D800 freezes up!

EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
edited October 23, 2013 in Cameras
3 times at last nights game. ??

Even have a new high speed card that I paid $100 for. :dunno

Plus I had that stupid Sigma 120-300. It was failing all night as well.

Super bummed with all this crap.

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,156 moderator
    edited October 20, 2013
    Do you turn it off in order to unfreeze it? Remove the battery? What works?
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  • FergusonFerguson Registered Users Posts: 1,345 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2013
    And did it really freeze, or just playback. I've had mine periodically freeze where playback would not work for maybe 30 seconds, but the camera continues to take pictures (well, unless you fill the buffer). I think it's temporarily stuck doing some kind of update, changing folders -- not sure. But I've stopped trying to fix it and just wait and keep shooting. Annoying but not a killer problem if it's the same.

    If you don't have it, be sure the latest firmware is in.
    http://captivephotons.com
  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2013
    Yeah, waited for about a minute after a pic, just a black screen, green light, and turned it off and never goes off. So have to remove battery grip then remove battery out of camera, and then it goes off and works again for a while until it does it again. Crazy, and frustrating.
  • babowcbabowc Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2013
    Haha, you have so many problems with the 800!
    Just go upto a D4;)
    -Mike Jin
    D800
    16/2.8, f1.4G primes, f2.8 trio, 105/200 macro, SB900.
    It never gets easier, you just get better.
  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2013
    I know right!! :D

    I'm so tempted! mwink.gif

    I need to take back that Pro Master card, and try again with the Extreme Pros, I dont think I had that problem with them cards.ne_nau.gif

    Also it works fine with all my Nikkor glass too. I pulled the lens mount ring, cleaned inside ring and spring, and adjusted contact pins. Worked fine here at home. But its only when I'm on a football field that when it decides to not work with the new Sigma.headscratch.gif

    You know, that one moment that one super duper kid makes it to the end zone... yeah, thats about when the lens fails me or the camera freezes up. otherwise its all good.thumb.gif
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited October 22, 2013
    I'm with Ferguson, what happens if you wait after it freezes? The reason I ask is the d800 is a 4fps or so body. Which means you can shoot a burst and then it starts buffering. If you overrun the buffer, the camera stops until it's buffers are written to the memory card. For the best performance, I would choose a card Nikon recommends. Some of your performance problems could be brought on by the memory card too.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,156 moderator
    edited October 22, 2013
    EphTwoEight wrote: »
    I know right!! :D

    I'm so tempted! mwink.gif

    I need to take back that Pro Master card, and try again with the Extreme Pros, I dont think I had that problem with them cards.ne_nau.gif

    Also it works fine with all my Nikkor glass too. I pulled the lens mount ring, cleaned inside ring and spring, and adjusted contact pins. Worked fine here at home. But its only when I'm on a football field that when it decides to not work with the new Sigma.headscratch.gif

    You know, that one moment that one super duper kid makes it to the end zone... yeah, thats about when the lens fails me or the camera freezes up. otherwise its all good.thumb.gif

    CompactFlash Card Compatibility with Nikon D800
    http://d800.org/2012/03/

    "Some CompactFlash cards reported to cause errors with the Nikon D800:
    Kingston Ultimate 16GB 600x CF card
    Kingston Ultimate 32GB 600x CF card
    Kingston Ultimate 32GB 266X CF card
    Duracell High Speed 32GB 600x CF card
    ProMaster UltraMax 16GB CF card
    Hama High Speed Pro 8GB CF card"

    Nikon D800 Recommended SD and CompactFlash Media Cards
    http://d800.org/nikon-d800-recommended-sd-and-compactflash-media-cards/

    Nikon D800/D800E write speed (firmware A:1.00 B:1.00)
    http://www.robgalbraith.com/camera_wb_multi_page9ec1.html?cid=6007-12451
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2013
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    CompactFlash Card Compatibility with Nikon D800
    http://d800.org/2012/03/

    "Some CompactFlash cards reported to cause errors with the Nikon D800:
    Kingston Ultimate 16GB 600x CF card
    Kingston Ultimate 32GB 600x CF card
    Kingston Ultimate 32GB 266X CF card
    Duracell High Speed 32GB 600x CF card
    ProMaster UltraMax 16GB CF card
    Hama High Speed Pro 8GB CF card"

    Nikon D800 Recommended SD and CompactFlash Media Cards
    http://d800.org/nikon-d800-recommended-sd-and-compactflash-media-cards/

    Nikon D800/D800E write speed (firmware A:1.00 B:1.00)
    http://www.robgalbraith.com/camera_wb_multi_page9ec1.html?cid=6007-12451

    Ah cool! Thanks.

    Thats what I'll do then. Out goes the ProMaster.

    Oh and FWIW I never ever shoot in burst mode.
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