Hello my fellow Nikon-ers, I've been lurking (off & on) for the last year or so and I dream of someday owning a N90s and all the goodie$ you can add to it. For now though, I'm hoping you could help an amateur photographer with his amateur camera equipment. I am having some trouble with my Nikon FG and was hoping someone here could help me identify it. The problem has been present for a few years but recently has started to happen more often. I got so tired of having (relatively speaking) good photos ruined that I finally saved up my quarters, went out and bought a N50. Nice camera for my level & needs. Sure, I had a good excuse to upgrade but I still like my FG. Let me try to describe the problem. Typically on a 4X6 photo I randomly get two orange colored bands running vertically through the photo. The first band, starting about three quarters of an inch from the left side of the photo, is pretty wide (about an inch and a half) and fades out on either side. The second band, which is always to the right of the wide band, about an inch and a quarter away, is thinner (about an eighth of an inch thick) and fades to the left side but has an abrupt ending on it's right side. Did I lose you yet? If so I've posted some sample photos on my home page if you'd like to see them, they're at: http://members.aol.com/jnboom/badfgpix.htm Some other information that may be helpful is I've noticed the problem happens mostly when I am NOT using the dedicated flash (SB-15). The problem crops up about 20% of the time without the flash and about 3% of the time when I am using the flash. Again, it is a random problem. Both bands are always spaced evenly between each other but they will both occasionally change position on the photo. Sometimes they will be shifted a little to the right but still be evenly spaced from one another. Anyway, what I'm trying to do is decide whether I should invest in getting the FG fixed and have two cameras or if I should just stick with my new N50. If it's possible, and not too expensive, I'd like to have the FG repaired. If you have any ideas of what the problem is from my description or from the sample pictures, please drop me a "e" [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]. Thank you in advance for any input you could provide. Sincerely, John "Boom" N. Nikon School graduate :-) 15NOV98 - Chicago [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.aol.com/jnboom
