In article <52e487$lvg@ratatosk.uio.no>, k.t.nguyen@econ.uio.no says...
>While taking pictures with my Nikon F801, I was so "lucky" to experience
>a camera "hang-up": The camera didn't stop at the end of the film roll, but
>continued taking pictures (I was on the 26th frame with a 24 frame film)
>until it suddenly stopped in the middle of an exposure, probably because
>it wasn't possible to drag more film out of the can, and the whole thing
>jammed. It wasn't possible to roll the film back, and the LCD display
>turn it self on and off when I use push the buttons.
>
>But after some fidling by the man in the photoshop managed to fix it, and
>my hearthbeat returned to normal pace again. Have anybody else
>experienced something similar? The salesperson (who fixed my camera)
>said that this is a design-flaw with the F801. Should I turn my camera
>in for (an expensive) service, even if everything works fine now? Can this
>happen again? I love my camera, but can I trust it a 100 % after this?
>
>Reaching out for sympathy from other Nikon F801/N8008 owners.....
Nikon 8008's do jam when the batteries are nearly dead - turn the camera
off (though it usually will not go off...), drop the battery holder down
a bit for a few seconds, push the battery holder back into place, and
turn the camera back on (it has always been OK for me after doing this).
Replace the batteries as soon as possible. It would be nice to have a
battery check on the 8008, since there is little performance difference
noticeable with fresh or exhausted batteries, just the occasional jamming.
BTW, all Nikons will go to the actual end of the roll, which is usually a couple of frames more than 24 or 36 exposures.
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