n4jee Loc: New Bern, NC

Harmon's in Gainesville

rjriggins11 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

Hi. My name is Rick. I’m the owner and lead technician at Discount Camera Repair and a member in good standing here at the UHH. I’ve been doing repairs for other members here at greatly discounted rates and would be glad to help.

I'd be more than happy to take care of the camera for you and keep the cost as low as possible. If you’re interested, please respond by private message.

bittermelon

They also recommend to have an oil change for my car every 3,000 miles. Those recommendation comes from oil change service stations. I have always change my oil every 7,500 miles.

ecurb Loc: Metro Chicago Area

Just keep your equipment clean and dry.
" If it ain't broke, don't fix it !"

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

All Nikon repairs in Florida are handled in Miami Beach ..Southern Photo Tech Repair..they handle all AP, UPI etc...however last I checked as of 2 weeks ago, they are shut down as owner & lead tech have COVID...one other certified NIkon place I know of is in Columbus, Ohio & I believe KEH.com......lot of skuttlebutt going on if Nikon is still allowing other certified locations to do repairs...might be worth a call to Nikon or place in Columbus or KEH

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

KEH has a facility in Atlanta

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I still have my T2i I bought new years ago. It still works fine and I've never sent it in for a "checkup". They probably suggest it for $ reasons.

rjriggins11 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

Nikon has discontinued using authorized repair centers and now has only 2 repair choices in the U.S.shops. 1 on the East coast and 1 on the West.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Your question is a valid one, and the most appropriate answer requires some consideration and may require some compromise in your mind. I worked in a small appliance repair shop for a couple of years while at school. It was a very reputable place owned and operated by a guy who had been an electrical engineer at General Electric. We had some pretty strict rules around how to make repair decisions, and there were a few items for which we did routine maintenance when nothing was broken. This included counter-top roasters, pressure cookers, and electric shavers, plus a few other items.

We were closely tied with the manufacturers of the items we took in. We had all of the factory-issued repair manuals, received all of the repair bulletins, and did warranty repairs on all of the brands that we serviced. We used only OEM replacement parts and accessories, and used only the exact cleaners, silvents, and lubricants called for in the manuals.

Even with all this care, though, I learned that an appliance or shaver that we disassembled, repaired, and reassembled was never exactly the same as one straight from the factory. This was true even though we had all of the required fixtures and tools to do the job "properly." It was true for me, and it was true for the folks who had been doing the work for a lot longer than me and were better at it than me. And we would many times see those same appliances again.

I've had to send a couple of cameras to Nikon for repair. They came back just fine. It's too early to tell if they are going to age faster than cameras that didn't need repair.

Mechanical systems, like shutters and mirrors, do need to be kept clean and lubricated in order to continue working properly. Highly integrated electronics benefit less from periodic attention...there's just not that much you can do to them. I have a D300 body that I bought to supply a couple of parts for one that I was refurbishing. I have yet to find an accessible calibration point in it.

The point of all this is not to convince you not to send your camera for maintenance. Just give it some thought before you decide to do so.

bkinnie Loc: Pennsylvannia, living in Florida

Sounds like I'm going to keep using it until it quits. Thank you all.