wev's What? Again? 366/2016
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Not last year, but they seem to be settling in now. I see at least a dozen each visit, but only males; haven't seen a female since early last month.
Just a continuation of the same saga. When I got it back after the first repair, it was apparent that there was something off in the focus works. It did not have the snap speed to focus it had before and lost focus (ala BIF) easier than my 5300. The oddest thing was that the point of focus in the view finder and the actual point of focus in the image review did not match up -- the latter was always just below the former. This was consistent using all my lens. I checked the focus point in ViewNX and there wasn't one. Nikon confirmed the same in the images I sent. Also, the new view finder unit was off. On a static shot, I would lock focus, but the image in the view finder would be blurry (yes, I had the diopter set). When I took the picture and reviewed it, however, the image was a sharp as can be. After half a dozen phone calls, Nikon finally said send it back.
Other than that, it was as good as new.
I had the same thought, but while I take a lot of pictures per day, this one didn't last a month, some the cumulative total spread over a year for a normal shooter would be pretty low. I have treated this one with kid gloves, never jumping far in to out, making sure it was properly seated to the body, etc. I am hoping they will allow me to pay the difference and upgrade to the new version, which uses a different focus system and is supposedly better built. Past that, I don't know what to do.