Donna, I had a small problem develop with my D700 about 11 months after I got it. I dealt directly with Nikon and sent it in for repair.

Here's the good part. Once they repaired it, it came back with an extended warranty expiration date. I was also advised that I could send it back prior to that expiration date and have it cleaned, adjusted, overall inspection, etc. again, at no charge. I did this.

So, by dealing directly with Nikon, which is probably what B and H will tell you to do anyway, you'll benefit.
--Bob

Hi all,

The Nikon D7100 I bought in May has been acting erratically since I got it but I kept thinking it must be me. I often have to shoot in manual because I can't trust the aperture priority setting. Now the focus button won't move off center position and I'm getting some shutter lag that shouldn't be happening. Tonight in the middle of a Homecoming game I had to switch completely to my old (5-6 years old) D5100.

I've never returned anything to Nikon but since this is only 5 months old - bought from B&H - I'm wondering if I should return to Nikon or if I should just have the company I shoot for fix it. I have used this camera HEAVILY since
May - for a wedding, bird/nature photography and over 40 sports events
where I average 1000 shutter actuations per. In other words the camera
probably has over 50K shutter actuations already.

What do you mean over 50 k proablym

How long does it usually take for Nikon to do a repair? Any experience with this?

Thanks!
Donna