Gold1
No Glass
Reged: 26/05/2008
Posts: 103
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Yes, after 1 month of (professional) use, my Nikon D3 broke down halfway through photographing a wedding (during the ceremony) last week.
I have no idea what exactly went wrong, it just kept flashing 'error' at me and refusing to allow me to change any exposure settings.
Luckily I had my faithful old D200 in the bag, set-up and ready to go.
However, going back to the D200 was quite a horrible experience. Compared to the D3, It was slow, difficult to find focus, the screen on the back seemed fuzzy and the whole thing just felt so unresponsive and wrong! (Although credit where it's due, at least it worked).
It's weird how quickly you get used to new kit and how the old stuff (that had always previously felt so cutting edge) seems so, well... old.
Luckily I had resisted the temptation to buy my D3 on the internet and instead bought it from Jacobs, who very kindly handed me a brand new one on the spot, no questions (or waiting a month for Nikon to get around to fixing the old one).
Let's hope this one lasts a bit longer!
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huwevans
Old Hand
Reged: 05/08/2000
Posts: 15557
Loc: Dorset, UK
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Yes, after 1 month of (professional) use, my Nikon D3 broke down halfway through photographing a wedding (during the ceremony) last week.
I have no idea what exactly went wrong, it just kept flashing 'error' at me and refusing to allow me to change any exposure settings.
Aperture ring shifted off minimum setting? I guess you probably checked that though. Ah well, there's always some small percentage of failures - just goes to show how important back-up still is.
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alanS
Dr Dust
Reged: 30/09/2005
Posts: 3729
Loc: Up North, England.
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"Aperture ring shifted"
This happened to me at a wedding and it took ages for the penny to drop. It was the only time my Nikon caused me any trouble at all.
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Alan's defence lawyer claimed that "Booze played no part in his typo's."
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Gold1
No Glass
Reged: 26/05/2008
Posts: 103
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No no, the fault was a real one (I'd remembered to put the battery in and everything). Jacobs took one look and said it was one to go back to Nikon. Their explanation was, and I quote: "bad luck"
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Towershot
old hand
Reged: 19/03/2007
Posts: 772
Loc: Lancashire, U,K.
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I will always pay a bit extra for high St dealerships for this reason, but bite the bullet and take a chance online
If price difference is silly money...
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Got a good camera, now to get a good photographer.:~<
Rick
My Flickr
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
Posts: 2467
Loc: Nottingham
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I thought professionals bought cameras by the brace.
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Fen
BAD WOLF
Reged: 12/03/2002
Posts: 21375
Loc: London'ish
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I thought professionals bought cameras by the brace.
Nah, ya buy rabbits by the brace.
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Fen .......... My Galleries - My Blog - My Flickr
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Rhys
Sasquatch
Reged: 15/01/2004
Posts: 3374
Loc: York (home of the speedbump)
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Nah, ya buy rabbits by the brace.
Not live ones I hope or you will end up with more than a brace.. 
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NRIPN (Officially Nuts..)
RGMP.co.uk (My Website.. getting there at last.)
Benchinistas.org.uk The home of Benchism
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Towershot
old hand
Reged: 19/03/2007
Posts: 772
Loc: Lancashire, U,K.
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Nah, ya buy rabbits by the brace.
Not live ones I hope or you will end up with more than a brace..
Thats what the Buck said to the Doe..."Brace youreself" 
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Got a good camera, now to get a good photographer.:~<
Rick
My Flickr
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