D70 - out of action

[Richard Monro]

Just bought a Nikon d70s. My dealer suggest the extended warranty which extends the warranty period for 2 additional years. The listed cost is $129 for the warranty but I got it for only $29 since I bought a complete system. This might be worthwhile for future camera purchasers considering the problems Mike has discovered..

[Mike McCarty]

Tom:

It is the little light in the back by the memory card door. Although when you look at it at rest it doesn't appear green.

Jean:

I can only say that I love my D70. I try not to recommend one make over another. My camera was one of the first ones off the line. I waited on a list for about eight weeks for mine to arrive. I would think that the cameras coming off the line some 18 months later would be free of this problem that I have experienced. I don't know if I mentioned it but my battery was not one of those recalled.

Make your dealer insure that the camera you buy is covered by the USA warranty and not something covered in Europe or elsewhere (no offense Allan). As I was waiting on hold the other day and listening to the recorded messages this was one of the things they were stressing.

Richard:

That $29 dollars for two more years sounds like a nice exception to the typical extended warranty deal.

Garth and others:

Although I haven't used it, I believe that my D70 has a regular AA battery attachment which came with my kit. I too have been very impressed with the performance of the battery.

[Mike McCarty]

I have received my camera back from Nikon.

I mailed my D70 through UPS on 12/29 from Nokomis, FL. (Daughter of the moon, Nokomis) and received it back on 1/13. It looks brand new and the included letter indicated that they had made the following modifications:

- We updated the firmware of your camera to the latest version (A:Ver.2.00/B:Ver.2.00).

- Changes made for this version:

* Performance of the 5-area AF system has been improved (Dynamic area and Closest subject AF-area modes). I haven't looked into this yet.

* Changes have been made to the design of menu displays. The display does look different somehow, bigger maybe.

* Page-size settings can now be applied from the camera with direct printing from PictBridge-campatible printer.

There were a few others that were pretty small and of not much concern to me.

They didn't give any explaination as to what the trouble was with my camera, but, the cost of the repair, cleaning, and new firmware was $0, even though it was out of warranty. Not a bad resolution I think.

Anyway, I feel whole again.

Hiawatha

By the shores of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis,
Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,
Rose the firs with cones upon them;
Bright before it beat the water,
Beat the clear and sunny water,
Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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