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| Posted: Tue Mar 17th, 2015 05:04 |
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Eric
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Judith wrote:JK the filter ring is only about 20 pounds. The zoom damage may bump it up to about 400!! Mine didn't need any new parts ....just reassembling. Are you sending it back to Nikon or getting it done locally?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17th, 2015 05:16 |
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Eric
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Judith wrote:I got distracted whilst putting the camera into it's bag(backpack style), didn't realise I hadn't zipped it up, slung it over my shoulder in a hurry and ... crash! Landed 24-70 first onto the tiled floor. It was one of those moments that seem to happen in slow motion as you look on in horror!! lol I made the mistake of inserting the camera plus lens, lens down into my holster bag....which wasn't deep enough to accommodate the longer 24-70 and meant the heavy D3 was protruding. I was shooting a sports centre and needed a pic of pool with no one in it (ie still water). Noticed through overhead window that swimmers were leaving pool and sprinted down corridor (tripod in other hand) and bag over shoulder. Cornering at xx mph the centrifugal force emptied my holster. By the time I picked up the bits, changed lenses and got to the pool, some more people were splashing about! So missed the shot anyway. Left a nice gouge in their plastered walls though. Lol Living near ACS, I did a slight detour and dumped the pieces on David's bench. He told me to go and have a bite to eat in town and come back in 2 hours, Lens back together, calibrated and checked...£100 charge. I felt I got away with it. Immediately went out and bought a new DEEPER holster that WOULD take the body with lens attached safely!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17th, 2015 14:21 |
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Judith
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You missed out the bit about sobbing as you picked up the bits... lol I´m sending it to ACS, though I noticed that they will be coming to the Photovision Roadshow in Edinburgh which I´ll be attending so I´ll give them a ring and see if I can just hand it to them there.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17th, 2015 16:02 |
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Eric
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Judith wrote:You missed out the bit about sobbing as you picked up the bits... lol Yeah...sobbing loudly ...with a capital F. If there is anything I can do to facilitate the repair, let me know. It's worth asking David if he has a loan lens for you. Don't know if he does that but always worth a try. If I hadn't just sold my 28-70 they could have brought that to the exhibition for you to borrow. Sorry.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17th, 2015 22:31 |
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Judith
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Lol. I was in too much shock to even say F. Thanks for the offer of help and an almost loan! Damned inconvenient, you selling your lens off...  If I give it to them in Edinburgh, I'm off on hols for 10 days straight after and can take the D200 along with me so I won't miss the 24-70 for a few weeks.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18th, 2015 04:39 |
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jk
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ACS usually turn stuff around pretty quick. If you send id by Royal Mail Next Day delivery then they can possibly bring the lens up to Edinburgh. That is faster and cheaper for you.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18th, 2015 17:43 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:ACS usually turn stuff around pretty quick. If you send id by Royal Mail Next Day delivery then they can possibly bring the lens up to Edinburgh. That is faster and cheaper for you. That's what I was wondering.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18th, 2015 17:49 |
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Eric
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Judith wrote:Lol. I was in too much shock to even say F. 10day holiday! I wish! Just when I want to enjoy retirement, our gardener chap has b*ggered off and I've fractured a metatarsal. Praying for cold month to stop grass and weeds growing till I can walk again. 
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18th, 2015 18:18 |
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jk
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Paraquat? Ride on mower? 
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20th, 2015 10:18 |
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Bob Bowen
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You are a cruel man JK. Eric I sympathise in the midst of an arthritis flare up and having the same thought.
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