broken Nizo

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 3:09 pm

i posted something about my Nizo and its broken light meter (the needle dont move)

Do u think that the auto exposure stilll works, even if the needle has broken, fallen off or whatever??

the camera suffered a knock, and the lens came loose. but i opened the acmera and tighntened it up again, but the light meter seems to hard to try and fix. I never use manual exposure.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 4:36 pm

Dear Guest and others this concerns

For receiving as most helpful advices as possible it might be of advantage to add at least a name to your request.
Further, for obvious reasons, there is no need to open several threads at the same time, all dealing about one and the same topic, good luck.

andy · Post by **andy** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 7:26 pm

Hi, your best option is to bin the camera and start again, to get the lens reset etc may not even be possible nowdays..go for a replacement camera.....

Post by **Maurizio Di Cintio** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:09 pm

Hi had the same problem with my 6080. It fell from a table and apparently suffered no problem, but in a short time the lightmeter got stuck and couldn't be got moving by manual aperture setting either.

Diagnosis from a specialised Nizo technician: replacement of the iris servo motor and some IC's; cost: over 250 Euro. But the rest of the camera is minty, so...

UNfortunately Nizo's are excellent camera performancewise, but they are sort of fragile eletronically speaking.

Good luck

donald · Post by **donald** » Sat Jan 18, 2003 12:02 am

I dont want to pay 250 euros fora a repair, the cameraonly cost me Ã‚Â£35!

i may buy another, if i can find a bargain again. How do Beaulieu's compare to Nizo in terms of reliabilty ?? are they as fragile?

ANDY · Post by **ANDY** » Sat Jan 18, 2003 5:21 pm

Hi, Beauleiu cameras are great, 4008zm11 with 8-64 or 6-80
angeneiux lens,can get them serviced in Sweden.. What you need to consider is if you buy a Beaulieu you will probably need to renew the nicad battery,more expense straight away,then perhaps have the camera serviced or checked out making sure the lens back focus is correct for the camera..
Whats your budget for a camera?
Try also considering a canon 814xls or canon 1014xls in terms of reliability they are excellent..

Post by **Sonic Truth** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 3:26 am

yeh, ive read a lot about finding battery packs or making them for beaulieus. The canon 1014 does look good, but the idea of a ground glass focussing on the beaulieu is very appealing, the 2008 looks good. i dont want to spend more than Ã‚Â£200 though.

andy · Post by **andy** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 3:57 pm

Hi, if you want a Beauleiu go for a 4008 not a 2008... Canon split image focussing is just as good if not better than the Beauleiu,thats my opinion others will disagree... I can focus quicker on the canon 814 or 1014xls than on me Beauleiu..

Post by **Sonic Truth** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 4:05 pm

so whats the advantage of the 4008 over the 2008?
what are the features of the 4008?

Post by **Sonic Truth** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 4:06 pm

there is a 5008 on ebay for Ã‚Â£279 at the moment what do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... tegory=628

andy · Post by **andy** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 4:32 pm

cant download the picture or description.. regarding the 2008
only had a week 4.8volt battery i did have one but not for long...5008s are quite underated a real solid camera and runs reasonably quiet...Again from what i have learnt the hard way over the years,any camera with an interchangeable lens,i would advise to get the lens back focus checked for the camera you are using it on... I have recently purchased a Beauleiu,its gone to sweden for a service etc before i have even put a film thru the camera.