner etc. and have spent a small fortune on their products and always recommended Nikon products to my friends whenever asked for my opinion, yet the first time I ask for any help I am virtually told to bugger off. I understand the problems involved with my having got the camera overseas but as I pointed out to them surely a Nikon product is a Nikon product regardless of where it was purchased and as Nikon were fixing this design fault for free worldwide I felt a bit of goodwill on their part would go a long way but they were just not interested. They did however, point me in the direction of a Nikon repairer in Perth who quoted me $421 to fix the problem. I sent an email to Nikon Asia repeating my case to them and they also told me I should send the camera to Thailand for repairs. I eventually mailed the camera to the repairer in Perth (I live over 1,000 miles from Perth). I rang after more than a week to check on the progress of the repair but was told the information wasn't available but it would probably be ready in about another week. I got a letter from them last Friday informing me the camera was fixed and that I should pick it up within 7 days. The invoice also said there was no charge for parts, $55 for labour and $5.50 GST
I rang a relative to ask if they would pick it up and mail it back to me and when they went to pick it up they queried the cost and were told it had been fixed under warranty but no further information was available. So while I'm not sure who authorised the warranty repair I am very grateful to them, $60 is definitely better than $421.
On a parting note, they did manage to lose the Nikon box I sent the camera down in but they did furnish us with a very nice shoebox to send it back in! With postage and insurance coming to over $35 each way it was still a fairly expensive experience. I hope none of you have similar problems with your D70 as the withdrawall symptoms you get from being parted from it are not very pleasant although the I'm sure old F80 appreciated the workout it got over the last 3 weeks.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:22 pm
