Thanks, all input appreciated.Will check it out.

Will try suggestions. Thanks. I did all sorts of unplugging, etc. The blinking pattern was all light flashing red in unison. That pattern wasn't covered in my little printer manual.

Will check out rebates. Thanks

Thanks. Will check it out Tomorrow.

Not good, but likely true. Thanks

i have been looking at the ones you listed above. So reading your comment about the ink on the P800 is helpful. Thanks.

Thanks for these leads. I was frustrated that I couldn't open it up and got no help form you tube. Will check it out Sunday when i have free time.Agreed.

I have a very old Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer that just died. I printed a page Sunday and the color was off so I printed a test and saw that a couple of the color patterns were not printed fully. I cleaned the printer heads and printed again. There were still a few gaps so I cleaned the heads again. At some point in the process of doing this, I got red error signals for each ink color as well and the paper indicator. I have tried turning off and on unplugging, etc. printer and compute. I can turn the printer off, but when I turn it on again, I get all those red blinking lights.

Since the printer is so old, I don’t want to throw away money by getting a professional to fix it. I have spare parts on another of the same old printer. A friend gave me his old broken one when he got a new one just so I could have the parts. I called the closest Epson certified repair business and it is a 2-hour drive away from me. They charge $125.00 just to open up the printer. I checked out you tube to see if I could figure out anything I could do on my own. Not much help there.

Thinking I had nothing to loose, I tried to open up the printer by loosening the 3 screws that I found on the back. It wouldn’t come apart. I need suggestions! I talked to some friends in one of my photography clubs and they suggested using a hammer or dropping from a second story window. If I could just get it to come apart, I think I could destroy it without resorting to a hammer. But maybe I could find a loose part or replace the pad that collects the ink discarded while cleaning heads.

I know I’m rambling, but I would appreciate any suggestions. If, as I suspect, I can’t fix it, I need suggestions on purchasing a printer that has quality on par with my dead one.

THANKS!

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Thanks all. Problem solved. My wireless remote shutter release malfunctioned. Learned my lesson. Will spend a bit more and get the Nikon. Cost is still less than $20.00.

I think your input may have solved my problem. I examined my wireless remote shutter release again. It is still doing the same thing. It says "For Nikon" rather than being a Nikon product. I have an old Nikon release that has a very old battery. Even in that state, it operates the shutter correctly.

Such a simple explanation! Thanks for your input. The responses led me to think and examine further.

Guess it pays to look for quality even in the small things.

Thanks,

Ok, what died, the wireless remote shutter release? If it was the remote, was it a battery issue?

I have been usnig the same type release for years with my D90 and had no problems.

I had a problem while photographing fireworks on Saturday. While on bulb setting, my remote shutter release is supposed to start the exposure by opening the shutter. A second click will end the exposure by closing the shutter. That is the way it is supposed to work.

Before I left home, I noticed that the first time I pressed the release; the shutter would open and close. After the first time, it would behave as expected buy allowing the remote release to open with the first click and close the shutter on the second click. At the fireworks it didn’t work that way. The results seemed sporadic. Mostly a click of the release would open and close the shutter not allowing me to control the exposure time. Sometimes it would just open the shutter and then close the shutter on the second click. I could not detect any pattern to the way it operated. Sometimes it worked properly, but more often not.

I tried to reproduce the behavior today at home in regular lighting. Now it opens and closes the shutter on the first click. After that, it works properly. I have tried holding the remote at different angles. I don’t understand what is happening.

Any insights or suggestions? Any of you experienced something similar?

I was using my D610 and 24-120 Nikon lens.

Don't know the answer to your question, but I love the 16-35!! It's my favorite lens.

Lovely