I made the mistake of shooting some images of a sunset with the D7000's live view on. Through my own stupidity, I believe that I burned the sensor, because the images I've taken since that fateful evening look like this:
The same white spot shows up on every image in the same place. I know that this is total user error, and I should have read the manual closer.
The camera isn't under warranty, because I bought it from a FM member as a refurbished unit back in December.
Does anyone have any experience with dealing with Nikon's Repair Center for an issue like this on an out of warranty camera? I sent it in this morning, but I'm wondering if its even going to be economically feasible to repair or if I'm looking at having to purchase a new unit.
Any advice on what to expect during the repair process is appreciated. Thanks!
Ouch, sorry that happened. I think your hunch about it being economically unfeasible to fix is probably correct. I did a quick search and found someone who said Nikon wanted $700+ to replace a D90 sensor.
Steve Beck wrote:
I think KEH charges 350 for a d700. Might wanna call them.. I would imagine d7000 not being much more probably less..
Steve, thanks for the reply. I just got off the phone with KEH. They said if its a sensor replacement (not repair) they would need to forward it to Nikon for the replacement because Nikon won't sell them that part.
However, if its a sensor repair, they could do it. I'll need to look at if Nikon says it needs a repair or replacement when they receive the camera and give me the quote.
Why no mirrorless have this problem? I shot quite a lot of photos with old Panny G1, which included sun and not only at sunset/sunrise, but even 12 o clock sun.
No problem ever? And its even same sensor as in NEX-5N..
Oooh that's bad. How big was the Sun on the frame? I assume you must've viewed it with a wide aperture. I have shot this way but camera is fine and I even used a 300mm lens. But, this is sunset and this has a lower output (if your eyes can see straight thru the Sun then its fine) compared to lets say mid noon which could potentially burn the AA filter but not sunset, assuming you have stopped it down around f5.6 at least.
I suggest contacting LifePixel. They primarily do IR conversions on cameras but they do sensor and AA-filter replacements too. They might be more affordable.
