Captain Spaulding
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I have a D750 I've had since 2018. It's been pretty lightly used and always "kid glove" treated. IT's always taken excellent images. It had some pesky sensor spots so I sent it in to Nikon USA service to have the sensor cleaned and get it tuned up. Nikon service sent me a revised estimate saying that the lens mount was bent and the repair would run just south of $400.
I'm leaning toward having Nikon repair it, but one thing nags at me. The camera has been babied since I bought it in 2018. Never dropped, never had the lens bump into anything, probably fewer than 4,000 shutter actuations.
Something about a bent lens mount just doesn't sit well with me. I called Nikon service and the rep said that can happen from repeated lens changes and small bumps. That doesn't feel right. The camera lives with the 24-85 on it and seldom sees a lens change. And I hear stories of cameras shrugging off pretty big hits with no damage. I have never even mounted my 200-500. It stays on my D7200.
Are the lens mounts on the mid range D-XXX model cameras this fragile?
Has anyone ever had misgivings about Nikon's USA service operation?
I'm also considering just having them return the body, cleaning the sensor myself and using it as a back up to a new D850. However, these misgivings make me wonder if I can trust them at all.
I could really use a reality check here.
Thanks in advance.
I'm leaning toward having Nikon repair it, but one thing nags at me. The camera has been babied since I bought it in 2018. Never dropped, never had the lens bump into anything, probably fewer than 4,000 shutter actuations.
Something about a bent lens mount just doesn't sit well with me. I called Nikon service and the rep said that can happen from repeated lens changes and small bumps. That doesn't feel right. The camera lives with the 24-85 on it and seldom sees a lens change. And I hear stories of cameras shrugging off pretty big hits with no damage. I have never even mounted my 200-500. It stays on my D7200.
Are the lens mounts on the mid range D-XXX model cameras this fragile?
Has anyone ever had misgivings about Nikon's USA service operation?
I'm also considering just having them return the body, cleaning the sensor myself and using it as a back up to a new D850. However, these misgivings make me wonder if I can trust them at all.
I could really use a reality check here.
Thanks in advance.