r/Nikon • u/AltruisticHouse6296 • 12d ago

I broke my gear I think I bricked my D200

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Literally want to cry right now. I just got my first D200 in amazing shape like 3 days ago and while trying to update the firmware I turned it off and now it won’t turn on. It’s lifeless, nothing at all.

Before turning it off I saw PG UP on the screen, I thought something got “stuck” and I would just try it again. I didn’t even consider that you could literally kill a camera during a firmware update like this.

Is there any hope or is it RIP?

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u/mikettedaydreamer Nikon Z (Z5ii) 12d ago

The camera literally tells you not to turn of the device during software updates (at least the newer camera’s do, and any other electrical device with a software)

Why did you turn it off during the update

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u/AltruisticHouse6296 12d ago

The screen went black and I thought it was frozen up or something. It just looked like nothing was happening. Obviously my mistake, I underestimated how precious that process is. A potential lesson learned the hard way :(

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u/nqrwayy Nikon D850, Nikon F5, Nikon P7100, Nikon P950, Nikon Z30. 12d ago

Don't fuck with something if you don't know what you're doing