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Press Shutter Release Button Again - D5300 [Solved]
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<blockquote data-quote="wod" data-source="post: 707489" data-attributes="member: 46858"><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5A5A5A">I have a similar issue with my fairly new D5300. The problem has come on gradually I believe.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5A5A5A">Small aperture settings create the press shutter button error after attempting to take a shot. They are cleared by switching back to automatic mode and persisting with the shutter button.The error also occurs when switching to live view with a high F number set in A or M mode. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5A5A5A">Problem occurs with both my lenses on the D5300, the lens works perfectly on my D70s.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5A5A5A">Took a series of shots under the same conditions but reduced aperture successively using both bodies. At about f6.7, the exposure dropped dramatically on the D5300, using the </span><span style="color: #5A5A5A">D70s with the same lens there was no dramatic drop off in exposure, i.e. it behaved as expected. </span>I also took a photo of a sunny scene using a small aperture with my D70s, recreated the same settings with the D5300 but to get the same level of exposure I had to set +4 stops to the D5300.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5A5A5A">In desperation, I have stripped the camera down, found nothing untoward inside, put it back together but still get the same press shutter button error.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have also spent some time in camera stores listening to the different Nikons when they enter live mode and I am convinced my D5300 is clunky. So I am now of the opinion that the problem does not rest with the aperture motion but with the lifting of the mirror during the shooting process and when entering live view.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #5a5a5a"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have ordered a new aperture control unit and will try that when it arrives but concentrate on the mirror lifting process.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #5a5a5a"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #5a5a5a"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Any similar experiences?</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #5a5a5a"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #5a5a5a"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wod, post: 707489, member: 46858"] [FONT=arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#5A5A5A]I have a similar issue with my fairly new D5300. The problem has come on gradually I believe.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#5A5A5A]Small aperture settings create the press shutter button error after attempting to take a shot. They are cleared by switching back to automatic mode and persisting with the shutter button.The error also occurs when switching to live view with a high F number set in A or M mode. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#5A5A5A]Problem occurs with both my lenses on the D5300, the lens works perfectly on my D70s.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#5A5A5A]Took a series of shots under the same conditions but reduced aperture successively using both bodies. At about f6.7, the exposure dropped dramatically on the D5300, using the [/COLOR][COLOR=#5A5A5A]D70s with the same lens there was no dramatic drop off in exposure, i.e. it behaved as expected. [/COLOR]I also took a photo of a sunny scene using a small aperture with my D70s, recreated the same settings with the D5300 but to get the same level of exposure I had to set +4 stops to the D5300. [COLOR=#5A5A5A]In desperation, I have stripped the camera down, found nothing untoward inside, put it back together but still get the same press shutter button error.[/COLOR] I have also spent some time in camera stores listening to the different Nikons when they enter live mode and I am convinced my D5300 is clunky. So I am now of the opinion that the problem does not rest with the aperture motion but with the lifting of the mirror during the shooting process and when entering live view. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#5a5a5a][FONT=arial][SIZE=3]I have ordered a new aperture control unit and will try that when it arrives but concentrate on the mirror lifting process. Any similar experiences? [/SIZE][/FONT] [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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