How to evaluate a recently repaired Nikon D5300
May 26, 2016 09:44:40 #
Greetings all. I just received my Nikon D5300 body back from Nikon repair in Los Angeles. The internal battery / capacitor had failed after about 1.5 years. The repair invoice indicates replacement of a circuit board, sensor cleaning, and test of exposure. What can / should I do to check that everything is working fine? I don't want to find out that there is an issue after the repair warranty runs out. It seems to be fine on my preliminary check. Thanks!
May 26, 2016 09:54:34 #
Start taking photographs and see if all works well. I am sure it will be just fine.
Dennis
Dennis
May 26, 2016 14:01:24 #
From B&H Camera:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-test-your-lens
http://static.bhphotovideo.com/explora/sites/default/files/bandh-test-target.jpg
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-test-your-lens
http://static.bhphotovideo.com/explora/sites/default/files/bandh-test-target.jpg
May 26, 2016 14:03:50 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Start taking photographs and see if all works well. I am sure it will be just fine.
Dennis
Dennis
That's how I test a new camera, I wouldn't think to test a repaired one any differently.
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May 27, 2016 09:14:33 #
Turn it on, put it to your eye, press the shutter release button, look at the resulting image. If it is good, no problem. If not, maybe a problem.
--Bob
--Bob
Nisolow wrote:
Greetings all. I just received my Nikon D5300 body back from Nikon repair in Los Angeles. The internal battery / capacitor had failed after about 1.5 years. The repair invoice indicates replacement of a circuit board, sensor cleaning, and test of exposure. What can / should I do to check that everything is working fine? I don't want to find out that there is an issue after the repair warranty runs out. It seems to be fine on my preliminary check. Thanks!
May 27, 2016 09:23:53 #
May 27, 2016 09:26:24 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Start taking photographs and see if all works well. I am sure it will be just fine.
Dennis
Dennis
May 27, 2016 10:52:15 #
If it was repaired by Nikon the chances are excellent everything will work just fine. It is now up to you to use the camera and determine if something is not working as you expected.
It is said that no two different samples of the same lens behave the same. Today there is so much precision assembling lenses that it is hard to believe the difference, if any, is that significant.
I am not a pixel peeper so I use my new lens or my new camera and could use a file to enlarge to 13x19 (I seldom make anything larger than that) and if I like what I see then I keep what I have.
Except for one Nikon lens that I bought once and a film camera, the N6006, I have never returned anything. The lens was not centered, most probably a fall to the ground or a hard blow and the N6006 was using battery juice as if there was no tomorrow. The lens was fixed and the camera replaced and that happened many but many years ago.
No other problems ever since.
It is said that no two different samples of the same lens behave the same. Today there is so much precision assembling lenses that it is hard to believe the difference, if any, is that significant.
I am not a pixel peeper so I use my new lens or my new camera and could use a file to enlarge to 13x19 (I seldom make anything larger than that) and if I like what I see then I keep what I have.
Except for one Nikon lens that I bought once and a film camera, the N6006, I have never returned anything. The lens was not centered, most probably a fall to the ground or a hard blow and the N6006 was using battery juice as if there was no tomorrow. The lens was fixed and the camera replaced and that happened many but many years ago.
No other problems ever since.
May 27, 2016 21:12:47 #
Charge the battery, Turn it on take pictures. Verify the problem that required sending it in has been fixed.
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