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OTRTexan

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So, to keep this post short, I won't go into the details of the tragedy. The short of it is, my D810 and tamron 150-600 hit the pavement, a very short drop, maybe 6 inches. They seperated like an egg. Both couplings took damage, plastic parts broke in both. Has anyone had this happen? I'm curious as to what kind of repair bill I'm looking at.

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Bummer! It's probably not relatable, but my wife had something similar happen with her point and shoot. At a Nikon authorized repair shop the repair was 75% of just buying a new one. So we just bought a new one. Best of luck to you!



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I took a fall with my 7100/18-140 and shattered the filter. No harm to the lenses though. I hope nothing to serious happened to your gear. Though, by the sounds of it, it doesn't look good.



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I have no idea about the Tamron, a broken lens mount and front of mirror box in the pro bodies usually is about $600 here in expensive Sweden. In the US it will probably be a bit cheaper. 

If you are lucky, the damage might be covered by your homeowner's or renter's insurance, even if the deductible can be large. It is worth checking out at least. 



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I'm very sorry to hear this. Cameras used to be made from brass as it absorbed the shock, left an ugly exterior- but the cameras usually survived. I dropped a Nikon F like this, left a big gouge in the table that it hit.

 

Depends on what got damaged internally, just send it in the for estimate. If it is close to the price of a new camera, the 75% mentioned,- get the new camera. Sometimes repaired cameras don;t have everything repaired, and more damage pops up later.



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So sorry to hear that happened!  Honestly I have no idea what the cost will be but I'd at least get estimates from Nikon and Tamron...I expect Peter is correct that $600 would be the high end for the body which is obviously much better than a replacement...I'd drop them an e-mail or give them a call when you have the chance and maybe they can give you a more accurate estimate even though it will be an estimate until they have their hands on the gear to see what's really involved...



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Well, I just had a 24-70 repaired from a fall, $650 and my D3s is at Nikon now for a shutter issue after a fall, estimated at $550.  Just yesterday I stopped by a buddy's studio and he just sent in some gear to KEH for repair.  He said compared to Nikon they are less expensive.  I hope there isn't a next time but if it happens again I might give KEH a shot.

 

(Shooting today's wedding with backup gear until my D3s comes back, another issue with gear breaking)

 

ET



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My 810 is still under warranty. Not that this is covered, but I'd hate to have non nikon repairs done that might void what's left of it. According to Nikon, their service center is the only authorized service center. I haven't been somewhere that I can ship it off yet, so no word yet. Initial estimate from the website was 350, but that's just a former response so I'm fully expecting it to be more.

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So, I was finally able to ship my camera off to Nikon for repairs, which is not as easy as it sounds since I can't just pull an 18 wheeler into any shopping center with a ups store. Luckily I was in southern California at the time. The Nikon repair center is in Los Angeles, so it didn't take long to get there and didn't cost me extra for faster shipping, was there the next day. As long as this estimate holds out, the bill is going to be about 250 dollars, shipping included, which is much better than I expected. Plus they are going to clean the sensor and update the firmware. Not going to complain one bit. Now to get the 150-600 shipped off. I held off on it not knowing what the cost on the body was going to be.



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Good news! Let's hope the lens repair isn't too horribly expensive either.



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Hoping it's close to the same if not less. No glass is involved, just the plastic mount pieces.

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Well, looks like they are finally going to ship my camera out tomorrow. They had it for over 3 weeks. I had to explain my situation as a truck driver to 4 different people. About once every 3 or 4 days, I'd get an email or a phone call asking for a shipping address. So I'd have to explain that I'm on the road, and when the camera is fixed and you are ready to ship, then I can tell you where I'll be so you can ship it ahead of me.

Not impressed with nikon repair center..

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Good to hear that it is finally fixed.

Inventory tracking systems don't handle exceptions too well. The system probably prompts for a complete address each time a new person gets to work on the order. This wouldn't be a problem if the first person to process the order could just put the information on your lack of an address in the field or fields concerned but that doesn't seem to occur to them. At least there is less risk of your camera getting lost while they wait for parts...



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Hey - just give them my address and I'll hang onto it until you come by to visit :)  I'll even be happy to test drive it and make sure that it is working correctly at no charge!

 

Of course, I only say that since you usually don't come through North Carolina!  Glad you are getting it back!  I'm sure you will be happy to give it a workout over the holidays!  



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Yep, like today, 81 to 40 is about as close as I get it seems