Smashed D500
Dec 3, 2017 18:27:28 #
Shooting the super moon tonight, I dropped my camera on concrete. It appears that the lens mount snapped off the body, still attached to the lens. Obviously, I will be at my local Nikon dealer first thing in the morning but I’m wondering if anyone can take a guess as to whether or not this is repairable or if I have destroyed it for good?
Dec 3, 2017 20:03:08 #
That is so sad -I hope you have insurance and/or it is repairable. I am sorry.
Dec 3, 2017 20:10:09 #
Here's a link to a recent topic similar to yours. The OP has added info at the end of the thread regarding how he had his repaired. There may be some info that will help you. Good luck. It must be heart breaking!
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-494975-1.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-494975-1.html
Dec 3, 2017 20:12:51 #
Dec 3, 2017 20:14:53 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Shooting the super moon tonight, I dropped my camera on concrete. It appears that the lens mount snapped off the body, still attached to the lens. Obviously, I will be at my local Nikon dealer first thing in the morning but I’m wondering if anyone can take a guess as to whether or not this is repairable or if I have destroyed it for good?
It saves the tech from having to remove the lens mount.
Seriously though, there is a good likelihood it can be fixed. But it ain't gonna be cheap. If you have insurance, you needn't worry.
Dec 3, 2017 20:30:45 #
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Dec 3, 2017 21:14:46 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Shooting the super moon tonight, I dropped my camera on concrete. It appears that the lens mount snapped off the body, still attached to the lens. Obviously, I will be at my local Nikon dealer first thing in the morning but I’m wondering if anyone can take a guess as to whether or not this is repairable or if I have destroyed it for good?
Sorry to hear that. Good luck.
Dec 3, 2017 21:52:55 #
Dec 3, 2017 22:17:05 #
It can and does happen to anyone, Best of luck on the outcome.
Please follow up on this, we can all learn.
Please follow up on this, we can all learn.
Dec 3, 2017 23:09:21 #
So sorry to hear that. I certainly understand the things that happen in the dark...
Good luck...
Good luck...
Dec 4, 2017 05:34:20 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Shooting the super moon tonight, I dropped my camera on concrete. It appears that the lens mount snapped off the body, still attached to the lens. Obviously, I will be at my local Nikon dealer first thing in the morning but I’m wondering if anyone can take a guess as to whether or not this is repairable or if I have destroyed it for good?
I'm guessing the damage wasn't catastrophic.
Dec 4, 2017 05:37:44 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
No insurance. Stupid.
Not necessarily stupid. I have no camera insurance, and I haven't needed it for fifty years. If I had paid $100/year for insurance, that's $5,000 I would have kissed goodbye. It's the same with car insurance. The only thing it has ever paid for was the replacement or a couple of windshields. Insurance of any kind is a gamble, and I'm not a gambling man. I do have life insurance because that isn't a gamble.
Dec 4, 2017 06:17:40 #
mainoak
Loc: Springdale, AR
I did the exact same thing to my D810. Broke plastic away with the lens mount. Nikon repaired it like new for around $300. I had zero hope for it!!
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