From: martin (martinp_at_antispamdomain.not)
Date: Sat Nov 08 2003 - 12:22:11 EST
On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 16:50:33 -0000, "otherdaveba"
<otherdaveba_.at._yahoo.com> wrote:
>--- In NikonCoolPix_.at._yahoogroups.com, Ray Menke <rndmenke_.at._l...> wrote:
>> My 885 that I bought in Jan. 2002 (from B&H) turned on, extended the
>> lens all the way out, then indicated "System Error" on the LCD. If
>> I turn the program button to "setup" and press the menu key when I
>> turn it on, it shows E885 V1.1 0526A. Now, the lens is stuck all
>> the way out, and I get nothing but System Error, or "remove the
>> lens cap warning" (the lens cap is not on because the lens is
>> extended!) This failure happened the day after a 2" rainstorm,
>> which a google search shows several other 885's have failed in high
>> humidity environments.
>> Is there any fix besides sending the unit back to Nikon for repair?
>> (Sure hope it has a 1 year warranty!) This camera gets beautiful
>> results,
It would get beautiful results, if the red part of the spectrum was
processed correctly. As it is, most photos of flowers are
embarrassingly wrong. Deep blue Canterbury Bells that come out as
mauve for example.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp885/page15.asp
"Red / Cyan preference
What came as quite a surprise after browsing back through a days worth
of shooting was the 885's preference for the colours cyan and red
(more so red). Its colour processing algorithms appear to produce very
strong red (sometimes nearing over-saturation) but it doesn't treat
yellow, green or blue in the same way. Unlike the 995 there is no
colour saturation control on the 885 so if you don't like this strong
red saturation there's nothing that can be done in-camera.
This isn't something we saw of the 995's very well balanced images, as
you can see by the side-by-side colour patch comparison below. Note
especially the difference between the 885 and 995's magenta patch."
>>and can't imagine not having it ready to use.
>> Has anyone else had this experience? Any comments?
>
>I just had the exact same problem as above happen to my Coolpix 885,
>except that the conditions here are not humid (NYC). Last night I
>downloaded a 64Mb card to my computer, turned teh camera off and
>disconnected; this morning, system error.
>
>My camera isn't under warranty. Am I screwed or is there a
>workaround?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Other Dave
>
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