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D7K shooting mode selector problem.
Hey guys, a quick solution for the D7k mode selector problem. I have heard of people putting shrink wrap or O-Rings, around it. Well, I had neither of those, but I had a rubber band that came with some tech (it must had been holding the lead of a transformer or something) so I put it around the knob... and presto! No more problems with the selector changing itself to another shooting mode. Hope you find it useful.     Jan 02 13 09:03 pm Link I find it comical that you've gone so far to eliminate a problem that I never experienced after shooting with the D7000 for over 2 years...  Oh... and I love your avatar...  Jan 03 13 12:34 am Link Select Models wrote: I don't get it, I don't know why is so comical to offer a solution to what it seems to be a very common hardware problem. Jan 03 13 01:56 am Link Select Models wrote: It may be hard to believe, but there are other photographers in the world. Even harder to believe, there are people that shoot with more than one body at a time during events. *gasp* Jan 03 13 04:07 am Link Select Models wrote: Must be the way we hold our cameras because I bump mine often enough to royally screw the odd image...I have blown half a dozen frames before i noticed the issue. Over all I find the layout of the D7k amateur at best....I cant wait to get back to a D800 style of body. Jan 03 13 05:02 am Link It used to happen to me when taking the camera in or out the camera bag, or while the camera was hanging to the side on the strap. It hasn't happened since putting the rubber band around the dial. Good luck. Jan 03 13 07:38 am Link Great idea! It happened to me twice shooting weddings. I later realized that it happened when I went from landscape to portrait orientation with the camera. My thumb rolled the wheel as I rotated the body. To those that say it isn't a problem, my D600, with a similar layout, has a lock for the knob. Jan 03 13 01:57 pm Link I've actually run into this problem with this camera. I have been shooting and bumped the selector with my thumb or something and didn't realize it till several shots in. Jan 03 13 02:07 pm Link is it maybe a D7k without a grip vs with a grip type of issue, because I haven't had an issue with this happening Jan 03 13 02:12 pm Link Leo Howard wrote: It seems to be a fairly common problem but no all D7K seem to suffer from it. Jan 03 13 02:31 pm Link Leo Howard wrote: Studio201 wrote: hmmm, now that someone has brought this up and I know about the issue, I will now begin to not knowingly bump that dial. LOL Jan 03 13 02:38 pm Link Reminds me that in the days of the cavemen, uh...shooting film with my Nikon lenses and MD12 motor drive, I would tape down the f-stop so I didn't accidentally move it while shooting with my studio lights. I like to shoot as fast as they recycle and taping the lens down to the right aperture allowed to me focus without worrying about the aperture being fouled up. And of course, I learned that trick through the school of hard knocks! Jan 03 13 02:39 pm Link Select Models wrote: o.0 ... Jan 03 13 03:27 pm Link PS201 wrote: The D300 and D800 have a mode button so you can't bump it from Manual to Aperture (for instance). Even though the wheel just controls frame rate etc. it has a lock button. Jan 03 13 08:23 pm Link R_Marquez wrote: Nooooooooo... are you SERIOUS?... Jan 03 13 08:42 pm Link JGC Photography wrote: Yep! that's right. hmmm, now that someone has brought this up and I know about the issue, I will now begin to not knowingly bump that dial. LOL I hope you are not jinxed LOL Jan 03 13 09:48 pm Link |
... OH DARN... 
... I was hoping the Mayan Calendar caught up with a few million of you guys...