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     Glenn Tinkerer Username: Glenn Post Number: 190 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
Filmguy, From what you say it, appears that the official Nikon repair facility is not providing the level of service one would expect. I suspect this will continue, unless people start complaining and taking action. Here in the UK, I have had nothing but good workmanship and help from the official Nikon repair organisation. In the UK they seem to work closely with the factory, perhaps in the US there is another level of management between repairshop and factory. It is certainly the case, that the more modern cameras from most major manufacturers, need specialised jigs and fixtures to allow certain repairs to be undertaken. So I am not surprised that the the choice of repair outlets is limited, or that more cameras are having to be returned to the factory for repair. My son's Sigma SD-10 was recently returned to the factory, for what on paper was a relatively simple repair. That is until you read the setup/adjustment procedures! I note with interest your purchase of a late numbered body. With certain makes and models, this can lead to one purchasing a body that might be considered 'inferior' to an early numbered item. If you take the Canon A-1 as an example, the early examples have a greater number of metal parts and are much easier to disassemble than the later batches. These later bodies are full of all the cost cutting modifications, introduced during the production run. My two first batch examples are still working perfectly, even after a very hard life. However a mint looking late model purchased a few years ago, has proved to be a not as well made/durable as the early examples. |