The rubber ring on my 24-70 f.28 lens started to wear out. It expanded, lost its grip on the lens barrel and came loose. I contacted Nikon support and they told me that this is normal wear. It is actually not a surprise, my 24-70 is the workhorse of my lens...
Finally the eBay hassle with the 24-70mm is over and I won’t bore you any more with this issue. Instead I edited and finished the video which I recorded after receiving the lens. It’s an unboxing video – I did not realise the lens was broken at the...
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...