In article <57g5lb$nfd@news.icon.net>, qmtu@icon.net says...

>I have recently encountered this problem with my N8008 and SB24. I was
>wondering if anyone else has run into the same problem or have any thought
>about it.
>I bought a used N8008 in 1994 and have had no trouble with it. I bought a
>used SB24 at the end of august this year. Since october i have had this
>incidence happen 3 times. That is, I would be shooting away with the >combination, and suddenly the camera would freeze.
>It would not respond to anything i do. I could turn off the flash, turn off
>the camera itself, take the flash off the camera, and it would do nothing.
>It would even stay on even when I switch it to off, ie. i can't turn it off
>unless i unscrew the battery compartment and remove the batteries. sometime
>when i do this then put the battery back in it would turn back on and remain
>frozen in the on position.

This has happened to me as many as five times during a wedding (!!!!
awkward!!!!), but it is always corrected by switching off both the flash
and the camera, dropping the batteries enough to break the connection
for a few seconds, then restoring everything to normal. It happens mostly
with weak batteries, near the end of the roll, and/or on humid/wet days.
No permanent damage results, and I still prefer the 8008 (not 8008s)
over all other Nikon AF-type bodies (I use them manually, and for their
flash capabilities and built-in motor [the F4 is too large and heavy for
me {I carry two bodies}, but otherwise I might prefer it]).
Hope This Helps