No reply from the OP so maybe he found an error in his settings.

Surely a two button salute is the first thing you would try...

I have been working with my D800E all evening in manual mode. I have been chimping for fine focus with a manual lens. All bracketing is off. I haven't had a problem. I do have Auto Bracketing set to AE.

I had the same problem...went into my bracketing/flash menu and made some adjustments and changed the Auto Bracketing Set to AE and made a few minor setting changes within the Bracketing/Flash (I don't remember what they were now...but could list my settings if you are interested)...anyways...it's no longer adjusting the shutter speed! Finally!!!!

does sound like a firmware update may be needed, i would speak to nikon Tech support, id chaeck my camera but mine is in nikon HQ having the focus fixed and while its there ive asked they clean up the oil splatters that have popped back up after i last cleaned it lol oh the joys hahaha

Has anybody spoken to Nikon? Sounds like a firmware update will fix it.

I had this issue as well this past weekend. I had it in manual mode, verified bkt was turned off and my shutter speed would be set at 1/250 and it would adjust any where from 1/60 to 1/1000. Once I noticed the problem I would watch inside the view window after each click and it would adjust on it's own. Even when I hadn't viewed in on the lcd screen and removed the grip (so not as to have those buttons or dials as a variable). I was hoping someone had heard what else might have caused the issue... I will keep watching posts

Hello! I bought my camera in London, but actually I live in Brazil. I`m facing exactly the same problem... Today was my first test with the camera in a studio and after each shoot the shutter speed changed to 60 or 4000 instead of staying on 125.
I`m 100% sure that everything was on manual mode, plus, I was photographing with other 2 pro photographers...

The possibility that came in to my head, and I say just possibility, is that the act of chimping is the cause? We all know that the command dial can be set to do different things whilst in shooting mode (rear screen off) and while reviewing an image. Seems to me that what is needed (if it hasn't been done already) is to reproduce the phenomenon and systematically go through the various actions that took place before the change, and eliminate them one at a time. Alternatively in an ideal world you'd have access to another D800 without these problems and compare settings. Hey, now there's an idea........save your settings to the memory card, do a factory restore and see if the problem still occurs. If it doesn't, the fault lies somewhere in your saved settings.

Well, I'm not an expert or a pro, but I was the one that mentioned the BKT, simply because if I remember correctly the OP said it was changing 1 stop in either direction. I think he was shooting at 1/160th and it kept changing to 1/80 and 1/320th... It just seemed like having the BKT button on the top dial it might be easy to hit. I wonder if the OP ever figured it out?

luke james href="http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=6800#post-102962">said:
Maybe it being in BKT mode is the problem though ?

I think you may have hit the nail on the proverbial head
I have been shooting for 50+ years and still make this mistake

Hey mate, I've also had this issue. I first noticed it when I was shooting some pano's the other week. With Panorama's you want the frames you stitch together all to have the same shutter and aperture so you shoot in Manual mode and fire off how ever many frames you need.

BUT I noticed the shutter was changing after each frame and I had manually had to set it back to the desired shutter. I was very confused as why should we have to manually dial in our settings on MANUAL mode ?! I've seen that you got involved with a thread on this on "The Photo Forum" but the guys trying to solve the issue didn't seem to take it seriously. Maybe it being in BKT mode is the problem though ? but I'm not sure... My thought was that there might be some setting with metering that is changing the shutter but I am not a pro such as yourself. It must be something we missed because a DSLR that is changing in Manual mode is a problem, a big one !

Hi guys, quick question. I've been a pro shooter for 20 years, just as background. I did my first corporate job with my d800 today. I shot with d3s and d700 prior and still. Did a series of lit portraits on location with camera settings on manual and found that my shutter speed would change on me for the slightest reason. After missing a few shots and paying closer attention, it appears to happen when I chimp (zoom in to the screen to make sure someones eyes are open or there are no shiny spots on the forehead etc.) apparently using the controls to zoom and scroll through the screen changes my shutter speed and I have to manual change it back every time before shooting again. This is repeatable and does not happen on any of my other cameras. Anyone else experienced this?

I'm not sure why my links are being removed - people do realize there are other Nikon forums in existence...??

Anyway, other D7000 guide book recommendations included:

Doug Klostermann's "Nikon D7000 Experience" available as a PDF ebook on his Wordpress blog "Picturing Change" as well as on Amazon for the Kindle format.

Darrell Young's "Mastering the D7000" to be available on Amazon soon.

There are some D7000 books mentioned here:
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There are some D7000 books mentioned over here:
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Just viewed the Kelby Training on the Nikon D7000. It is very basic, even the newbie that I am did not learn anything (ok, maybe a couple). And the host looks like he on a coffee trip and can't stand in place or keep quiet for a second.

I would still suggest for the very beginner as a starter point and a way to visually understand the owner's manual content in its most basic form.

I just saw that there is a DVD & iphone app for the Nikon D7000 from a company called Quickpro. Are they any good?

To learn and reference camera bodies I really like Darrell Young's books and almost every book by the publisher Rockynook. All of his books are laid out well with all the info you need in one spot instead of hunting across multiple chapters. The index is concise and gets me right to what I'm looking for. For me it basically replaces my user manual 95% of the time.

The books on the bodies seem to be always named "Mastering the Nikon XXXX" by Darrell Young. Best $40 accessory I have bought in a long time.

Welcome to the forum, Sandy. I like Thom Hogan's books, too. I learned the D100 with his guide and then have found my own way since.

Thom Hogans guide to the D7k will be out in January. I have it for the D3 and VERY highly recommended.

Ken Rockwells online guides are free, and have merit, especially for the price. Not sure if he has done one for the D7k.

Mike: I only bring that up because I've talked to people who have that attitude, and it baffles me. If I thought that of your photography (which, incidentally, I don't; what I've seen of your stuff, and most of the rest of the people who post here, shows a lot of thought given to composition, regardless of what went into post), I'd have mentioned you by name. :)

Hi aslightdelay,

"...not a substitute for mindful shooting."

Goodness, I hope I didn't leave that impression that one could substitute the digital darkroom for good shooting. I didn't mean to do that.

I do mean that as the darkroom was something that was something photographers used as part of their art, digital photographers use as part of theirs, too.

Likely this is another thread or should be.

My best,

Mike

Great input guys, thank you.

First, a disclaimer: like NSX, I'm not all that good at post. Also, as a relative novice, my priority has been weighted more toward learning solid composition than toward learning postproduction.

My thinking on this, for what it's worth, is that post can be really useful, but shouldn't be a substitute for carefully taking the photo in the first place. It can be great for making small fixes, and even for doing interesting artistic stuff with your pictures, but if you're taking half-assed shots with the attitude that you'll just fix 'em later, you're doing it wrong. So I'm not against PS, GIMP, or anything else that can enhance the process. But the point is, it's just that -- an enhancement, and not a substitute for mindful shooting.

Hi,

Here's a view from a guy who has spent a lot of time in a dark dark room and in a digital dark room.

You can look at it that it is a place to convert your work to something to see as quickly as possible, or you can look at it as something to take your work to level that your work wasn't at when you originally snapped it.

Digital darkroom mastery can salvage marginal work or make good work terrific work.

Everyone would like to take great shots the first time (me included), but I would also like to be able to punch it up in the dark room (in this case, Photoshop), and I fortunately have the tools.

Just giving you something to thing about.

My best,

Mike