Nikon D60 Help

DannyC71 · May 22, 2025

So I have a Nikon D60 and the mirror is stuck in the up position. I have a fully charged third party battery in it, I do have a genuine Nikon battery on the way. But I don’t believe it’s a battery issue. The lever inside the lens mount, as shown in the attached images, is stuck, won’t move at all. My F90X has a similar lever and it moves freely. So is there a way to get this lever unstuck that doesn’t involve a pricey repair? TIA

koraks · May 23, 2025

Consider the possibility that the stuck lever is not the cause of the problem, but a symptom. It sounds like the shutter release/mirror cycle got interrupted/stuck and the result is that this lever is not released and the mirror stays in the up position. The question remains what the cause is of the exposure cycle being interrupted.

DannyC71 said:
I have a fully charged third party battery in it

How old is that battery?

DannyC71 · May 23, 2025

koraks said:
Consider the possibility that the stuck lever is not the cause of the problem, but a symptom. It sounds like the shutter release/mirror cycle got interrupted/stuck and the result is that this lever is not released and the mirror stays in the up position. The question remains what the cause is of the exposure cycle being interrupted.

How old is that battery?

The battery is brand new.

I do get the “press shutter button again” error and some of the menu options are grayed out, including mirror lock up. But that lever won’t budge at all.

koraks · May 23, 2025

DannyC71 said:
The battery is brand new.

As in, fresh production or potentially old stock? It's a bit of a long shot, but this may still be the problem.

DannyC71 said:
I do get the “press shutter button again” error and some of the menu options are grayed out, including mirror lock up. But that lever won’t budge at all.

I've done some searching (as I trust you have, too) and sadly, I see only a few isolated reports of similar problems but no solutions...

Chan Tran · May 23, 2025

Did you recently replace the foam around the focusing screen? The problem could be that the foam is too thick. Try pushing the mirror up as it may not be all the way up.

DannyC71 · May 24, 2025

The batteries are brand new, and I haven’t done anything with the foam either. I can pull the mirror down easily and it pops right back up.

Fortunately I got the camera cheap and it won’t be a big loss if I can’t fix it.

Chan Tran · May 24, 2025

DannyC71 said:
The batteries are brand new, and I haven’t done anything with the foam either. I can pull the mirror down easily and it pops right back up.

Fortunately I got the camera cheap and it won’t be a big loss if I can’t fix it.

I meant to push it up not to pull it down. The mirror may not go all the way up yet so it won't come down.

DannyC71 · May 24, 2025

Chan Tran said:
I meant to push it up not to pull it down. The mirror may not go all the way up yet so it won't come down.

My bad, I was just stating that it could be pulled down easily and wasn’t jammed up. I did try pushing it up and it seems to be all the way up.

reddesert · May 24, 2025

Some Nikon DSLRs were/are more prone to getting stuck because (I think) one of the main gears in the shutter mechanism gets sticky or dirty. I think the D60 is a model that is more often affected. IIRC, this gear is fairly easy to access under the bottom plate of the camera, so you can reach and try turning it to complete the shutter mirror cycle, but it has a strong chance of re-occuring. There is an instructables here that shows you what's going on (in a D40, which looks a little different, but same idea). I don't think his recommendation of using a spray grease is a great idea, but you could try something less likely to get everywhere.

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-fix-Press-Shutter-Release-Button-Again-er/

DannyC71 · May 28, 2025

reddesert said:
Some Nikon DSLRs were/are more prone to getting stuck because (I think) one of the main gears in the shutter mechanism gets sticky or dirty. I think the D60 is a model that is more often affected. IIRC, this gear is fairly easy to access under the bottom plate of the camera, so you can reach and try turning it to complete the shutter mirror cycle, but it has a strong chance of re-occuring. There is an instructables here that shows you what's going on (in a D40, which looks a little different, but same idea). I don't think his recommendation of using a spray grease is a great idea, but you could try something less likely to get everywhere.

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-fix-Press-Shutter-Release-Button-Again-er/

Thanks, it worked, but got stuck again after a few frames, but I didn’t use any kind of lubricant either, so I’ll have to get a hold of some and try that.

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