Tuesday, 29 May 2018

error - Nikon D90 mirror stuck


Suddenly, while taking photos my Nikon D90 turned black and I couldn't see anything through the viewfinder, the result of a locked up mirror as I found out when taking off the lens. The camera display unit does not work either.


What can I do to fix this problem?



Answer




It may be the result of a battery going dead without prior warning. This happened to me using a third party battery pack.


In order to fix this replace the battery pack with a charged one (preferably a Nikon battery). Turning the camera on will likely result in the "Err" message being displayed. Simply press down the shutter and the mirror should move into its correct position again.


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