Help!!! Is my Nikon R-10 dead?

[newsuper8er]

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased this Nikon R-10, on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWN:IT

Ok, so i know i was taking a gamble :oops: . . . but i knew if it worked fine the buy would pay off 8)

I looked at the photos on ebay and thought to myself, "yeah, looks like its in pretty good condition . . might be worth a go". So, i bid, and bid, and bid, until i was out on top. The highest bidder. Woo Hoo!

Well, what can i say. Im not smiling now. I recieved the camera this morning (having to pay £25 customs charges. grrr ) only to find that the camera does not do anything much at all. When i first picked the camera up, i noticed a rattelling sound, which cant be good! I opened the film cartridge compartment only to find that the noise was a small screw which had come loose. On closer inspection though . . . there apeared to be no hole for a missing screw!!! (Hmmm, the mystery of the phantom screw . . how strange).

Well on to a better note, there was a glimmer of hope at first. When i did put the batteries in I found that both fast and slow zoom (electronic zoom that is) worked fine, and when i looked into the viewfinder, i could see a little red circle light up at the bottom, and when i pushed the trigger in half way i noticed the meter needle move (i think :? ).

So, all may not have been lost. Or so i thought.

When i went up to my room, and put in a cartridge of Tri X, i pushed down on the trigger, only to find nothing happen. Nothing at all. And now the zoom only moves electronically on the Slow setting. The meter does nothing, and that little red light has dissapeared!

So.

That is my situation.

Probaly silly of me to buy it in the first place i know, but i tend to be impulsive like that when im "ebaying" :oops: .

Well, any suggestions would be apreciated!

Thanks,

Steven.

[paul]

did you try fresh batteries???

[newsuper8er]

did you try fresh batteries???

Yep, brand new. Straight from the store.

[newsuper8er]

IT WORKS IT WORKS !!!!!

I dont know what i did . . . but it works now!!! I think i just fideled around with the battery compartment and i did something 8O .

Oh well, no problem now!

Im gonna go and shoot a test cart with my lovely new camera!!!

See ya guys!

Steven.

[chachi]

OUCH!
I say wait acouple weeks then give it to a friend to sell again on ebay.
Don't tell them anything about the condition so they'll think they're being honest when they say " I'm selling this for a friend, I have no idea if it works or not, but I have no reason to think it won't". :roll:

I sell on ebay quite a bit, but I don't sell shite that don't work!

I either test it out and sell it as described or don't sell it at all! I hate when people give you a sentance of info or play dumb.

I actually bought a few items (pinball machine parts) which were sold "as-is, not tested", just to find out that the guy selling them is an avid collector of said pinball machines. Turns out he personally owns two of the machines I was buying these parts for, So why on earth would he not have tested the parts that only require 1 simple connector to be attached to test them???

He could have gotten more money by plugging in 1 cable and selling them as tested and working.

However, when you know they don't work, you 'll get more money for pretending you don't know jack.. I actually notice this alot with pinball machine parts on ebay.

Anyhoo, I feel your pain. But for that money I would be at least trying to get it looked at, maybe its something simple...

Sure looks like it works though!

[newsuper8er]

Thanks for that last post chachi, your very understanding of my situation!

I think you must have posted yours just as i posted my last post , anyway, as i said before, its working wonderfully now!!

Its not as noisy as i thought it would be either . . . im in love!! :lol:

So, i guess taking that gamble did pay off!!!

Anyway back to reality . . . just as i solved that problem, i have encountered another !

Just my luck. There seems to be a little slot on top, where you push in a little key. . or something, about the size of a digital cameras memory card, which dislodges the Daylight filter!!! :roll:

As your probaly guessing, its missing :? . Is there anything i can do about this, can i push something else in there to do the trick?

Any more suggestions would be great.

Thanks.

Steven.


PS. Hope all these little problems are worth it. I hear this is a good camera. Also i found this brochure, which shows some impressive examples of what it can do 8) : http://www.apecity.com/manuals/nikon_r1 ... ochure.pdf

[chachi]

well I had to get that of my chest anyway ..

If you have the original manual, there may be a picture of the key in there. I'm not going to suggest you can just use a makeshift one and stick it in. However, I have no reason to believe you can't either

now was'nt that helpful?

http://www.groupsrv.com/movies/post-179281.html

[audadvnc]

I have a Nikon R8, also bought over eBay. The battery terminals were somewhat corroded and the camera was non-functional the first time I put new batteries in. I took some fine sandpaper to the battery housing terminals to scratch off the corrosion, and the camera has worked fine since. I am very happy with the camera.

The filter key is easy to implement; cut up an old credit card to size and slide it in. You won't hurt the camera.

My R8, and I believe the R10 also, takes 2 batteries for the light meter, unfortunately they are 1.35 volt batteries that are no longer made. I use 1.5 volt #625a batteries and compensate for the higher voltage by setting the meter compensation dial to +1 stop.

Take a look at Michael Nyberg's Nikon R8 page:

http://home.pacbell.net/mnyberg/super8mm/super8_33.html

I got an R10 manual off the web somewhere. I'll try to track it down...
there it is! Right on this web site:

ftp://ftp.filmshooting.com/pub/scans/ni ... on_r10.zip

Happy filming -
Robert

[audadvnc]

I have a Nikon R8, also bought over eBay. The battery terminals were somewhat corroded and the camera was non-functional the first time I put new batteries in. I took some fine sandpaper to the battery housing terminals to scratch off the corrosion, and the camera has worked fine since. I am very happy with the camera.

The filter key is easy to implement; cut up an old credit card to size and slide it in. You won't hurt the camera.

My R8, and I believe the R10 also, takes 2 batteries for the light meter, unfortunately they are 1.35 volt batteries that are no longer made. I use 1.5 volt #625a batteries and compensate for the higher voltage by setting the meter compensation dial to +1 stop.

Take a look at Michael Nyberg's Nikon R8 page:

http://home.pacbell.net/mnyberg/super8mm/super8_33.html

I got an R10 manual off the web somewhere. I'll try to track it down...

[aj]

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased this Nikon R-10, on ebay:

Well, what can i say. Im not smiling now. I recieved the camera this morning (having to pay £25 customs charges. grrr ) only to find that the camera does not do anything much at all. When i first picked the camera up, i noticed a rattelling sound, which cant be good! I opened the film cartridge compartment only to find that the noise was a small screw which had come loose. On closer inspection though . . . there apeared to be no hole for a missing screw!!! (Hmmm, the mystery of the phantom screw . . how strange).

Well, any suggestions would be apreciated!

Thanks,

Steven.

You can test the batteries with the white button batterytester on the top at the right side... The red light should come on.

Sometimes people play the R10/R8 camera and put it in reverse. Then when you shoot 100 frames the motor stops automatically as this is the max. The camera will then only run when you put it in forward again...

Most cartridges will push out the the daylight filter automatically when this needed for the film in the cartridge. The key is only needed when you want to force it out.

[newsuper8er]

well I had to get that of my chest anyway ..

If you have the original manual, there may be a picture of the key in there. I'm not going to suggest you can just use a makeshift one and stick it in. However, I have no reason to believe you can't either

now was'nt that helpful?

http://www.groupsrv.com/movies/post-179281.html

Thanks again chachi . . . and u other guys!

Im quite happy to create a makeshift key to push the daylight filter out of the way, and fingers crossed it should work!!!

Well anyway, ive been out and about today testing my amazing new Nikon R-10, and i must say im very happy with it! Seems to be working like a charm now.

Anyways, only one more thing to do now: Build a Barney!!! 8)

http://www.super8cinema.com/sound_barneys.html

I just need this thing to be quieter now (it sounds like a tank to be honest) and ill be more than happy.

And anyway, no super 8 camera is perfect . . . right?


Thanks guys!


Steven

[ccortez]

And anyway, no super 8 camera is perfect . . . right?

they're ALL perfect -- perfectly noisy. 8)

[sooper8fan]

Hey newsuper8er, I recently came out the high bidder on a Nikon R10 as well. After losing auction after auction I finally clenched my teeth and entered the high bid. Anyway, I'm glad to hear that your camera is up and running. I've been really happy with mine so far.
With regards to your filter key, the credit card option sounds good, but I've also heard that a quarter will fit nicely in the slot. I tried the quarter method but have not had the film processed yet. Have you seen any of your footage yet?

-sooper8fan

[Rick Palidwor]

To see if your improvised filter key removed the filter, leave the film compartment door open, do not load film, point at a light area and pull the trigger. You can see through the film gate. Remove your filter key and you should see the filter appear in the gate: the image will become a little orange. It's hard to miss.

Rick

[Patrick]

Remember, removing the daylight filter outdoors when filming will make all your images slightly blueish. So only remove when filming under artificial light.