Today I got a call from the camera store which handled the repair case for me. Nikon repaired the lens and acknowledged the warranty case- I got the lens back without further comment. I tried to inquire about the nature of the defect, but the repair protocol simply...
An update with nothing to report, but I felt like creating some content in the blog. Still no news from Nikon about the lens. Either I will find a cost estimate this week in my mailbox or Nikon will repair the lens and send it back, which will be in another 2-3 weeks....
This morning I brought the damaged Nikkor to the Nikon Service. Nikon will assess the damage and check whether it might be a warranty case. If the warranty is acknowledged, I will get back the lens repaired in about 4 weeks. If the warranty is not acknowledged, I will...
It’s a week-end full of grief and despair later because of the defect lens I got on eBay (24-70 f2.8 Nikkor with a supposedly bent inner tube => zooming not possible) I exchanged a couple of emails with the seller. It was an eBay classic: Seller claims the...
(Why “another” in the title ? Remember my Iphone4 battery problem ?) In an adventureous maneuver I exchanged some lenses. I sold my 17-55mm f2.8 on eBay and bought a 24-70mm f2.8 lens instead. I got the 24-70mm yesterday. It is only half a year old, came...
Some things are so geeky that I absolutely must have them. If you think a Darth Vader costume is cool, behold this: These are not recycled lenses – It is a 1:1 replica of the Nikkor 24-70 f2.8 lens (a very yummy but also expensive piece of equipment). The...
