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Posted: Wed Nov 1st, 2017 10:40
 
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My D3 has gone from focusing in all three modes to just focusing in single point. It has done it one at a time first auto area went off then dynamic went off now single is hit and miss.
I have tried cleaning the focus module but it's made no difference. Is it the end for my D3?

 




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All lenses?

Are the lens to body contacts good ?

How good is the battery?

Are they AFS lenses?



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Iain wrote:
My D3 has gone from focusing in all three modes to just focusing in single point. It has done it one at a time first auto area went off then dynamic went off now single is hit and miss.
I have tried cleaning the focus module but it's made no difference. Is it the end for my D3?
would a factory reset be worth trying? Or maybe reinstall the latest firmware?



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Yes, Yes, very good and Yes.

 




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I've done the factory reset but not the firmware. I'll give that a try.

 




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You can only load the next latest firmware. It is not possible to reload an already loaded firmware unless you are Nikon Technical!



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Ive reloaded the latest firmware and it seems to be working but I'll tell better when I can try it outside tomorrow.

 




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Iain wrote:
Ive reloaded the latest firmware and it seems to be working but I'll tell better when I can try it outside tomorrow.

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Good luck with it Iain.



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OK, so firmware reinstalled, two out of three are working, auto area is working intermittently but I can live with that as I never use it anyway.

 

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