Nikon lens repair item (Page 2): Good suggestion. Rick is a member here, and he has done good work for me, too. Rick J Riggins Discount Camera Repair 1939 S. Quebec Way #203 Denver, CO...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

turp77 wrote:

my camera went flying and hit my driveway. My lens broke into 9 pieces the front element broken and the silent wave motor was all over the driveway. I sent it to Precision camera and they were able to repair it to like new condition for $120.00, I feel it works better now. You can get a free estimate on line at www.precisioncamera.com

Good suggestion. Rick is a member here, and he has done good work for me, too.

Rick J Riggins
Discount Camera Repair
1939 S. Quebec Way #203
Denver, CO 80231
(303) 669-0945

You can send him a PM.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user_profile.jsp?usernum=6852

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Authorized Photo Service, Morton Grove, Illinois, better known a APS.
They only work with Nikon gear, do excellent professional work, have reasonable prices and their turn around is fast.
I highly recommend them.

MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

Check this link. May be you can find your item over there. Good luck. http://www.comtago.com/nikon-lens-parts?t=gous-111345_52799_5337415106&p=2

stumbler wrote:

Stumbled (hence the handle), knocked over tripod, broke the plastic ring on front of 10-24 lens. It is affixed by 3 screws to lens housing. Doesn't seem like it should cost a lot to repair, but the offers are high. Cannot find a parts diagram, or anyone to talk to on a Sunday. Suggestions?

Thanks.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

Thanks for posting, turp77. I have a couple of lenses that need to be cleaned. A local camera shop quoted me about twice what the lens is worth for cleaning.

ZappaMan Loc: Williamsport, MD

I think your repair cost would cover complete testing of the lens function so to think they would only replace the part is a bit nieve.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

stumbler wrote:

Stumbled (hence the handle), knocked over tripod, broke the plastic ring on front of 10-24 lens. It is affixed by 3 screws to lens housing. Doesn't seem like it should cost a lot to repair, but the offers are high. Cannot find a parts diagram, or anyone to talk to on a Sunday. Suggestions?

Thanks.

Take a look here.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xparts+for+nikon+10-24mm&_nkw=parts+for+nikon+10-24mm&_sacat=0&_from=R40

stumbler Loc: People's Republic of Vermont

I take your point. But ... $389 pre-approved charge to repair $800 lens, sight unseen (per the Nikon website) seems steep. What am I missing?

dynaquest1 Loc: Austin, Texas

romanticf16 wrote:

Since you are "in hiding" we don't know where to direct you to for an authorized Nikon Repair that is independently owned.

I fell and smashed the filter on an Nikon 18-200mm. It bent the filter frame and locked it onto the lens. The lens filter thread was slightly damaged....lens worked fine otherwise. I had it repaired for (what I thought was) a reasonable price by Advanced Camera Repair in Portland Oregon. Might want to check with them.

PhotoGenesis131 Loc: Michigan

stumbler wrote:

Stumbled (hence the handle), knocked over tripod, broke the plastic ring on front of 10-24 lens. It is affixed by 3 screws to lens housing. Doesn't seem like it should cost a lot to repair, but the offers are high. Cannot find a parts diagram, or anyone to talk to on a Sunday. Suggestions?

Thanks.

I plan to list that same model on EBay tonight.

rjriggins11 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

If it's just a broken filter ring, they're not that expensive and swapping out a new one is no problem. The real problem is getting the part. Nikon no longer sells parts directly to the public or independent repair shops. I usually have to resort to aftermarket suppliers and EBay.

stumbler wrote:

Stumbled (hence the handle), knocked over tripod, broke the plastic ring on front of 10-24 lens. It is affixed by 3 screws to lens housing. Doesn't seem like it should cost a lot to repair, but the offers are high. Cannot find a parts diagram, or anyone to talk to on a Sunday. Suggestions?

Thanks.

wings42 Loc: San Diego, CA

DavidPine wrote:

Have you made any photographs with it since the spill?Do you have the broken pieces? Will the lens hood screw on? This happened to me but I had my lens hood on to begin with so that was the only thing broken and easily replaced. Hence, I don't put on a lens without a lens hood and I upgraded my tripod head. Good luck.

Good advice. I always have a lens hood on, even inside. It has saved my lens (probably) twice. One of those was a hard fall that shattered the lens hood with no damage to the lens.

dar_clicks Loc: Utah

stumbler wrote:

Stumbled (hence the handle), knocked over tripod, broke the plastic ring on front of 10-24 lens. It is affixed by 3 screws to lens housing. Doesn't seem like it should cost a lot to repair, but the offers are high. Cannot find a parts diagram, or anyone to talk to on a Sunday. Suggestions?

Thanks.

Be really careful about using any kind of super glue or other adhesive because some of those off-gas nastily and can ruin coatings on glass.

stumbler Loc: People's Republic of Vermont

dar_clicks wrote:

Be really careful about using any kind of super glue or other adhesive because some of those off-gas nastily and can ruin coatings on glass.

Thanks. I took that ring off the lens before applying glue, and was planning to let it sit for at least a day to harden. Had not thought of off-gassing. More time needed?

mechengvic Loc: SoCalo

dar_clicks wrote:

Be really careful about using any kind of super glue or other adhesive because some of those off-gas nastily and can ruin coatings on glass.

good point. I would use an epoxy

mechengvic Loc: SoCalo

stumbler wrote:

Thanks. I took that ring off the lens before applying glue, and was planning to let it sit for at least a day to harden. Had not thought of off-gassing. More time needed?

The good part is that your glued assembly is on the outside of any lens elements so it'll mostly outgas to the environment and not into your inner lens space.