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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 809144" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest way to replace this lens. I don't mind paying a little more for a lens that will suit her needs better. Fortunately, it is a common lens and right now they are readily available on the used market. KEH has a handful that are rated EX to LN for right around the $500 price point. </p><p></p><p>I was wondering if there were other repair options, or if a new version of another lens might be a better choice. I probably should send the lens to Nikon and find out if they can repair it for a good bit less than the $475 they talked about. </p><p></p><p>Again, I hesitate to do that due to time and being out for shipping costs, and I'm also nervous about getting this lens repaired, and then having more problems with it down the road. If you remember, the first refurb sent to me by the Nikon Store, when I bought this lens, was bad out of the box. I only got a refurb in the first place because new versions of this lens were not available. This will likely be my last Nikon refurb purchase.</p><p></p><p>The 85mm DX is attractive because it is new, and is lighter and should be easier to handle. On the down side, it is a DX, although I have doubts she will switch to a full frame any time in the near future, if ever. It also would not be suitable for me to use on my Z5. Again, right now I am leery of using any of her lenses. I don't want to tell her I "broke" one of her lenses again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 809144, member: 50197"] I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest way to replace this lens. I don't mind paying a little more for a lens that will suit her needs better. Fortunately, it is a common lens and right now they are readily available on the used market. KEH has a handful that are rated EX to LN for right around the $500 price point. I was wondering if there were other repair options, or if a new version of another lens might be a better choice. I probably should send the lens to Nikon and find out if they can repair it for a good bit less than the $475 they talked about. Again, I hesitate to do that due to time and being out for shipping costs, and I'm also nervous about getting this lens repaired, and then having more problems with it down the road. If you remember, the first refurb sent to me by the Nikon Store, when I bought this lens, was bad out of the box. I only got a refurb in the first place because new versions of this lens were not available. This will likely be my last Nikon refurb purchase. The 85mm DX is attractive because it is new, and is lighter and should be easier to handle. On the down side, it is a DX, although I have doubts she will switch to a full frame any time in the near future, if ever. It also would not be suitable for me to use on my Z5. Again, right now I am leery of using any of her lenses. I don't want to tell her I "broke" one of her lenses again. [/QUOTE]
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