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sending my lens for repair to Taiwan. NRC from nikon rumors-70-200 VR1 restoration.
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 273887" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>My 28-70 AFS died in a wedding a few months back and wasnt sure who to send it to. the repair centers here are not skilled and dont have the machinery or the know how to repair complex things. I brought the lens to the nikon importer here a few months back and he said he sends these repairs to Nikon japan. I brought it to another repair place and they said the same. they just dont have the skill/know how or the machinery to repair complex things. and this goes for all gear. they can repair basic things, but heavy complicated repair, they send it out and I wanted to save the money id pay the middle man and send it out myself.</p><p></p><p>I was considering melville USA. I spoke to Tim there and was told between $250-400 and its possible the SWM isnt broken but maybe some bearings that need replacement. I was almost completely closed on sending it to them, then I saw the 24-70 article NRC did just recently.</p><p><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnrcintw.pixnet.net%2Fblog%2Fpost%2F352802825" target="_blank">Google Translate</a></p><p></p><p>on nikon rumors</p><p><a href="http://nikonrumors.com/2014/03/02/weekly-nikon-news-flash-253.aspx/#comments" target="_blank">Weekly Nikon news flash #253 | Nikon Rumors</a></p><p></p><p>and before that, I saw the fabulous restoration they did on the 70-200, basically bringing it back from the dead.</p><p><a href="http://nikonrumors.com/2013/06/22/amazing-restoration-of-old-nikon-lenses.aspx/" target="_blank">Amazing restoration of old Nikon lenses | Nikon Rumors</a></p><p></p><p>and I wanted to try them. contacted them and got a quick reply from Daniel. very friendly and polite. I got a price quote. very open and honest. He said he might even be able to repair the motor and a replacement is not always necessary. Tim from Nikon Melville said they repalce the motor and dont try to repair it. so in this case, I might be able to save bucks with the repair. </p><p></p><p><em>send to nikon mellvile NY:</em></p><p>plus-nikon will have all the necessary machinery and they follow everything by the book</p><p>minus-bad service by many turns me off. being so "big" isnt a plus and im worried I wont get the proper repair done as its a mass repair place. I dont want to send the lens sent it again because they didnt do it properly</p><p></p><p>send to NRC Taiwan</p><p>plus- personal service is a huge plus for me. instead of going through the answering service, I can send him an email and get a super quick reply. theres always someone to talk to and I dont have to go through the beaurocratic crap. its like buying at a mom and pop shop vs wallmart. </p><p>plus-I think it will be cheaper. so mom and pop have great personal service and are cheaper. win win</p><p>minus-new place, worried all will be ok. im sending my lens basically to an unknown out in no where land so it makes me nervous all will be fine. basically I only know NRC through those links above.</p><p></p><p>Ill let you know how it goes. tomorrow im sending the lens out EMS. this may not be relevant to those in the US but it may be to smaller countries that are in the same situation as me. the repair places here are not so competent and there arent other options besides sending it out of country for repair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 273887, member: 14443"] My 28-70 AFS died in a wedding a few months back and wasnt sure who to send it to. the repair centers here are not skilled and dont have the machinery or the know how to repair complex things. I brought the lens to the nikon importer here a few months back and he said he sends these repairs to Nikon japan. I brought it to another repair place and they said the same. they just dont have the skill/know how or the machinery to repair complex things. and this goes for all gear. they can repair basic things, but heavy complicated repair, they send it out and I wanted to save the money id pay the middle man and send it out myself. I was considering melville USA. I spoke to Tim there and was told between $250-400 and its possible the SWM isnt broken but maybe some bearings that need replacement. I was almost completely closed on sending it to them, then I saw the 24-70 article NRC did just recently. [url=http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnrcintw.pixnet.net%2Fblog%2Fpost%2F352802825]Google Translate[/url] on nikon rumors [url=http://nikonrumors.com/2014/03/02/weekly-nikon-news-flash-253.aspx/#comments]Weekly Nikon news flash #253 | Nikon Rumors[/url] and before that, I saw the fabulous restoration they did on the 70-200, basically bringing it back from the dead. [url=http://nikonrumors.com/2013/06/22/amazing-restoration-of-old-nikon-lenses.aspx/]Amazing restoration of old Nikon lenses | Nikon Rumors[/url] and I wanted to try them. contacted them and got a quick reply from Daniel. very friendly and polite. I got a price quote. very open and honest. He said he might even be able to repair the motor and a replacement is not always necessary. Tim from Nikon Melville said they repalce the motor and dont try to repair it. so in this case, I might be able to save bucks with the repair. [I]send to nikon mellvile NY:[/I] plus-nikon will have all the necessary machinery and they follow everything by the book minus-bad service by many turns me off. being so "big" isnt a plus and im worried I wont get the proper repair done as its a mass repair place. I dont want to send the lens sent it again because they didnt do it properly send to NRC Taiwan plus- personal service is a huge plus for me. instead of going through the answering service, I can send him an email and get a super quick reply. theres always someone to talk to and I dont have to go through the beaurocratic crap. its like buying at a mom and pop shop vs wallmart. plus-I think it will be cheaper. so mom and pop have great personal service and are cheaper. win win minus-new place, worried all will be ok. im sending my lens basically to an unknown out in no where land so it makes me nervous all will be fine. basically I only know NRC through those links above. Ill let you know how it goes. tomorrow im sending the lens out EMS. this may not be relevant to those in the US but it may be to smaller countries that are in the same situation as me. the repair places here are not so competent and there arent other options besides sending it out of country for repair. [/QUOTE]
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