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FEE error puzzle (advice needed!)
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<blockquote data-quote="Paulc" data-source="post: 712531" data-attributes="member: 47056"><p>UPDATE: The diagnosis of the problem was the easy part. It was clear when the camera was opened up, the the F-F0 base plate had cracked in the drop, and somehow this prevents it from communicating aperture of AF-D lenses. The fix will involve me finding these parts, since the repair shop says that they are not available from Nikon, nor were there any part numbers given. I did find a Nikon D700 Repair Manual (arcticwolfs.net), and gleaned the part numbers from this. I believe that I need the Lens Contact Unit (#BG5008) and the F-F0 Base Plate Unit (#B5024). I thought that a quick call to the parts department at Nikon Canada for parts would somehow work, but I was told that by Corporate edict, the Nikon D700 went out of service in October of 2018. Further, parts are not ALLOWED to be sold for this camera. Both interesting and annoying at the same time. The human at Nikon was sympathetic, and suggested that some authorized repair places might have ignored the edict, and will still have these parts available. Back to square "Fred" it would seem, and considering his suggestion to pick up a parts camera. My concern with this, upon reflection, is that the PCB F-F0 base plate is fragile by all accounts, and this part in a donor camera may be already be suspect or damaged. I've elected to look for the individual parts myself. I've already found the F-F0 base plate on eBay (likely a Chinese AliExpress seller), and it will arrive here in early November. The ribbon cable (Lens contact unit) is somewhat more difficult to find, but I will keep looking. It is possible that my repair guy can save the old one, but my experience with electronics is that it will be wise to have one on hand when he is trying to complete the repair. Meanwhile, if anyone knows of a good source for repair parts, please let me know. Cheers all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paulc, post: 712531, member: 47056"] UPDATE: The diagnosis of the problem was the easy part. It was clear when the camera was opened up, the the F-F0 base plate had cracked in the drop, and somehow this prevents it from communicating aperture of AF-D lenses. The fix will involve me finding these parts, since the repair shop says that they are not available from Nikon, nor were there any part numbers given. I did find a Nikon D700 Repair Manual (arcticwolfs.net), and gleaned the part numbers from this. I believe that I need the Lens Contact Unit (#BG5008) and the F-F0 Base Plate Unit (#B5024). I thought that a quick call to the parts department at Nikon Canada for parts would somehow work, but I was told that by Corporate edict, the Nikon D700 went out of service in October of 2018. Further, parts are not ALLOWED to be sold for this camera. Both interesting and annoying at the same time. The human at Nikon was sympathetic, and suggested that some authorized repair places might have ignored the edict, and will still have these parts available. Back to square "Fred" it would seem, and considering his suggestion to pick up a parts camera. My concern with this, upon reflection, is that the PCB F-F0 base plate is fragile by all accounts, and this part in a donor camera may be already be suspect or damaged. I've elected to look for the individual parts myself. I've already found the F-F0 base plate on eBay (likely a Chinese AliExpress seller), and it will arrive here in early November. The ribbon cable (Lens contact unit) is somewhat more difficult to find, but I will keep looking. It is possible that my repair guy can save the old one, but my experience with electronics is that it will be wise to have one on hand when he is trying to complete the repair. Meanwhile, if anyone knows of a good source for repair parts, please let me know. Cheers all! [/QUOTE]
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