Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Don? Thanks for the tip. I certainly don?t want my ?A?-suffix sensor replaced with a non-A. ?howard > On Sep 6, 2022, at 12:55 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > If you do send it off to Nikon make sure they don't replace your sensor as > Rolex has a bad habit of upgrading when their products are repaired. > > My concern isn't so much for cleaning the sensor as it is for abrasive > insect bits wearing the shutter mechanism. While not fragile it is a > close tolerance high precision unit. With Nikon moving away from SLRs the > supply of replacement shutters will decrease over time. Looking out five > years what will be the status of shutters. Ask me about the LCD on my M8. > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2022, 10:07 PM Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > >> Thanks to Don, Brian, and Frank. I know that the cost of pro-level repair >> and cleaning of a seven-year-old DSLR might ordinarily approach the price >> of a used one, but this situation is different. The D810A is a >> limited-edition modified version of the D810 made for astrophotography, >> with an IR-cut sensor filter that is less restrictive to deep-red visible >> wavelengths. That makes the camera more sensitive to the deep-red >> hydrogen-alpha emission that is so important in imaging many emission >> nebulae. >> >> The model is no longer made, nor is there a replacement model, and it it >> highly prized among astroimagers. This has driven prices for used >> examples, >> on eBay at least, past $3k to near what it cost new. Curiously, there?s a >> retailer I?d never heard of in NJ that claims to have 9 new bodies in >> stock >> ? for $4500. >> >> So paying for even a Nikon repair will probably be well worth it rather >> than replacing it. But first, I suppose I can?t do worse harm by blowing >> out the camera, cleaning the sensor, and seeing what happens. Worst case >> (I >> hope) is that a contaminated shutter curtain soils the sensor again, and I >> have to send it off after all. >> >> ?howard >> >>> On Sep 5, 2022, at 6:36 PM, Frank F via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Nikon repairs are $$$. Before sending it in, know what it might cost to >>> replace it. Check Nikon refurbished for price. OTOH, squished bug is a >>> organic material. Dry out the missing body ( air plus time) and remove >>> whatever you find. Then clean the sensor. If it does work you saved >>> yourself bouquet bucks. If not then send it in for service. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 12:20 PM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree with Don. Send it to Nikon. >>>> >>>> On 2022-09-05 13:50, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>>>> Normally I don't recommend Nikon USA service but for this bit of tear >>>>> down >>>>> and rebuild I would send it to Nikon. The shutter will have to come >>>>> out >>>>> and possibly the sensor and then there is the alignment of the focus >>>>> sensor. >>>>> >>>>> You have a pro level camera that needs to be put back to factory specs. >>>>> 0.02 >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> -- >>> Frank Filippone >>> BMWRed735i at gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> . >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information