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sjms wrote:
i have seen the way some individuals handle their gear which can torque load the lens mount. so for that i just cringe and walk away. it not always Nikon.
Wow! Can't agree with you more on that.
One very good example is those who spent hundreds of dollars on straps hanging their cameras by the tripod mount swinging upside down. To those people I think they value their camera base plate or battery grip more than their priceless view finder.
For them a damaged view finder can take better pictures than a damaged base plate or grip.
How many professionals really uses those straps? My observations is that they either use a neck strap, a hand strap or nothing at all just by placing their cameras on the ground or the camera mounted on a huge lens sitting on it's hood.
Phew! Can you imagine the amount of torque generated at the mounts (both the tripod and lens) by the lens with the momentum and kinetic energy it generates? E=mc2 or F=ma, and T=fr x d
Oh! Now I get it, why Nikon USA classified them as impact damage in the US. Maybe because those straps are more popular in the states.
Here in Singapore we get our cameras and Lenses serviced in either 1 or 3 working days, or else it will be 2 weeks. Only if the units need to be sent out to the factories or waiting for parts will it take 3 to 4 weeks for both Canon and Nikon if we dropped off and pick up at the service centers.
My 24-70mm f/2.8G was sent for repair to have the helicoil replaced last week and was quoted 3 to 4 weeks waiting for parts, but instead got it back in 10 days or 7 working days to be exact.
Thank you Canon and Nikon! You both have been good to me.
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