[optimal] Re: Problem with Nikon D200
- From: John Gerty <gertyjm@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:09:23 -0700 (PDT)
Have you tried shooting without the card in the camera? Is there a setting
which directs the output? With our home brewed system we do not have a memory
card in the camera back, only a hard wired connection.
JMG
On Monday, October 14, 2013 5:13 PM, CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
<cpmceyelab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Camera works fine disconnected from firewire, with card
>Flash, shutter, all OK
>
>USB and Firewire cable are being recognized by computer as being valid and live
>
>However, when card in slit lamp, connected to Firewire, photos are black
>
>Checked settings. Shutter at 125. ISO 400. Nothing’s changed
>
>
>
>Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS
>Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
>CPMC Department of Ophthalmology
>2100 Webster Street Suite 212
>San Francisco CA 94115
>(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
>
>From:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of John Gerty
>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 12:15 PM
>To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [optimal] Re: Problem with Nikon D200
>
>Short term, see if your camera can write to an SD card or whatever card it
>uses. You could then transfer the images to your CPU this way.
>
>Specifically, what shutter speed are you using?
>
>Is there an X-synch setting which may have been turned off or reset somehow?
>
>Do you see a preview image on the camera's screen?
>
>I have had cables fail and camera plugs fail. Firewire, especially the small
>firewire plugs are more prone to this than USB.
>
>Turn everything off, then spray contact cleaner on all the connections, plug
>and unplug those connectors while they are wet with the cleaner. Careful, it
>might be flammable and definitely bad to breathe.
>
>JMG
>
>On Monday, October 14, 2013 1:50 PM, CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
><cpmceyelab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Help!
>>
>>My OLD Nikon FS3V slit lamp camera with D200 Nikon Back
>>
>>Have double/triple checked all settings on D200
>>
>>Rechecked, rehooked cables
>>
>>Flash is engaging
>>Shutter opens. You hear it
>>
>>Fireware sending BLACK image to computer. Something is blocking light from
>>camera to Firewire to computer
>>
>>Bad Firewire cable? Flash appears to be going off fine. SOUND and setting
>>of shutter OK
>>
>>Your thoughts before I cry uncle and spend a lifetime on the phone with Nikon?
>>
>>Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS
>>Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
>>CPMC Department of Ophthalmology
>>2100 Webster Street Suite 212
>>San Francisco CA 94115
>>(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
>>
>>
>
>
Other related posts:
