[Leica] A bit OT, but I need advice

[Don Dory]

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
> >>>
> >>
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