Silversailor
Senior Member
I fell on a bed of oyster shell a few months ago with my Nikon D3200 and the 55-200 mm lens attached. The lens popped off; the camera stayed attached to the strap around my neck. Several stitches later on my hand and antibiotics, I checked out the camera: small scratch on the bottom. But, the lens did not fair so well. First, the plastic bayonet mount suffered two broken pieces. Ironically, looking at YouTube videos, I see that this is a common break. Next, the filter ring has a chunk out of it; still useable. Finally, the focusing barrels are wobbly.
I had decided the lens was too damaged so I bought a used 70-300 mm VR lens to replace it. Yet, I couldn't toss that damaged lens. I went to Google. Nikon sells the replacement mount.
In shaking the lens, I could hear a rattle. Hm. Off to Google again and YouTube and I am disassembling the lens, piece by piece, labeling and bagging parts step by step. I found the culprit (s). One ting black collar for a screw is missing; but, more importantly, one of the three white collars that run up and down the spiral grooves had been shattered by the fall. I have no idea where to find this little piece since Nikon doesn't list it in their parts. I will send photo of part.
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I had decided the lens was too damaged so I bought a used 70-300 mm VR lens to replace it. Yet, I couldn't toss that damaged lens. I went to Google. Nikon sells the replacement mount.
In shaking the lens, I could hear a rattle. Hm. Off to Google again and YouTube and I am disassembling the lens, piece by piece, labeling and bagging parts step by step. I found the culprit (s). One ting black collar for a screw is missing; but, more importantly, one of the three white collars that run up and down the spiral grooves had been shattered by the fall. I have no idea where to find this little piece since Nikon doesn't list it in their parts. I will send photo of part.
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