Happy Hod is, because Jessops have now returned to the light side of the force.
Bought Nikon d90 last Christmas 2008 and being my first serious bit of DSLR kit I was truly happy. I still feel a bit like a cleaner put in charge of mission control at Houston, but hey, it works.
However, as of April i'sh this year I started to notice the dreaded CHA (F--) ERR error start to creep in.
To the uninitiated, just google D90 and Cha Error and you'll get enough hits to keep your insomnia at bay. Briefly, the camera locks up and you cannot turn it off. The only way out (thanks Cliff) is to remove the battery and reinsert. Which is what I wanted to do to Jessops and Nikon as they failed TWICE to repair it under warranty ( taking around 3 weeks at a time for a Nikon turnaround and no replacement offered, depsite me asking), having ruined various occasions, visits, holidays. etc. The third time it started playing up (intermittently but persistently) I could have screamed. http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/bonk.gif.
The internet has 1001 cures for this issue (strangely enough, Nikon's website does not) including formatting the card in your PC, in your camera, in your microwave (I made that one up), trying different SD cards (avoid Sandisk Extreme III say a lot of folks - what??!! Nikon recommend them and the 8Gb versions cost a packet), checking your lens attachment to the body etc, checking whether you are facing East or wearing red socks.
Today, the all-high manager at jessops in Tyneside (Chris - may he live forever) saw sense and agreed to replace it.
Hod is happy again.
Bought Nikon d90 last Christmas 2008 and being my first serious bit of DSLR kit I was truly happy. I still feel a bit like a cleaner put in charge of mission control at Houston, but hey, it works.
However, as of April i'sh this year I started to notice the dreaded CHA (F--) ERR error start to creep in.
To the uninitiated, just google D90 and Cha Error and you'll get enough hits to keep your insomnia at bay. Briefly, the camera locks up and you cannot turn it off. The only way out (thanks Cliff) is to remove the battery and reinsert. Which is what I wanted to do to Jessops and Nikon as they failed TWICE to repair it under warranty ( taking around 3 weeks at a time for a Nikon turnaround and no replacement offered, depsite me asking), having ruined various occasions, visits, holidays. etc. The third time it started playing up (intermittently but persistently) I could have screamed. http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/bonk.gif.
The internet has 1001 cures for this issue (strangely enough, Nikon's website does not) including formatting the card in your PC, in your camera, in your microwave (I made that one up), trying different SD cards (avoid Sandisk Extreme III say a lot of folks - what??!! Nikon recommend them and the 8Gb versions cost a packet), checking your lens attachment to the body etc, checking whether you are facing East or wearing red socks.
Today, the all-high manager at jessops in Tyneside (Chris - may he live forever) saw sense and agreed to replace it.
Hod is happy again.
