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Lens is stuck open and making a clicking noise!

I Dropped my coolpix L3 from about a three foot height accidentelly and now the lens is stuck open when i turn it on it says lens error and makes a clicking noise!...whats a girl to do..i love this camera i might add.. will i need to get a new one or could it be easily repaired?

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kimwest Nov 21, 2007

I have the same problem and I didn't drop the camera.

It just started without warning.
Anonymous Dec 12, 2007

Rarely used nikon coolpix L10, just out of warranty and now it say" lens Error" when you turn it on. Took excellent pictures the few times I used it

but now when you turn it on lens just sticks and it says "lens Error"

Nikon should have a recall on these cameras, as a friends has done the same thing
Anonymous Dec 17, 2007

I have the same problem with my Coolpix, now trying to decide if i need to buy new camera.
Morgan M Dec 18, 2007

I Was At School Taking Pictures Of Me & My Friends And About A cm From The Table TheLens Hit & Got Stuck Open
myangels Dec 23, 2007

MY COOLPIX STARTED WITHOUT WARNING I WENT TO USE IT ONE DAY AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING IT GOT STUCK OPEN AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE PLZ HELP ME FIX I LOVE MY CAMERA

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Anonymous

No solution. if you have a warranty, use it. same exact thing with my camera except my screen is blank. use the warranty & send it in. if no warranty, you'll have to ask whoever you bought it from if they can fix it & how much. if not, money=new camera!

Posted on May 07, 2007

Anonymous

It costs more to fix than replace. It's quite asinine. And I wouldn't recommend Nikon again.

Posted on Jan 07, 2007

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Took a picture, then camera was in bag for a moment with lens open. when I tried to take another picture it was blurry, then the lens got stuck , "Lens error", kept making noises, had to take batteries...

What you're experiencing is called a lens error. Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Or the battery ran down with the lens extended ...

Here's some things that you can do to try to correct it. They only seem to work for less than 50% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty, they're worth a try:

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Sand, water, salt water, dirt and dust can damage the lens to the point of no return, so to speak.
It may not have been dropped if you had used the wrist strap, how ever it is now in damaged condition.
The lens needs to be taken apart to completely clean out the sand. This is a very tedious and is a job for a professional with experience.
The parts are extremely small and have close tolerances, thus any dirt or sand can cause grinding or damage to the internal parts of the lens mechanism.
If you ever get a chance to see the gears and the gear teeth, you would understand why just a few grains of sand can jam these small parts. One grain of sand can stop a lens gear from working and possibly cause a broken gear. The parts are so small that in order to see the grains of sand which cause the problem, it may be necessary to use a magnifier lens.

To even make things worse, there is grease usually on the gears. The grease will hold any sand and cause it to stick in place. Cleaning these gears is not very easy.
I have done it, and returned the camera to working condition, but not an easy job.

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Lens errors like this usually happen as a result of something damaging the lens in some way.
It could have been against something to prevent the lens from moving out.
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