Comments on: Ack! My 80-200 broke! http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/ Photography is for everyone. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Stew http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-109132 Stew Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:13:18 +0000 http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-109132 Have you tried duck tape (also incorrectly known as duct tape)? Here in Vermont we use it to fix almost everything! :-) Seriously though, sorry for your loss. Good luck with the repair. Have you tried duck tape (also incorrectly known as duct tape)? Here in Vermont we use it to fix almost everything!

:-)

Seriously though, sorry for your loss. Good luck with the repair.

]]> By: Marcelo Vilares http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-107602 Marcelo Vilares Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:22:42 +0000 http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-107602 Same thing happened to mine, except mine didn't break all the way through..there is just a small hairline fracture near the button. I sent it back to Nikon expecting it to be fixed under warranty, and they said this was not covered under warranty and the repair estimate was $200. From what I've read many people are having this problem, yet Nikon refuses to fix it under warranty. It's obvious this plastic ring wasn't designed to take the stress, and is an engineering mistake. Maybe we can bring attention to this and wake Nikon up, because they won't fix it otherwise. Meanwhile, my lens is held hostage at Nikon while I figure out what to do. Same thing happened to mine, except mine didn’t break all the way through..there is just a small hairline fracture near the button. I sent it back to Nikon expecting it to be fixed under warranty, and they said this was not covered under warranty and the repair estimate was $200. From what I’ve read many people are having this problem, yet Nikon refuses to fix it under warranty. It’s obvious this plastic ring wasn’t designed to take the stress, and is an engineering mistake. Maybe we can bring attention to this and wake Nikon up, because they won’t fix it otherwise. Meanwhile, my lens is held hostage at Nikon while I figure out what to do.

]]> By: Will http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-105061 Will Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:41:54 +0000 http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-105061 Sorry for your break, but crazy timing. I just got my 80-200 from KEH. A BGN (bargin model) for a nice discount unfortunately the chrome button that locks the lens in M or A won't pop up. So I keep flicking it to M when I try to zoom by mistake. Thanks for posting the pic so I see what the internals look like. I figured it was spring of some sort. Please keep us updated. I'm just going to use some tape to keep mine in place for now, but will look at repairing the spring at some point. Sorry for your break, but crazy timing. I just got my 80-200 from KEH. A BGN (bargin model) for a nice discount unfortunately the chrome button that locks the lens in M or A won’t pop up. So I keep flicking it to M when I try to zoom by mistake. Thanks for posting the pic so I see what the internals look like. I figured it was spring of some sort. Please keep us updated. I’m just going to use some tape to keep mine in place for now, but will look at repairing the spring at some point.

]]> By: Peter Collins http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-104986 Peter Collins Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:36:15 +0000 http://photodoto.com/nikon-lens-repair/#comment-104986 Ouch! That has GOT to hurt. It does look like an easy fix but not likely where you were expecting to spend money this month. Hope it all goes well and keep us posted. Ouch! That has GOT to hurt. It does look like an easy fix but not likely where you were expecting to spend money this month. Hope it all goes well and keep us posted.

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