Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try one of the big repair places. They may still have the parts in stock or dead lenses they can scavenge from. John Collier On 17-Feb-05, at 8:45 PM, Jim McIntyre wrote: > I had the unfortuanate experience of dropping my D70 with my 80-200 > f2.8 AF > lens onto my ceramic tiled foyer floor (try saying that three times > fast). > Aside from the the incredible feeling of stupidity, and the large dint > along > the front of the barrel, the lens is "askew". I brought it to a local > repair > shop in Ottawa, and they decided to send it to a Nikon repair facilty. > The > verdict: no parts available for this vintage any more. I bought it > used last > year, so I don't know how old it is, but it distresses me terribly to > think > that this lens is now a giant paperweight. Does anyone have any > suggestions > as to what I can do? I figure the lens is worth about US$500, so any > options > would have to be weighed against that. I just hate to see good (not > great, > like Leica...) glass go to waste.