Gregory Mulholland

My trusty Nikon D70, which I bought for my first trip to Europe in 2004, may be on its last legs. I am really surprised at this because it less than 4 years old. I have only taken around 7,000 pictures with it. This, in digital camera terms, is not very many. I could understand if the mirror broke, or if mechanical failure caused the shutter not to open. All these things would be understandable because it does get pretty abused in my travels. The strange thing is this: it has stopped regularly writing to my memory cards. Every few minutes or so, the screen will flash [CHA]. I have no idea what it stands for, but it means that it can’t recognize my memory card. Even after formatting both of my cards, they continue to cause the error.

There is some precedent online for this happening. Most people send it back to the manufacturer to have it repaired. Right now, I am able to take the card out, put it back in, and get a few extra shots, but who knows how long that will last. Hopefully I can get a few more months of good pictures in Cambridge before it goes completely and I have to send it in.