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<blockquote data-quote="Silversailor" data-source="post: 518395" data-attributes="member: 38176">I fell on a bed of oyster shell a few months ago with my Nikon D3200 and the 55-200 mm lens attached.&nbsp; The lens popped off;&nbsp; the camera stayed attached to the strap around my neck.&nbsp; Several stitches later on my hand and antibiotics, I checked out the camera: small scratch on the bottom. But, the lens did not fair so well. First, the plastic bayonet mount&nbsp; suffered two broken pieces.&nbsp; Ironically, looking at YouTube videos, I see that this is a common break.&nbsp; Next, the filter ring has a chunk out of it; still useable.&nbsp; Finally, the focusing barrels are wobbly.I had decided the lens was too damaged so I bought a used 70-300 mm VR lens to replace it.&nbsp; Yet, I couldn't toss that damaged lens.&nbsp; I went to Google.&nbsp; Nikon sells the replacement mount.&nbsp; In shaking the lens, I could hear a rattle. Hm.&nbsp; Off to Google again and YouTube and I am disassembling the lens, piece by piece, labeling and bagging parts step by step.&nbsp; I found the culprit (s).&nbsp; One ting black collar for a screw is missing; but, more importantly, one of the three white collars that run up and down the spiral grooves had been shattered by the fall. I have no idea where to find this little piece since Nikon doesn't list it in their parts.&nbsp; I will send photo of part.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silversailor, post: 518395, member: 38176"] I fell on a bed of oyster shell a few months ago with my Nikon D3200 and the 55-200 mm lens attached. The lens popped off; the camera stayed attached to the strap around my neck. Several stitches later on my hand and antibiotics, I checked out the camera: small scratch on the bottom. But, the lens did not fair so well. First, the plastic bayonet mount suffered two broken pieces. Ironically, looking at YouTube videos, I see that this is a common break. Next, the filter ring has a chunk out of it; still useable. Finally, the focusing barrels are wobbly. I had decided the lens was too damaged so I bought a used 70-300 mm VR lens to replace it. Yet, I couldn't toss that damaged lens. I went to Google. Nikon sells the replacement mount. In shaking the lens, I could hear a rattle. Hm. Off to Google again and YouTube and I am disassembling the lens, piece by piece, labeling and bagging parts step by step. I found the culprit (s). One ting black collar for a screw is missing; but, more importantly, one of the three white collars that run up and down the spiral grooves had been shattered by the fall. I have no idea where to find this little piece since Nikon doesn't list it in their parts. I will send photo of part. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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