Freddie Loc: Orlando, FL

I have a Nikon D70, probably made in 2004 or 2005. Recently, it would turn on, but the shutter would not work. I discovered that Nikon issued a service advisory stating that a number of the D70's had this problem and they would repair it at no charge until February 28, 2012. I immediately filled out the form from the Nikon website and mailed it to them. Now two weeks later, I have my D70 back and it works perfectly. According to the invoice, they replaced the metering FPC and the power PCB. They also cleaned the sensor, adjusted the exposure and auto flash operation, checked the flash operation, checked lens FPC, and did a general check and clean. It came back in perfect condition.

The link:
http://www.nikonusa.com/Service-And-Support/Service-Advisories/gezwvxip/D70-Service-Advisory.html

Now, I don't know about you, but for Nikon to repair an 8 year old camera, no questions asked, for free including adjusting and cleaning everything is amazing to me. I love Nikon products and now have an even greater respect for the company that produces them.
If you have a D70 with a similar problem, use the following link to see the service advisory. The worst that could happen is they will give you an estimate if the problem is not related to the recall and will send your camera back if you don't want it repaired. Luckily, mine was free.
I still can't get over them repairing an 8 year old camera for free...... I will buy their products forever!

ebaribeault Loc: Baltimore

I switched from Canon to Nikon thirty years ago and never regretied

snowbear

Shhh - don't let it out. If some of those white-lens folks find out, they'll want to come over too, and it will be harder for us to get the good stuff!

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

welcome to the nikon side of the force. may the fstop be with you always.

NikonJohn Loc: Indiana U.S.A.

How do I induce this problem in my old D70? I would love to have all that done to mine for free. :lol:

ephraim Imperio

The D70 was my first DSLR camera. Aside from attracting sensor "dust bunnies" for which Nikon cleaned it for free, it is still flawless. I am thinking of having "Life Pixel" convert it to IR camera.

Freddie Loc: Orlando, FL

I really like the D70 with its 6 Mp CCD sensor. I know it was Nikon's first consumer DSLR, and the software has improved since then, but lots of them are still running strong.

wireman8 Loc: Toledo, Ohio

I know my is, and I still love it.

caroledwinell Loc: SF Bay Area/eastbay

Me too. It's a great camera and seems to be built like a tank. Carole.

crimesc324 Loc: West Palm Beach, Florida

test it first, if you take a picture of the front of an IR remote for your TV while someone holds down a button, you should see the light from the IR in the image. If so, the coating on the CCD is not good enough to stop IR and you could try a filter for some test shots.