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Hi All,
I am Bob with an opportunity to buy a D60 (body only) with a known stuck shutter for about $50. I currently have an N2000 that does not work, no display in viewfinder with new batteries, but know that lenses will work on D60. Is this fixable, cheap, or should I look for another. Also will my lenses work on any other Nikon digital camera?
Cheers,
Bob
Hi Bob,
Welcome to the forum.
I would pass on that one if it were me. Presuming you would get it repaired, you would end up paying quite a lot for a really old tech camera. If you are thinking of getting it converted to infra-red, then it may be worth it but it doesn't sound like that's your plan.
Find another body. Take it for free. Working $120 - $200tops
framer
You can get a very nice D70s or D50 from Adorama used for $150-200. For more money a more current body such as a D90 or other. Having an old body repaired is way too expensive. Once a body is several years old, unless it is a pro body, repairs are almost more than what it is worth.
I bought a D70s off of Ebay that ended up having a stuck shutter. While emailing the seller, I found a web page detailing what a guy did to fix his, and did the same, but without the scissors. I may have got lucky, but I kept the camera, and the seller and I agreed upon a 50 dollar refund.
Here's the webpage,,,, http://johnbagnell.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-fix-d70s-or-d70-shutter.html
Mac The knife said:
I bought a D70s off of Ebay that ended up having a stuck shutter. While emailing the seller, I found a web page detailing what a guy did to fix his, and did the same, but without the scissors. I may have got lucky, but I kept the camera, and the seller and I agreed upon a 50 dollar refund.
That repair job only works of you're hoping that the stuck shutter will unstick itself. I wouldn't invest in a possibly dud camera.
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