[net.rec.photo] Nikon F3 metering suddenly dies

lsk (11/23/82)

I have a new, less than 2 months old, Nikon F3 camera.

All of a sudden, last Sat, I picked it up and no matter where I
set the F stop, it showed 1/80th of a second!

Took it to a camera shop where they cleaned and checked the batteries,
no problem, tried a different lens , same problem; then suggested taking
it to the nearest Nikon fixit shop.

Was going to do that when, on a spur of the moment, I adjusted the
ASA , just diddled with it, and lo and behold it started working again
and now seems ok.

Anybody else have similar, "temporary dying" problems with the metering
system????? Wonder if I should take it in anyway. Comments? Please
mail, I will post if anything interesting comes up. Thanks.


Larry S. Kaufman
Western Electric
Network Software Center
Dept 1225
Lisle, Illinois 60532