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FIXED Nikon Coolpix camera flaws (battery door latch breaks) with a paperclip Jeanette Guire 10-15-2007
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Posted by Jeanette Guire on October 15, 2007, 10:33 am
I post this fix so that others who have the infamous Nikon Coolpix series
of cameras can fix Nikon's engineering flaw in the camera body which Nikon
refuses to fix despite the tens of thousands of unhappy Nikon Coolpix
buyers.

Here is a photo of the Nikon Coolpix camera body BEFORE it breaks
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg

Here is a photo of Nikon Coolpix camera body ultimately broken
http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG

Here a user fixed the Nikon Coolpix camera body with a paperclip
http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg

Here a user fix the Nikon Coolpix camera with a tripod
http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG

Here is how I fixed the Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera with epoxy
http://usera.imagecave.com/

All the reviews totally missed the mark on the Nikon Coolpix camera
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html

Posted by Tony Hwang on October 15, 2007, 11:21 am
Jeanette Guire wrote:
> I post this fix so that others who have the infamous Nikon Coolpix series
> of cameras can fix Nikon's engineering flaw in the camera body which Nikon
> refuses to fix despite the tens of thousands of unhappy Nikon Coolpix
> buyers.
>
> Here is a photo of the Nikon Coolpix camera body BEFORE it breaks
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg
>
> Here is a photo of Nikon Coolpix camera body ultimately broken
> http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG
>
> Here a user fixed the Nikon Coolpix camera body with a paperclip
> http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg
>
> Here a user fix the Nikon Coolpix camera with a tripod
> http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG
>
> Here is how I fixed the Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera with epoxy
> http://usera.imagecave.com/
>
> All the reviews totally missed the mark on the Nikon Coolpix camera
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/
> http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
> http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html
Hmmm,
Thse are throw away cameras like Timex watch.

Posted by on October 17, 2007, 12:06 am

>Jeanette Guire wrote:
>> I post this fix so that others who have the infamous Nikon Coolpix series
>> of cameras can fix Nikon's engineering flaw in the camera body which Nikon
>> refuses to fix despite the tens of thousands of unhappy Nikon Coolpix
>> buyers.
>>
>> Here is a photo of the Nikon Coolpix camera body BEFORE it breaks
>> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg
>>
>> Here is a photo of Nikon Coolpix camera body ultimately broken
>> http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG
>>
>> Here a user fixed the Nikon Coolpix camera body with a paperclip
>> http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg
>>
>> Here a user fix the Nikon Coolpix camera with a tripod
>> http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG
>>
>> Here is how I fixed the Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera with epoxy
>> http://usera.imagecave.com/
>>
>> All the reviews totally missed the mark on the Nikon Coolpix camera
>> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/
>> http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
>> http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html


>Hmmm,
>Thse are throw away cameras like Timex watch.


In the 1960s Seiko and Citizens watches where all throw aways too as
were vehicles made by Datsun and Toyota...Nikon cameras were well
respected for their lens quality...While I could be mistaken, I
suspect that they still are.

Posted by Tony Hwang on October 17, 2007, 12:25 am
cedrowooly@pillinor.net wrote:
>
>
>>Jeanette Guire wrote:
>>
>>>I post this fix so that others who have the infamous Nikon Coolpix series
>>>of cameras can fix Nikon's engineering flaw in the camera body which Nikon
>>>refuses to fix despite the tens of thousands of unhappy Nikon Coolpix
>>>buyers.
>>>
>>>Here is a photo of the Nikon Coolpix camera body BEFORE it breaks
>>>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg
>>>
>>>Here is a photo of Nikon Coolpix camera body ultimately broken
>>>http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG
>>>
>>>Here a user fixed the Nikon Coolpix camera body with a paperclip
>>>http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg
>>>
>>>Here a user fix the Nikon Coolpix camera with a tripod
>>>http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG
>>>
>>>Here is how I fixed the Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera with epoxy
>>>http://usera.imagecave.com/
>>>
>>>All the reviews totally missed the mark on the Nikon Coolpix camera
>>>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/
>>>http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
>>>http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html
>
>
>
>>Hmmm,
>>Thse are throw away cameras like Timex watch.
>
>
>
> In the 1960s Seiko and Citizens watches where all throw aways too as
> were vehicles made by Datsun and Toyota...Nikon cameras were well
> respected for their lens quality...While I could be mistaken, I
> suspect that they still are.
Hi,
Back then do you remember the test Leica engineers did?
Dropping Leica vs. Canon, Nikon from a height, guess what happened.
Also cold weather testing. Which camera went to moon first?
Not Japanese one, Hasselblad. Pro grade cameras still have metal body,
consumer grade? All plastic! Even most lens. At least prosumer grade
is more rugged?

Posted by on October 17, 2007, 11:09 pm

>cedrowooly@pillinor.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Jeanette Guire wrote:
>>>
>>>>I post this fix so that others who have the infamous Nikon Coolpix series
>>>>of cameras can fix Nikon's engineering flaw in the camera body which Nikon
>>>>refuses to fix despite the tens of thousands of unhappy Nikon Coolpix
>>>>buyers.
>>>>
>>>>Here is a photo of the Nikon Coolpix camera body BEFORE it breaks
>>>>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg
>>>>
>>>>Here is a photo of Nikon Coolpix camera body ultimately broken
>>>>http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG
>>>>
>>>>Here a user fixed the Nikon Coolpix camera body with a paperclip
>>>>http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg
>>>>
>>>>Here a user fix the Nikon Coolpix camera with a tripod
>>>>http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG
>>>>
>>>>Here is how I fixed the Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera with epoxy
>>>>http://usera.imagecave.com/
>>>>
>>>>All the reviews totally missed the mark on the Nikon Coolpix camera
>>>>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/
>>>>http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
>>>>http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hmmm,
>>>Thse are throw away cameras like Timex watch.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the 1960s Seiko and Citizens watches where all throw aways too as
>> were vehicles made by Datsun and Toyota...Nikon cameras were well
>> respected for their lens quality...While I could be mistaken, I
>> suspect that they still are.
>Hi,
>Back then do you remember the test Leica engineers did?
>Dropping Leica vs. Canon, Nikon from a height, guess what happened.
>Also cold weather testing. Which camera went to moon first?
>Not Japanese one, Hasselblad. Pro grade cameras still have metal body,
>consumer grade? All plastic! Even most lens. At least prosumer grade
>is more rugged?

But it comes down to "What you can sell, not What you can make."
Doesn't it?

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