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<blockquote data-quote="D200freak" data-source="post: 510911" data-attributes="member: 41018">I scored a MAJOR deal on a Nikkor 14-24mm F/2.8 lens.&nbsp; 500 bucks!&nbsp;&nbsp; It's perfect for me as it's a &quot;fixer upper&quot;,&nbsp; some repair required.&nbsp; The aperture has loose petals and the front glass is loose, as in unscrewed.That's easy to fix.&nbsp; It'll cost me not more than 150 bucks to fix if I have to replace the whole aperture assembly.&nbsp; I should have it in about a week.&nbsp; A friend of mine in another state is picking it up for me. Gambles like this usually work out for me.&nbsp; I should have (finally) completed repairs on an 80-400 Nikkor lens I picked up a while ago that had been broken at the aperture ring.&nbsp; Serious surgery was required to get that fixed.&nbsp; &nbsp; Right now I'm just waiting for the sealant on the repaired flex circuit to cure out. I've taken that lens apart, and reassembled it,&nbsp; so many times that I now completely understand how it's constructed, and by extension,&nbsp; should be able to easily figure out any other Nikkor AF-zoom lens that needs attention as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; The principles of zoom and focus assemblies are always pretty similar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D200freak, post: 510911, member: 41018"] I scored a MAJOR deal on a Nikkor 14-24mm F/2.8 lens. 500 bucks! It's perfect for me as it's a "fixer upper", some repair required. The aperture has loose petals and the front glass is loose, as in unscrewed. That's easy to fix. It'll cost me not more than 150 bucks to fix if I have to replace the whole aperture assembly. I should have it in about a week. A friend of mine in another state is picking it up for me. Gambles like this usually work out for me. I should have (finally) completed repairs on an 80-400 Nikkor lens I picked up a while ago that had been broken at the aperture ring. Serious surgery was required to get that fixed. Right now I'm just waiting for the sealant on the repaired flex circuit to cure out. I've taken that lens apart, and reassembled it, so many times that I now completely understand how it's constructed, and by extension, should be able to easily figure out any other Nikkor AF-zoom lens that needs attention as well. The principles of zoom and focus assemblies are always pretty similar. [/QUOTE]

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