Nikon N60 no autofocus
Kevin
batteries. About half way through my 2 or third roll of film and 6
months later my camera doesn't want to autofocus. The batteries show
good on the display. It will try to focus but, it's almost like it
doesn't know what you are even pointing at. It works the same whether
you are out in the sun or using the flash. The only thing besides the
battery that is different is I'm using a different kind of Kodak film.
Does anyone have any idea what would cause this problem?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Kevin
it's close to focus and sometimes it's not even in the ballpark. It
does seem to be a little on the sluggish side. I don't know if it is
because it doesn't know the target or some other reason.
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Stefan Mazur
> I've had my N60 for about 2 years now. I finally changed the
> batteries.
Wow, two years with a set of batteries. And they say that these things
eat batteries like I eat chips...
>About half way through my 2 or third roll of film and 6
> months later my camera doesn't want to autofocus. The batteries show
> good on the display. It will try to focus but, it's almost like it
> doesn't know what you are even pointing at. It works the same whether
> you are out in the sun or using the flash.
Just to be sure: check if the AF/MF switch on the front of the camera
is set to AF...
I would put my money on the batteries. For a very good reason that I
keep forgetting, by the time the camera knows that the batteries are
dying, they're already dead. So the fact that it's showing good
doesn't mean they actually are (still following me?). Anyway, there
are various reasons that will make batteries fade. 6 months is about
average life I would think but I would expect someone who use ~6 rolls
of film a year to keep them longer.
>The only thing besides the
> battery that is different is I'm using a different kind of Kodak film.
Is it the manual focus kind? Just kidding it's either the batteries or
your focus mechanism is screwed (or you've put the switch on MF).
> Does anyone have any idea what would cause this problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
Stefan Mazur
Mike Simanyi
too. Try a fresh set, preferably Lithium. A number of drug stores and
office supply stores sell the Lithium AAs and I find they work much
better than alkaline AAs in the camera bodies I have used.
Mike
Stefan Mazur wrote:
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Steelhead
Clean the battery terminals on battery and camera using pencil eraser.
If you still have the problem it is identical to what happened to me
after 2 years with my N-60. I had an extended warranty and sent it to
Nikon. They said they replaced "Major auto focus parts"!
Steel
Kevin
thing though. It got me suspicious. I tried to manually focus and the
picture but it still would not focus clearly. The problem was someone
adjusted the Diopter adjustment on the eye piece for near-sighted or
far-sighted photographers. So, there was no problem at all and I
should get the bone head award for wasting your time. I do appreciate
all the help and I apologize.
Sincerly,
Kevin
PS the good thing is I won't have to run to the store for a nother set
of batteries.
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on horizontal lines or white walls.
Maybe it just needs a cleanup ?
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I went over to an F80 - much better.
The lowlight focusing capability of the N60 is awful and it creeps badly
with longer focal lengths too.
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problems with low light, works every time. Good shooting.
Fred
Maplewood Photography
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