Thanks! I live in Wichita Falls, Texas! Just north central TX, bordering the Red River and Oklahoma
Dallas is 120 miles away and Lawton, Oklahoma is 50 miles from here.
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My friends, I have never had to think about repairing my cameras before. What are the steps one takes to bring value back to my
dropped Nikon? It has a cracked rear panel (corner of the rectangle) and it does not have auto-focus anymore. It still is OK on
manual focus and there are still images stored and replayed when a lens (18-140mm) is attached and captures taken. Any consideration
or discussion will be appreciated.

As an amateur enthusiast I don't limit myself to any one special category of interest, so every purchase of new photographic equipment for me is due to current interests. Lately I have been capturing a lot of birds
in flight and use my only camera, the Nikon D5300...shooting with a new Nikon 18-140 mm lens and the inexpensive but surprisingly sharp Nikon 70-300 mm lens. I also own the new Nikon 200-500 mm lens. In terms
of all around accuracy and rich color, the zoom capabilities of the Nikon 18-140 mm lens works for a lot of wild bird shots without the discomfort of lugging around a monopod or tripod, which I find is a necessity if I
want to have a lot of "keepers" shooting with the heavier lens. As a side note and recommendation for the Nikon 18-140 mm lens used inside an auditorium or field house at night for stage events, I have been very
satisfied with it's 'reach' and sharpness under available light, either incandescent or fluorescent. The ISO range for indoor photography is between 600 -1600, seldom higher with Aperture Priority using this lens on the
NIkon D5300. If I were to move up to the next Nikon body, it would probably be the D7200; but as of now the camera I have gives me great pictures using the above lenses in many different settings. Good Luck on
your adventure forward!