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Originally Posted by Steffen
Forget the Nikon, switch to Canon. So…, which Nikon lenses did you say you have for sale? 
But seriously, not setting the lens to the smallest aperture before mounting it will not damage anything. At worst the camera will refuse to function until you set the lens to the smallest aperture ("FEE" message). The manual also says to turn off the camera before changing lenses, I don't think I've ever done that and I have yet to damage an electronic Nikon (since 1990).
I believe the failure of your camera is age related, something inside is drawing more power than it should. Did you notice a shortened battery life by any chance?
Cheers
Steffen. |
Thanks Steffen,
I have a 60mm f2.8 1:1 micro (Nikon speak for Marco), 85 mm f1.8 and a 80-200 f2.8 plus the kit lens that came with the D70s (17-70 3.5-6.5 from memory). Plus SB600. Wanna cut a deal
This is the second time it happened. I did get the "FEE" message on the display on both occassions, and on both occassions, I cannot switch off the camera. So I had to remove the battery, and then the camera died. By change, they both happened when I used the 80-200 zoom, maybe it's an evil lens
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I always power down the camera before changing lens, and the batteries are full. The other explanation is that this is a Friday camera body and has a faulty circuit board that doesn't like the 80-200
But for now, I will look for another Nikon body and will get hold of some fuses to have a go a repair it (with the help of Martin/Mill).
Bo