d700 flash problem/hot shoe problem

[grassbl8d]

hi guys,


im wondering how many of you there are having problems with their d700 regarding flash, mine seems to be really problematic, the builtin flash works fine but the


i brought it to the shop and he said that there is circuit corrosion,how does this corrosion happen




how many of you guys are having problems with d700 flash? is this also a problem with d800?

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[gqtuazon]

This has been a common problem with the D700 that requires you as the owner to pay for the replacement of the hotshoe assembly. I spent around $285 USD to get mine replaced before via Nikon USA in California. It happened after 3 years of use.

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[grassbl8d]

i brought it to columbia cubao and they repaired it ike new.. galing!

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[David Hilos]

This has been a common problem with the D700 that requires you as the owner to pay for the replacement of the hotshoe assembly. I spent around $285 USD to get mine replaced before via Nikon USA in California. It happened after 3 years of use.

Yes, this is a common problem. Probably due to 3 factors
1. hot shoe construction of the D700 is different from the older DSLR and film cameras.
The hot-shoe ground for older Nikon cameras are fastened by screw to a metal, then the metal is soldered to the flexible cable. Very good electrical contact. The hot-shoe ground for D700 is connected to the flexible cable by screw. They have improved the D200 condition by using 3 screws connected to the flex instead of one but if there's oxidation on the exposed copper of the flexible cable, this will cause poor electrical contact.
2. The hot-shoe metal looks different from the older Nikon cameras. They could have changed supplier or plating process. We all know the reason why.
3. New flashes are quite heavy, causing the hot shoe to "rock" a bit

How I fix this problem.
1. I salvaged old hot shoe for older camera. Fitting is exactly the same
2. Add solder in the flexible cable for better electrical contact

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[kewldude]

I also have a problem with my d700's hotshoe. What happens is when I put a flash (sb900) on top of my hotshoe, it sometimes keeps on firing even though i didnt trigger it.... putok ng putok yung flash...parang na shoshort ang nangyari.... so replacement of hotshoe assembly ba ang solution?  the d700 is with me na for more than 2 years, i used it heavily sa weddings.

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[David Hilos]

I also have a problem with my d700's hotshoe. What happens is when I put a flash (sb900) on top of my hotshoe, it sometimes keeps on firing even though i didnt trigger it.... putok ng putok yung flash...parang na shoshort ang nangyari.... so replacement of hotshoe assembly ba ang solution?  the d700 is with me na for more than 2 years, i used it heavily sa weddings.

Not really necessary to replace the hotshoe.  Linisin lang yung contact sa loob, ayos na.
Pinalitan ko lang yung hotshoe dahil hindi na raw makintab sabi nung may ari. Parang mumurahin siguro ang ginamit na plating compared sa lumang hot shoe kaya madaling mag oxidize. Mas mukha pang bago yung galing D70s. Since willing namang magbayad yung may ari at pangatlong D700 na niya yang pinagawa sa'kin, pinalitan ko na rin.

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[nikkiesteban]

Boss pwede ba mag pagawa sa inyo ng d700 at d90? Hot shoe problem din. Pm me po kung puwede. Thanks


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[David Hilos]

How I fix this problem.
1. I salvaged the hot shoe from an older camera. The fitting is exactly the same

Grammar. hahaha

Boss pwede ba mag pagawa sa inyo ng d700 at d90? Hot shoe problem din. Pm me po kung puwede. Thanks


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Sayang, wala po ako sa Pilipinas

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[gqtuazon]

I also have a problem with my d700's hotshoe. What happens is when I put a flash (sb900) on top of my hotshoe, it sometimes keeps on firing even though i didnt trigger it.... putok ng putok yung flash...parang na shoshort ang nangyari.... so replacement of hotshoe assembly ba ang solution?  the d700 is with me na for more than 2 years, i used it heavily sa weddings.

You'll get a higher success rate with Columbia Cubao.  One of my friend had his hot shoe replaced which had a similar symptom with your D700.

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[nikkiesteban]

experience ko nag pagawa ako sa nikon megamall. nagawa naman after 4-6 months nasira ulit. Back to freak "self triggering na naman ang flash"... heahehehe
Sana magka roon ng permanent fix para dito.

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[David Hilos]

Pwede pala akong magbakasyon at tumanggap ng mga pagawa. 

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[David Hilos]

Minsan kasi yung gumagawa basta lang mapagana o siguro para bumalik ka at magpagwa ulit. 
Kung papalitan mo lang yung parts at ibabalik sa original condition, siempre babalik yan kasi nga may problema yung original condition
Kung pag aaralan nila yung mga nakaraang hotshoe ng  Nikon DSLR/SLR,
malulutas nila ang problema.

Ang sabi ko dun sa mga nagpagawa sa akin nyan, balik bayad kapag bumalik ang sira within 2 years. Karamihan mga event/wedding photographers kaya siguradong heavy users, pero so far ok naman.

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[nikkiesteban]

Guys ipapagawa ko d700 ko today. Open pa ba sa columbia cubao?

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[nikkiesteban]

Guys. Nag ooperate pa ba columbia cubao? Any contact #? Thanks


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[keeper]

this is the last number i have Columbia Cubao 9110978, try mo lang. 

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[nikkiesteban]

Nadala ko na sa columbia cubao.
Update nalang daw nila ako sa price quotation. Thanks


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[Alfalfameister]

Nadala ko na sa columbia cubao.
Update nalang daw nila ako sa price quotation. Thanks

Update mo rin kami sa price, ha? (yes, I know it's a case-to-case basis, but I think a few of us have the same type of problem, so it should be more or less in the same price vicinity).

Thanks!

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[nikkiesteban]

P7,900 with cleaning.
They diagnosed it first. Nakitang problem hindi hot shoe. Flash sync problem daw tapos battery drain problem nakita din. Parang bago na ulit sensor sa sobrang linus. Nice job. Mas maganda service sa columbia cubao compared sa cdsc megamall.


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[Alfalfameister]

Just had my D700 hotshoe problem (pumipitik-pitik kahit walang shutter release, and happens at inopportune times). Apparently, this has been a common problem for the D700 (and the D200 which I still own -- and which also has a hotshoe problem).

Anyway, Columbia Cubao (take note: they have moved to a new place; walking distance from their old place, right beside PureGold). Hotshoe problem was P5,000+, and then sensor cleaning was P1,250 yata. Sensor cleaning is normally more, but since I had something done, parang package price na.

This post is just an FYI. And, again, kudos to Jesse for doing a good job with my camera.

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[TakeTwo66]

Anyway, Columbia Cubao (take note: they have moved to a new place; walking distance from their old place, right beside PureGold). Hotshoe problem was P5,000+,

This post is just an FYI. And, again, kudos to Jesse for doing a good job with my camera.

Sir,

Tanong lang, ganoong katagal nila ginawa yung hotshoe? I have exactly the same problem - pero iisa lang body ko, so di ko makuhang iwan ng more than a week.  Nakaka panic pag nag stobe siya. Was in the middle of a wedding shoot when it happened again last week. Had to get it off cam, and trigger the SB 800 with built-in via CLS.  Ok sana, but di ka maka pitik ng 'double tap' so kelangan sigurado.

Thanks in advance!

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