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<blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 150244" data-attributes="member: 6548">I'm pretty handy but I think with anything digital I would send it in for repair.&nbsp; Even film cameras...I mean I can refoam one but that is about it although I have rosonolled sticky shutters before.&nbsp; I know for the old Nikon stuff film there are still new old stock parts around fairly priced (believe it or not) but most people use donor cameras for their parts.&nbsp; A notable exception, and this sort of applies to digital cameras too, is factory Ai conversion rings.&nbsp; They are almost non existent anymore (or at least the ones for legacy glass) and if you are going to use old glass you are going to need to convert it.&nbsp; Many people convert them but not many people use factory Nikon conversion rings.What I wonder is how many spare parts are even made for modern models...eg how many spare shutter boxes did Nikon make for the D600, D800, etc.&nbsp; I would assume they make more spare parts for their pro level stuff as that is what they have done in the past.Sort of an interesting topic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eye-level, post: 150244, member: 6548"] I'm pretty handy but I think with anything digital I would send it in for repair. Even film cameras...I mean I can refoam one but that is about it although I have rosonolled sticky shutters before. I know for the old Nikon stuff film there are still new old stock parts around fairly priced (believe it or not) but most people use donor cameras for their parts. A notable exception, and this sort of applies to digital cameras too, is factory Ai conversion rings. They are almost non existent anymore (or at least the ones for legacy glass) and if you are going to use old glass you are going to need to convert it. Many people convert them but not many people use factory Nikon conversion rings. What I wonder is how many spare parts are even made for modern models...eg how many spare shutter boxes did Nikon make for the D600, D800, etc. I would assume they make more spare parts for their pro level stuff as that is what they have done in the past. Sort of an interesting topic. [/QUOTE]

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