Well, gone and done it, camera is in the shop again

Still scratching my head on this one, but it apparently happened this past weekend. I took my camera out of the bag yesterday to change a setting based on the Auto-ISO thread and noticed my lens was leaning towards the right. Well, took it off and noticed the lens mount was pulled out on one side and front cover was lifted up.

Only thing I can think of is it happened when it rolled out of the back of the truck, but it was in a bag and should have been protected. I even slowed it down with my leg so it really didnt seem that bad, but it was.

Took it to the shop and he said thats going to be expensive, I said even with the extended warranty you sold me 2 years ago, he laughed and said no your good. I dont always buy them but for some reason I did and it should pay off this time. Its a Mack warranty, so he said it will take somewhere between 30-45 days.

What does one do, guess its time for videos and working on photo editing while looking at all the pictures here.

This year has not been a good one for me, first shutter replacement under the recall then shoulder issues and now that I am ready to shoot I screwed up my camera. All good, I'll spend time getting learnt in photo processing.

So ... you need a second shooter to grab images for you for the next couple of weeks?

I clicked like for your post but don't really *like* it--if you know what I mean. Sorry to hear about all your troubles--especially since it doesn't look like you have a back-up camera. At least you had a Mack warranty. If it had been a Nikon warranty, I highly doubt they would have covered it. Smart move on your part.

I know a lot of members here prefer to keep lens changes to a minimum so they leave lenses mounted on the bodies. My preference is to remove the lens and keep the body cap on the body. There are pro's and con's to both. Please keep us informed as to what's going on.

hark said:

I clicked like for your post but don't really *like* it--if you know what I mean. Sorry to hear about all your troubles--especially since it doesn't look like you have a back-up camera. At least you had a Mack warranty. If it had been a Nikon warranty, I highly doubt they would have covered it. Smart move on your part.

I know a lot of members here prefer to keep lens changes to a minimum so they leave lenses mounted on the bodies. My preference is to remove the lens and keep the body cap on the body. There are pro's and con's to both. Please keep us informed as to what's going on.

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No worries, figured it was because the warranty. And trust me, I will be changing my approach to bag packing and traveling with a lens attached. I am very luck it wasn't the lens, its my 70-200 2.8, which seems to be fine at this point. I do have a friend that will let me borrow a camera if something comes up.

Krs_2007 said:

No worries, figured it was because the warranty. And trust me, I will be changing my approach to bag packing and traveling with a lens attached. I am very luck it wasn't the lens, its my 70-200 2.8, which seems to be fine at this point. I do have a friend that will let me borrow a camera if something comes up.

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Just make sure you fully test your lens to make sure it hasn't sustained any invisible damage. Did you take test shots at all apertures to see if all its blades are working properly? If it bent at the mount, it makes me wonder if the impact was directly on the front of the lens or on the back of the camera (with the mount being the crumpling point). I sure hope it is fine.

The angle of it and replaying the whole thing, its really hard to tell exactly what happened. Couldn't take any pictures with it, but did a visual inspection, shake, blade movement, zoom and it appears to be fine. So fingers crossed because I dont have a warranty on it, but will soon be looking for insurance which I should already have I know.

Krs_2007 said:

The angle of it and replaying the whole thing, its really hard to tell exactly what happened. Couldn't take any pictures with it, but did a visual inspection, shake, blade movement, zoom and it appears to be fine. So fingers crossed because I dont have a warranty on it, but will soon be looking for insurance which I should already have I know.

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If you do find some type of accident insurance for equipment that isn't brand new, I'd be interested in hearing about it. A lot of those Mack warranties need to be purchased within 30 days of buying the equipment.

hark said:

If you do find some type of accident insurance for equipment that isn't brand new, I'd be interested in hearing about it. A lot of those Mack warranties need to be purchased within 30 days of buying the equipment.

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I dont think I will find anything like that. But was going to check out types of insurances. Honestly dont know if camera policies cover drops, guess thats something that I should research as well.

I think the lens is built better than the camera mount. But it really is surprising as it as was in a bag which should sustain a thigh high drop, but starting to think its the way I had it packed and there wasn't the needed cushion. So this is fully on me and a valuable lesson learned, give the equipment a little cushion and utilize a bigger bag or use a second bag. I think all the planets lined up and stars were just right to prove that I was being careless.

You might want to look at your homeowners insurance and possible riders to cover your equipment. I wonder what type of insurance pros carry on their equipment. There must be something out there somewhere. Hope you will keep us in the loop on anything you find.

RON said:

You might want to look at your homeowners insurance and possible riders to cover your equipment. I wonder what type of insurance pros carry on their equipment. There must be something out there somewhere. Hope you will keep us in the loop on anything you find.

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PPA offers a pro insurance plan that I've contemplated, only because I know where my homeowners will crap out so trying to plan ahead. Don't know if it covers drops/spills, but that's where I'd start and go from there.

I read some good advice here at nikonites about insurance! If your not doing any pro work, then get inland marine insurance! Just ask the insurance company for it!That is suppose to be good for cameras and such, and won't effect your home or car insurance!

Hope its a speedy trouble free recovery for your camera,in the UK Mack get a bit of a rough press

That sucks, Kevin. I hope the repair is quick and complete.

mikew said:

Hope its a speedy trouble free recovery for your camera,in the UK Mack get a bit of a rough press

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Thanks Mike, this will be my first go. Not so crazy about not being able to keep track of it. But I will update when it's complete.


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