relie
Loc: Western Massachusetts
Hi guys, another question. This is bugging the heck out of me. What is causing the black marks at the top of these photos? Also, the difference in the blue skyline half way down the photo (bottom left picture). All taken with Nikon d5100 on auto. Help.
Thanks,
Dave
Looks like a shutter problem, not a lens issue.
To be sure, use try another lens if you have one, but I doubt that will make a difference.
The line is too well defined for it to be anything other than a shutter problem.
It's not the mirror either as that would show up at the bottom of the photo, since the projected image is upside-down in the camera.
Would you send an example file and clink on the "Store Original" box?
relie
Loc: Western Massachusetts
I have to get the memory stick from the camera. It's home, I'll have to get it later. Thanks
relie
Loc: Western Massachusetts
Thanks, what would cause a sticky shutter? The camera doesn't have that much use.
Dave
I'm leaning towards shutter issue.
--Bob
relie wrote:
Hi guys, another question. This is bugging the heck out of me. What is causing the black marks at the top of these photos? Also, the difference in the blue skyline half way down the photo (bottom left picture). All taken with Nikon d5100 on auto. Help.
Thanks,
Dave
rmalarz wrote:
I'm leaning towards shutter issue.
--Bob
Did you blink when you took the photo.
Look into that as well.
Just joking I agree with Bob and the others as to a possible shutter issue.
Architect1776 wrote:
Did you blink when you took the photo.
Look into that as well.
Just joking I agree with Bob and the others as to a possible shutter issue.
Blinking if you have long eyelashes is a possibility....remote, but....
relie wrote:
Hi guys, another question. This is bugging the heck out of me. What is causing the black marks at the top of these photos? Also, the difference in the blue skyline half way down the photo (bottom left picture). All taken with Nikon d5100 on auto. Help.
Thanks,
Dave
I agree, this is a shutter issue.
To explain, the shutter is really two curtains. When the button is depressed, the mirror lifts out of the way. The first curtain moves up, opening the sensor to light coming in from the lens. Then the second curtain moves up to block the sensor off at a predetermined time. It appears the top curtain is not opening all the way, leaving a sliver of the sensor blocked from the light.
Generally, this is a problem that will only get worse. I'm not going to guess why it is happening, but if you have kids, you will understand that, poop happens. Depending on the age of the camera, it would be covered under a new warranty. If the camera is older, call Nikon and explain the problem to them. They might cover it under an extended warranty. At worse they won't, but they can tell you where to get it fixed.
Good luck.
relie
Loc: Western Massachusetts
Thanks guys. I'm going to check with Nikon..
Dave
This appears to be a group of images in Box frames. If that is the case then the light is casting a shadow at the top of each picture. If they are TV screens, then they were out of sync with your shutter speed.
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