cpu killer Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 (edited) So the shutter on my D70s has gone bad, after 35,000 actuations. It would intermittently work and now has stopped working altogether. Some of you may be familiar with the problems the D70 has with its shutter. So I found a replacement shutter on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/camera-Shutter-for-Nik...111189002r18720 Would replacing this piece be enough to resolve the shutter issue with my D70, and would I be able to connect those ribbons myself? I haven't torn the camera apart yet to look, and was wondering if anyone knew before I did (need to buy a mini-screwdriver set first). Thanks! Edited November 29, 2009 by cpu killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I wouldn't suggest disassembling the camera yourself. Let alone trying to change the shutter. Better have it looked at a local photo store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 replacing shutter ur self is not advised, send it to nikon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Just curious, but what type of warning signs do you get with a failing shutter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Just curious, but what type of warning signs do you get with a failing shutter? Where your ISO would usually show it will say "Err" and the camera will not actuate the shutter when you press down on the shutter release. Basically, the camera will stop taking pictures. Sending it to Nikon is not worth it for me, the repair is $300. I could just get another D70 body for a bit more. I opened it because otherwise it's a lost cause anyway, and got pretty far and documented where all the screws of different lenghts went. Unfortunately, Nikon makes it extremely difficult to reach the actual shutter, making it near impossible for someone without training to actually get to it. The sheer amount of inter-connecting ribbons and wiring in the camera was crazy. I got the assembly the shutter is under about half loose before I figured it was close to impossible for me to succesfully remove it and replace the shutter. What peeves me is that I can see the shutter from disassembling the back part of the camera, but Nikon makes it impossible to reach the shutter that way. Obviously they don't want someone replacing a $40 part but rather buying another $500-1000 body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 shutters are about the only thing that wears out on them. I'm pretty sure their game plan isn't to make people buy them. Everybody always says that and it's so irritating. I'd rather have a well designed, but unreplaceable, shutter than one that falls apart easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 It's not some evil-empire plot to force you to upgrade or force the shutter replacement. The shutter is a delicate, but well engineered piece of kit - a curtained, vertically travelling shutter, usually made out of some titanium/vanadium alloy that is extremely durable, actuated very carefully. Depending on the model, it can be good up to 150K+ actuations, but it could fail at any point, there's no guarantee. It happens, sometimes, that the shutter fails, and it's just one of those things. You suck it up and pay :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 It's not some evil-empire plot to force you to upgrade or force the shutter replacement. The shutter is a delicate, but well engineered piece of kit - a curtained, vertically travelling shutter, usually made out of some titanium/vanadium alloy that is extremely durable, actuated very carefully. Depending on the model, it can be good up to 150K+ actuations, but it could fail at any point, there's no guarantee. It happens, sometimes, that the shutter fails, and it's just one of those things. You suck it up and pay :) totally agree with pandya here.. thats so pandya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 It would also be a good time to upgrade the camera. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Well you could try upgrading it and if it doesn't work sell it as a "for parts" camera on ebay/craigslist. Otherwise replace the body, the D90 is around $800 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 It's not some evil-empire plot to force you to upgrade or force the shutter replacement. The shutter is a delicate, but well engineered piece of kit - a curtained, vertically travelling shutter, usually made out of some titanium/vanadium alloy that is extremely durable, actuated very carefully. Depending on the model, it can be good up to 150K+ actuations, but it could fail at any point, there's no guarantee. It happens, sometimes, that the shutter fails, and it's just one of those things. You suck it up and pay :) While I agree with you concerning the need to "pay to play", I do think that the shutter failing after 30k actuations is a bit absurd. The D70s has a well known problem with the shutter having a very high failure rate after 30k, and I just think it's absurd that other cameras in the same price range have a much more durable shutter (Canon Rebel XS, for example), that does not easily fail after 30k. Nikon simply did something wrong with the shutters on the D70/s, and at that made replacing it seem extremely difficult for a layman. Again, having the camera clearly open in front of me I do not see how it would be difficult to make the compartment the shutter sits in open from the back, as opposed to having to yank the whole front assembly of the camera off. But I might be wrong, and there might be a very good reason for it .. all the same, the camera is no more. Anyhow, I will be saving up until I find a good deal on a lightly used D90. Good time to upgrade anyways! Thanks all for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Tiny snag about making the shutter accessible from the back; in between the back of the camera and the shutter is the imaging sensor. Which is even more delicate and fragile than the shutter. Unless you proposed a situation like a film camera, where the back swung off and the sensor was attached to the back...but that's destined for failure as the sensor would constantly get misaligned. No easy to do it, sorry :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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