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Author Message   Yulinghuo Tinkerer Username: Yulinghuo Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2012 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 02:34 pm:    Took my Nikkor 1 J2 camera to the beach and had it around my neck the whole time, but I guess some sand grains still managed to find their way into the barrel. When I manually focus, I can hear gritting sounds, but nothing else is affected. I bought this camera in a store in Hong Kong so I'm pretty sure I can't have the U.S. Nikon company repair it. Any advice on the severity of this issue, and where I might find a cheaper repair?