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Wow, guess my camera (Nikon D50) decided to really kick the bucket. First, auto-focus stopped working, now, in manual, even with flash my pictures are

Posted by IrishStephen (aka Sceire) Jul 21 '14, 20:27

coming out completely dark.

Guess it's time for a new camera?

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mama don't take my kodachrome away -- nm - paul simon Jul 21, 20:59
I'm going to say either shutter is stuck, or a sensor problem. I lean toward sensor given the autofocus issues. - mafic Jul 21, 20:46 2
- if it went bad, it went bad quickly, as I was just using it this morning with no problems. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 21:15 1
  - now that I think about it, I had a similar problem with my d70 several years back. it was a reasonably cheap fix (like $80). maybe worth checking out. - mafic Jul 21, 21:22
Try doing a firmware upgrade, if possible, maybe that will reset stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:34 4
- *blank stare* -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:35 2
  - It might even have a built-in reset function. Keep in mind that this might reset the shot counter, though, so you might want to note down the current - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:37 1
    - Yeah, it has a built-in reset function, didn't help. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:55
- good call -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:35
that was their first dslr on the market, right? not even 10 years old though. sucks -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:30 5
- Not sure about the first part, but yeah, I bought it in 2006, so I've had it for just over 8 years. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:33 4
  - different lenses and the same crap happening? -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:35 3
    - yeah, tried it with my telephoto lense and am getting the same thing. - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:39 2
      - look up cleaning the cpu contacts on the lens and body. -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:44 1
        
        That was the first thing I did, when it was just the AF not working. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 21:00

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