tcthome Loc: NJ

The rubber on my D810 memory card door came off. I see Nikon has the rubber & thin double stick tape for the Memory Card Door but didn't see a whole body coating/rubber kit. You might want to see if there are any skin kits that fit over the original for left sale if Nikon can't help you.

ronichas Loc: Long Island

This is a very common issue with NIKON cameras. It happened to several of mine. Nikon wants a nice sum to replace. I am not sure if they provide a kit.
I am now using Sony for several years, in Africa/Cuba, never had the same issue as I did with my Nikons.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That must be a mistake. The prices are too low. 😂

That's good to know, though.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

In the days of film, I used my Canon Elan for over eleven years with no problem.

Before the Canon T90, bodies used leather, but that was then. This just shows how companies sometimes scrimp today to save a few bucks for the bottom line.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Speaking of leather, remember when good cameras and lenses came with a nice leather case?

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Like this one? I recently purchased a Pentax "Spotmatic" - because I believed every modern Pentax shooter should have one - and it came with a case, but I removed it because it is basically in the way when changing film .... but it does give a luxurious fee to the thing.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have a Nikon and a Miranda with leather cases.

cruise4two

Back in the day we called them Ever Ready Cases".

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

I am a big fan of DIY repars on lots of my equipmet EXCEPT CAMErAS. Many adhesives contain solvents and other ingredients that can harm various camera mechanisms and circuits if they accidentally migrate into the body. That knid of migration is possible via screw socket and tiny gaps where some of the control come through the the body.

The only time I restored the leather covering on a camea was on a Linhof press camera where the outer body and cover are isolated from moving parts and the shutter.

The older camers were covered with Morocco leather which is tanned in such a manner so as to retain its flexibility, softness, and pliability. This material was applied to camera bodies with specialized content cement. This cement was applied to both surfaces and allowed to dry before the material was joined to the body- this precludes any migration. This special glue differed from the type used in shoe repair or adhering Fromica to countertops. It remains somewhat flexible so it would not become brittle and come off. Some of the newer cameras are covered with synthetic materials that may require special adhesives or are manufactured with a built-in adhesive and covered with release paper- not easy to apply. "Rubber" grips, etc.- I am not sure exactly what they are made of or how they react to various adhesives.

How do I know this? For 15 years, in my other gig, my strobe repar business, we shared premises with a camera repar shop. The technicians there had dozens of jars, tubes, and cans full of highly specialized lubricants, solvents, and adhesives. Besides, it was amazing how many camers were seriously damaged by photographers attempting "minor" repairs that became MAJOR repairs. Well, at least they did not nearly electrocute themselves like the many guys who decide to poke around in a strobe with a screwdriver, and then they brought in what was left of it for repair- or burial!

Have your camers professionally recovered, prepared, or
refurbished! My grandfather was a watchmaker and clock repairman. He had the dexterity of a brain surgeon. He was a hard-working guy. Seem I inherented his work ethic but missed the gene pool on tiny mechanical parts.

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

I had that problem with my Canon, and found that the rubber was too softened to stay on with glue. So I made a replacement piece out of thin foam rubber padding like you'd get in an art supply store. Super glue, and it does the job well.

BebuLamar

Back in the days they called them "Never Ready Case". I never had them until around 2005 when I bought a case for the Nikon F3.

BebuLamar

It seems that newer cameras (started in the 90's) which have built right hand grip have rubber cover. They are stickier than the leatherette on the older camera so the camera would not slip out of your hand but these rubber deteriorate relatively fast. They come off or develop sticky stuff. I really hate that.

cruise4two

You are correct...with the case on it seems you were never ready...especially when trying to reload film on the run.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Some of my Pentax cameras have a hard plastic grip which bolts onto the body; that is true of both my {film} “Super Program” from 1983, and {digital} “KP” from 2018. My {film} “Spotmatic” {probably built sometime in the 1960’s} doesn’t have a grip - the user held the leather clad body. Only my {digital} K-30 {which I purchased used in 2015} has a grip molded into the body and covered with rubber. I used it for three years - but no sign of deterioration.

Boris77

I play with Rubber Cement applied to both surfaces and sealed with moderate pressure after dry. It held for a while on a lose corner, but the friction of my grip pulled it lose with usage. Good news is that the camera rubber did not strip farther, and it pretends to lay back when I push it down.
However I have had full success on lenses where the rubber ring stretched into a rubber band. I cut away the excess rubber and carefully rubber cemented it back around the lens. My grip pressure keeps it secure.
Boris