How reliable are Nikon cameras

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Having only recently bought a Nikon D5100, I now find that it will not switch on after only a couple of days use. :eek: Have charged the battery just to see if it was that, but no dice. Its completely dead.

Am I just unlucky or could it be something else I'm not aware of?
 
Well, since 1979 Ive had:

Film - FE, FM, F4 F60, F80 and F5

Digital - D100, D200, D300, D5100, D7000, D2x and a D3 as well as currently a Coolpix P7100.

In that time I must have taken literally tens of thousands of images, and aside from a light leak on the back of my F4, all have been brilliant and have so far (touch wood) never let me down. Maybe I have just been lucky ?

I quite sure though that Canon are just as good. Trouble is the Internet is a funnel for bad news and you only ever read about problems people have with their cameras, never that they are working perfectly. Yes there will be lemons, that's a result of mass manufacture and to be expected, but I'd be very surprised if either Nikon or Canon's failure rate approached 1% (although I do stand to be corrected).
 
Logicearl said:
Having only recently bought a Nikon D5100, I now find that it will not switch on after only a couple of days use. :eek: Have charged the battery just to see if it was that, but no dice. Its completely dead.

Am I just unlucky or could it be something else I'm not aware of?
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You can get problems with anything you buy these days it's just annoying when it happens to you- unless of course Day 2 consisted of dropping your camera 30m off a cliff- powering itself up might be asking a bit much;) Having said that, I once dropped my mobile brick 30m and it still worked- y'all try that with your fancy iphones:lol:

Just get it fixed under warranty and get another- I wouldn't let it put you off the brand.
 
Very unlucky, especially within two days. Pop back to where ever you got it from, Im sure they will sort it out asap!

Presuming you didnt buy privately second hand of course
 
My old D5000 was kicked off my bed a few times dropped in mud and it didn't think anything of it. I hope it's broken now though since a lowlife stole it :( I've got D7000 now and haven't had any problems so I'd say you've been rather unlucky and wouldn't let it put you off
 
You're unfortunately unlucky! But it's okay, because..

WARRANTYMAN is here to save the day! Nikons customer service is friggin' brilliant, they'll sort you out :)
 
Other than my D70 randomly locking up one day (solved by removing the battery and putting it back in again), I've never had a single problem in nearly 7 years of nikon dslr usage. That D70 has been dropped onto a rock, travelled round the world, been dragged underground round an abandoned coal mine, and all kinds of escapades. My d700 has had an easier life and again has never missed a beat.
 
farrance said:
You're unfortunately unlucky! But it's okay, because..

Nikons customer service is friggin' brilliant, they'll sort you out :)
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You're joking right ? they're no better or worse than any manufacturer, catch em on a good day and all is good with the world, catch em on a bad day and :bang:
 
If its newly purchased from a shop and only a few days old, you don't need to contact Nikon, just take it or send it back to where you bought it and they should send you a new one.
Allan
 
Never had a spot of trouble with any of my Nikon DSLR's. My one D70 has spent the last four years of it's life caving, with lots of damp air and mud, never missed a beat and still working. My D200 has travelled all around the world on my travels.
 
Logicearl said:
Having only recently bought a Nikon D5100, I now find that it will not switch on after only a couple of days use. :eek: Have charged the battery just to see if it was that, but no dice. Its completely dead.

Am I just unlucky or could it be something else I'm not aware of?
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Try re-seating the lens, just release it and refit it, as it can be an issue with the contacts slightly out of alignment, or one of the pins stuck a little.
 
Just got back from my local cam shop, they had a quick look at it, tried another battery, and viola. :thumbs:
 
Good news, just for info, was the knackered battery a Nikon one or a after-market one. Not that we want to start another story off, we have had plenty of these.
 
It was the one that came with the camera, a nikon. I have now purchased a couple more. Wouldn't buy compatible ones, I usually stick to originals.
 
Well the main thing is that the camera is back up and running, and a couple of battery's are cheaper than a camera repair.
 
So really, the question is 'How reliable are Nikon batteries'? ;) :thinking:
 
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