p.1 #2 · Need service for lens - not Nikon service
I've used Authorized Photo Service APS with good results on several lenses. I don't know if APS is 'not so expensive' but they are fairly priced for their services.
p.1 #4 · Need service for lens - not Nikon service
I also have used APS on a few occasions recently, and just sent off another lens to them on Friday. If you call them, they'll give you a ballpark figure to work with, and the work is warranted for six months.
p.1 #11 · Need service for lens - not Nikon service
yeah, but factor in the turn around time. APS is what Nikon USA service ought to be (in fact, they used to be the mid-west rep for Nikon USA if I recall correctly). I sent my D700 into these guys for a refresh, got it back in no time at all for a helluva good price, with communication between me and a real person. Just my .02...
p.1 #12 · Need service for lens - not Nikon service
Anthony,
you are correct. I should have lens back within the week and can talk to a real person. Just thought I'd save some cash as well. Plus it cost me $40 to ship when I can drive to Nikon.
p.1 #13 · Need service for lens - not Nikon service
One of the things I like about APS is the fact that you can talk to the service folks instead of trading emails with them. I always prefer direct contact over emails, takes so much less time. I am sure you will be quite pleased with APS.
p.1 #14 · Need service for lens - not Nikon service
Indeed that's true, RKnecht. When I got a return receipt from them documenting what they did and what they found, I noticed a line in which the tech had entered that it appeared that the cover over the filter over the sensor was marked and that it would probably affect picture quality. WHAT After two years of taking some stellar, unblemished pictures with my D700, and, it being a cloudless blue day, I went out, set an Ap at f22 on my 28/2.8, 50/1.2, and 105/2.5 AI-S's and snapped away at a variety of SS's. Not a mark to be seen ANYWHERE, AT ANY LEVEL OF MAGNIFICATION. So, WTF?
I called, got a live person to answer the phone, put me on a brief hold, transferred me to the tech who did the work, who told me "oh, don't worry about it; many sensor filter covers have some sort of marking on them, and, when we check that box, that's what the computer prints out." My response was to ask well, should I replace it? and he asked if I had any problems with picture quality and, if not, "don't worry about it." I was enough relieved that I signed off on the call before asking him, "well then why the hell don't you program a better description into your software!!" Since I don't ever plan to sell the body, it's a non-issue for me.
After two years of taking some stellar, unblemished pictures with my D700, and, it being a cloudless blue day, I went out, set an Ap at f22 on my 28/2.8, 50/1.2, and 105/2.5 AI-S's and snapped away at a variety of SS's. Not a mark to be seen ANYWHERE, AT ANY LEVEL OF MAGNIFICATION. So, WTF?