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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 342268" data-attributes="member: 4923">Its hard to find Nikon parts, but memory card and battery doors can be found on ebay. The cheaper ones are knockoffs and delivered straight from China. You will need some tiny tools and should be reasonably competent working with tiny mechanical devices. Seek out websites on how to remove and replace. Maybe... <a href="http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00Vzuu" target="_blank">Broken Memory Card Protector for D60 - Photo.net Nikon Forum</a>Is the macro lens a screw-on filter? First the obvious, make sure you are unscrewing the right way, counter clockwise. Try the rubber band trick Hark mentioned. In an EXTREME case, a TINY drop of alcohol applied to the threads may help. Tiny and strategically applied so there is no chance of getting the glass wet and having alcohol wicking into the lens. I can't imagine it being so tight that the rubber band alone doesn't work, unless corrosion formed from getting wet or it was stored in very damp conditions.For prices, just check ebay. Use the search filter to show sold items only and check the cameras and lenses each separately. The filters probably don't add much to your resale value. Keep in mind your kit may not be desirable as a kit to someone else. Things sometimes sell better separately.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 342268, member: 4923"] Its hard to find Nikon parts, but memory card and battery doors can be found on ebay. The cheaper ones are knockoffs and delivered straight from China. You will need some tiny tools and should be reasonably competent working with tiny mechanical devices. Seek out websites on how to remove and replace. Maybe... [url=http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00Vzuu]Broken Memory Card Protector for D60 - Photo.net Nikon Forum[/url] Is the macro lens a screw-on filter? First the obvious, make sure you are unscrewing the right way, counter clockwise. Try the rubber band trick Hark mentioned. In an EXTREME case, a TINY drop of alcohol applied to the threads may help. Tiny and strategically applied so there is no chance of getting the glass wet and having alcohol wicking into the lens. I can't imagine it being so tight that the rubber band alone doesn't work, unless corrosion formed from getting wet or it was stored in very damp conditions. For prices, just check ebay. Use the search filter to show sold items only and check the cameras and lenses each separately. The filters probably don't add much to your resale value. Keep in mind your kit may not be desirable as a kit to someone else. Things sometimes sell better separately. [/QUOTE]

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