larryepage Loc: North Texas area

I recently traded for a Nikon D300 at a local used camera store, and I'm working to get it back in good shooting condition. At this point the project is going well, and the body works perfectly with modern lenses.

Unfortunately, the tab on the "Aperture Coupled Ring" that contacts older AF lenses to set meter sensitivity has either been broken or intentionally cut off. As a result, the body will not meter through those older lenses.

Since parts for this body are no longer available from Nikon, I am looking for either a dead D300 body from which I can cannibalize the necessary parts or else the parts themselves, if someone happens to have them stashed away. These are parts #405 and 406 on page A6 of the D300 Service Manual.

If you can help, please reply via Private Message with what you have and your price.

If I can't do this repair, the body will still work perfectly with new lenses, but my hope is to make it fully functional.

****UPDATE****

Thanks to all who looked. I found a junker body at a local camera store and have harvested the part that I need. After doing so, I have developed some concerns that the repair will require a bit more disassembly of my camera than I am comfortable undertaking. So I will likely contact this shop again and wee if they will be willing to do the replacement for me with the part that I have located.

Regards,

Larry

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

If all else fails and your able to remove the ring .I am assuming you can or you would not be looking for the part .I would take the ring off @ ace hardware you can buy different thickness brass shim stock. Using the right thickness I would cut the tab out with a fret saw and silver solder it in place . Or possibly have a jeweller do it for you they do way harder jobs on rings. The packs of shim stock come in various thickness for about $5.00.....

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

This is an excellent suggestion. Thanks. I've not yet opened up the front of the camera to see exactly what is involved to disassemble...I was planning to use the donor body to see what was required. I have downloaded the service manual, but even there it is not completely clear what is involved in disassembly and reassembly. My thinking is that if I can get the required parts and the repair turns out to be too daunting for me, I'll enlist the help of a local repair shop/ Hopefully they won't penalize me too much if I try first.