Nikon D610 shows blinking “Err” after every shot with any lens attached
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My Nikon D610 worked fine for years and has about 15,000 shutter actuations. Now it powers on normally, but after I take one photo the image is recorded and then the camera shows a blinking “Err.” At that point the light meter stops responding until I turn the camera off and back on again.
Live View also will not engage properly: when I try, I hear the mirror flip up and then back down immediately.
This only happens when a lens is attached. With no lens mounted, the error disappears, I can shoot bursts, the meter keeps working, and Live View works. I have tested multiple modern Nikon lenses, cleaned the lens and body contacts, and updated the firmware, but the behavior is unchanged.
What is the most likely cause, and what should I inspect?
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The most common cause for the Err message is an issue with the aperture control. A lack of aperture control would also likely affect metering and quite probably live-view (exposure preview).
Since you cleaned the contacts on the lens I would assume it's not an older lens with a manual aperture ring (which needs to be locked in the minimum aperture position). And that would make the aperture control lever/connection the most probable issue IMO. Does the lens aperture function as it should when removed from the body (spring loaded wide open)? Does the aperture lever on the body look ok and not loose?
There are also some other possible causes listed on Nikon's support pages: https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/eu/BV_article?articleNo=000005282&configured=1&lang=en_GB
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The most likely cause is a problem with the D610’s aperture control, especially the mechanical aperture lever in the camera body or the matching lever on the lens. That fits your symptoms: the photo is taken, then the camera errors, metering stops, and Live View fails. Because it happens with multiple Nikon lenses but not with no lens attached, the body-side aperture linkage is especially suspect.
Check whether the aperture lever on the camera looks bent, loose, or out of alignment, and whether the lever on each lens moves normally and springs back to wide open when off the camera. A misaligned lever can happen during lens mounting.
A contact alignment issue is also possible, but that more often causes the lens to be stuck at one aperture.
Since you’ve already cleaned contacts and updated firmware, this is likely a hardware fault rather than a settings issue. Nikon’s general “Err” guidance is worth reviewing, but if the lever looks damaged or the problem persists, the camera should be inspected/repaired.
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