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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64868040/20120808_021108.jpg

My friend lost the vertical joystick button from his Nikon D4.

Happened just a few minutes ago, during a wedding.

Where can i order this part from?

Thanks
Yitzy

Edited on Aug 07, 2012 at 08:58 PM · View previous versions

Aug 07, 2012 at 06:28 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Not the first time this has happened on a D4. One FM'er had to send his D4 in to Nikon to get the joystick replaced (was covered under warranty).

Aug 07, 2012 at 06:41 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

This happened to me ... Nikon (in my case NPS) asked me to send the D4 camera to them to add/replace the part and make sure the weather sealing would not be compromised. Day out by courier, day in receiving, day on the bench and a day of shipping back so even though the repair is small you will be without use of the camera for about 5 days. It is of course a warranty repair and the camera is otherwise checked over with a sensor clean, and any firmware updates you may not have done. The camera is so new I didn't even bother to send in a copy of my receipt.

Aug 07, 2012 at 08:47 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

That's makes 3 reports of the joystick falling off. Hmmm...

Aug 07, 2012 at 09:07 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

3 out of thousands of sold units. Hmmm...I guess every unit can't be perfect or should someone ring the fire alarm?

Aug 08, 2012 at 12:43 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

AndresG wrote:
3 out of thousands of sold units. Hmmm...I guess every unit can't be perfect or should someone ring the fire alarm?

Ring the fire alarm.

Aug 08, 2012 at 12:53 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Well we called our local Nikon service center ('photo Hadar', in Tel-Aviv, Israel)
They want to switch the board that holds the TWO JOYSTICKS,
And it's not covered under warranty!

Aug 08, 2012 at 01:49 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

yitzy wrote:
Well we called our local Nikon service center ('photo Hadar', in Tel-Aviv, Israel)
They want to switch the board that holds the TWO JOYSTICKS,
And it's not covered under warranty!

As long as you are the original owner & you have your receipt & it is within the warranty period it would definitely be covered under warranty. For them to say differently would raise a red flag to whether I'd consider dealing with them. Talk to someone else, manager etc.

Aug 08, 2012 at 02:09 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

MikeW wrote:
As long as you are the original owner & you have your receipt & it is within the warranty period it would definitely be covered under warranty. For them to say differently would raise a red flag to whether I'd consider dealing with them. Talk to someone else, manager etc.

I agree - they are shaking him down...

(unless there is obvious sign of damage that knocked it off...)

Aug 08, 2012 at 03:17 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Yeah It should DEFINITELY be covered under warranty.

Aug 08, 2012 at 07:39 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

But is the joystick useable? Looks like it's just the cover that popped out.

Aug 09, 2012 at 05:21 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

M Lucca wrote:
But is the joystick useable? Looks like it's just the cover that popped out.
No.

It works.
But it's a tiny button, deep in the body.
Without the rubber button, it's useless.

Luckily my friend doesn't use the joystick often, so we could wait until the end of the wedding season to fix it.

Aug 12, 2012 at 10:12 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Not to beat a dead horse but after my D4 was repaired a month ago it fell off again last night ... just got off the phone with NPS and they asked me to send it back again .... did offer a loaner and they also supplied me with a prepaid courier waybill number ...... still sucks though, I really do want this to be the LAST this happens.

Aug 24, 2012 at 01:26 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Bring back this thread from the dead. This is happened on two different D4's to me. Someone in the for sale section just had his repaired from Nikon at a high price.

I've been debating sending mine off for repair but I doubt it would truely solve the problem, especially after seeing it happen to the guy in the last post after his was repaired. I wonder if Nikon would be able to stick the newer D4S style stick on the D4.

Has anyone had a D4S sub selector / joystick / whatever you want to call it, fall off?

Feb 22, 2015 at 11:57 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Is Photo Hadar an Authorized Nikon Service Center or an independent shop? I know they are an Authorized Seller of Nikon products.

Edited on Feb 22, 2015 at 03:25 PM · View previous versions

Feb 22, 2015 at 12:30 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Nikon D4 joystick lost

Mine popped off back in November 2012 so I slapped a small square of gaffer tape over it and haven't thought about it since. (although when I do think about it, it does annoy me)

photo showing tape:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/v/t1.0-9/1174973_10151816700834841_1127234250_n.jpg?oh=f756ed4035f4b4096751289ff0298fc0&oe=558838CB&__gda__=1435341729_7e26c864ac5d0194b54d0e6c13f9b17c

one more showing tape:
https://www.facebook.com/johntookmypicture/photos/a.10151359775124841.497130.66374719840/10151690147839841/?type=3&theater

Feb 22, 2015 at 03:16 PM


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