My new D800........ Uh Oh!!

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Vegas33139

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Unbelievable. I was walking about the house chasing the dog with my D800 when I turned around only to catch the pop-up flash on the door frame - SMASH!!

I've only had my new camera a week!!

Anyway, the D800 is going to have to be sent off for repair for a completely new pop-up flash housing and mechanism.

Everything else is working ok, but I'm sat here wandering how much is this going to cost me? £200? £300? Grrrrrr. I feel mad as hell.:livid:

What do you guys reckon?
 
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Vegas33139

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Bad timing as well. The wife and I are off on holiday in three weeks time. My camera and lenses were all ready, cleaned and primed and almost packed, ready for the off. I was quite excited about taking my new D800 on holiday for it's first time.

I'll still take it, but I have used duck tape to hold the flash mechanism in place, which Looks kind of rubbish, but hey ho - what can you do? If I send it off to Nikon now, there's no way I will get it back in time. Ah well, for low light shots I'll just have to rely on my 50mm 1.8. Hopefully I can get away with using the flash.
 
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Akozub

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If I saw someone with a D800 duck taped together Id think "that's one bad ass photographer" and wonder what kind of action magazine he works for, lol.
 
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Vegas33139

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Joe Manco said:
If I saw someone with a D800 duck taped together Id think "that's one bad ass photographer" and wonder what kind of action magazine he works for, lol.
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LOL. I could boast that I infiltrated some notorious LA gangbangers, and the damage to my camera was a consequence of my daily struggle in life to survive fights, shoot-outs and robberies and scrapes with law enforcement. Or I could come clean and say I was a dumbass chasing my demented dog around the house with my 800. !!:p
 
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SkvLTD

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I think you just have a bad luck moment/getting way too carried. I skate the streets with my 600 in-hand and I'm risking having my own body's pop up flash getting taken off nevermind the camera's. lol
 
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SteveH

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Do you have accidental damage on your home insurance? It won't help before the holiday, but it may help with the cost of repair?
 
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gqtuazon

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Vegas33139 said:
Unbelievable. I was walking about the house chasing the dog with my D800 when I turned around only to catch the pop-up flash on the door frame - SMASH!!

I've only had my new camera a week!!

Anyway, the D800 is going to have to be sent off for repair for a completely new pop-up flash housing and mechanism.

Everything else is working ok, but I'm sat here wandering how much is this going to cost me? £200? £300? Grrrrrr. I feel mad as hell.:livid:

What do you guys reckon?
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Sorry to hear about your camera. I dropped my D800E about 7 months ago and I just received it back from Authorized Photo Service (APS) since the housing cracked and shorted some of the circuit cards inside. $840 total damage. I hope your camera can be salvage but it appears that it is not as bad as it seem.
 
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Vegas33139

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SteveH said:
Do you have accidental damage on your home insurance? It won't help before the holiday, but it may help with the cost of repair?
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Well, Some goods news has come to light. Unbeknown to me, good old wifey (knowing what a clutz I am) stuck my new D800 and my 70-200 2.8 VR2 on the house insurance. :D For a princely sum of £7/month my camera and main lens is insured for up £3500 which includes theft and accidental damage.

I knew there was a good reason I married her. Bless her - she's a diamond, as we say in the UK.

Soon as we get back from Cayo Coco I'm throwing a claim in.
 
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Vegas33139

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gqtuazon said:
Sorry to hear about your camera. I dropped my D800E about 7 months ago and I just received it back from Authorized Photo Service (APS) since the housing cracked and shorted some of the circuit cards inside. $840 total damage. I hope your camera can be salvage but it appears that it is not as bad as it seem.
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Ooh, I mean oouch!! Compared to mine that's pretty depressing. I hope yours is all ok now, gqtuazon!!
 
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SteveH

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Vegas33139 said:
Well, Some goods news has come to light. Unbeknown to me, good old wifey (knowing what a clutz I am) stuck my new D800 and my 70-200 2.8 VR2 on the house insurance. :D For a princely sum of £7/month my camera and main lens is insured for up £3500 which includes theft and accidental damage.

I knew there was a good reason I married her. Bless her - she's a diamond, as we say in the UK.

Soon as we get back from Cayo Coco I'm throwing a claim in.
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Cracking news! (No pun intended!) At least you needn't worry about the cost, even if you have to pay then claim the money back.
 
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Vegas33139

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SteveH said:
Cracking news! (No pun intended!) At least you needn't worry about the cost, even if you have to pay then claim the money back.
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Good news indeed, Steve. Although I was more p*ssed off about how I damaged it more than the costs. I'm just thankful the 800 is well built and seemingly able to take a few knocks. Another thing that really erks me is that I always look after my kit so when I sell it on I can confidently claim that it's in A1 condition and that whoever buys my ex-kit will have many years of enjoyment out of it. My plan was to keep the 800 for 12-18 months and then sell it on to raise funds for my next purchase - the D4s.

Anyway - I can now relax in Cuba knowing everything will eventually be OK, I hope!!
 
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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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I just put all my lenses and camera on my homeowners policy as well......my wife understands that now that she knows how much all of it costs! She's a sapphire and diamond! lol
 
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