D600 Autofocus stuck on manual mode

[usabin]

Here is my issue: all my AF-S, AF-D lenses stop focusing with my 4 month old D600 camera.
Before posting any advice I would like to say what I have already tried:

1) check the lenses if they are on AF or M and they are on AF. All the lenses are fine and they focus on my D7000 body
2) check the side switch of the camera to be on AF - the switch is fine, but the button is not functioning - I cannot select AF-A, AF-C or any mode of focusing for that matter.
3) reset the camera settings by pressing the green buttons (nothing changed)
4) re-mount different lenses - nothing
5) take out the battery and put it back
6) different modes Auto, A, M etc

I am at the end of my wits here and I am planning to send camera to Nikon service. If any-one can think of any other way of un-blocking the autofocus from manual it would be great

Thank you very much!

 

[Brian Caslis]

Do you have any G lenses? I would try one of them to see if the results are same. Sounding like you have a hardware problem on the camera unfortunately.

 

[Kaj E]

Based on your description it seems like the camera does not have contact with the lenses. Try to clean the camera contacts.

 

[snellius]

usabin wrote:

2) check the side switch of the camera to be on AF - the switch is fine, but the button is not functioning - I cannot select AF-A, AF-C or any mode of focusing for that matter.

There are two possibilities. 1. there is no communication between camera and lens by enormous dirty contacts. 2. there is something defective. I think it is 2, maybe the switch of the lens release button.

Do you have information of the aperture in the display?

 

[Hugo First]

not that big of a deal. the same thing happened on my D800. i sent it in for warranty service and i had it back, fixed, in a couple of weeks. from what i recall, they had to replace the mount or something -- i don't have the paperwork where i am now. it's a bit of a bummer having to use the D700 instead (not really!), but hey, things happen.

 

[usabin]

The aperture information is fine. The focusing is totally stuck.

 

[usabin]

I have a D7000 which I'll use. I have sent the camera to service. Hopefully I will get an answer to the issue soon.

 

[usabin]

The contacts are very clean. The camera looks like new. I have 8k-9k shots with it. Unfortunately I think it is a hardware problem too.

 

[RonFrank]

Send it in for service. Its done be broke and needs a fixin! Its under warranty and you really knew what to do before posting.... ;-)

You even have a second body!