Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, yes if the eye sensor gets dirty you have to clean it or it won?t work. Found this out early on. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Great series, Howard. Glad you solved your problem. > >> On 3/11/20 10:49 AM, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote: >> Esther and I attended the Vancouver Rugby 7?s on March 7 and 8 with our >> daughter and son-in-law and some of their friends. >> >> I have opened a folder with 26 pictures starting with this one: >> >> This photo and the next two (shift right) are taken with the D500 and the >> 300 f4.0 Pf: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Rugby+7s/DSC_2372.jpg.html >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Rugby+7s/DSC_2372.jpg.html> >> >> The rest of the photos are taken with the Z7 and the 300 f4.0 - sometimes >> with 1.4 extender - camera info is posted for each photo. >> >> The wide angle photos beginning with DSCA - those are taken with the Fuji >> X100F - by daughter Jennifer. >> >> Toward the end of Saturday?s shooting the eye sensor on the Z7 stopped >> sensing and to view a photo on the back LCD >> I had to push the view option button on the left side of the view finder >> hump. Not a good development. >> >> On Sunday I brought the D500 plus the 300 f4.0 Pf and left the Z7 at >> home. From my two days experience my advice >> would be ?if you have a D500 don?t sell it for a Z body - the D500 is >> still the king for focus capture and follow focus. >> >> The Z7 is not bad for focus capture and follow focus - but it is not in >> the same league as the D500. If the photo from the Z7 >> is sharp having 45 mp to crop from is a real bonus. >> >> On Monday I called the Calgary Camera Shop to exchange the defective Z7 >> under their 30 day return policy and they agreed. While at >> the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal waiting for the ferry back to Pender Island >> I did an internet search and discovered that if >> the eye sensor gets dirty it stops working. I took the eyepiece cover >> off, wiped the sensor, and voila the sensor worked again. >> >> So I haven?t had to return the camera - and I am very relieved about >> that. If you are a Z user I suggest you review this discussion from DP >> review. This dialogue is about two years old and Nikon should have fixed >> this defect by now. Or at least have highlighted what you must do to get >> the finder working again. >> >> https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63024769 >> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63024769> >> >> Please shift right to see all the photos. They can be enlarged. C&C >> always welcome. >> >> Howard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information