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Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

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Broken Nikon Lens - Jessops rip off

The bayonet mount on my Nikon zoom lens snapped off. It's a bit crap, made of plastic.
Rang round for quotes that were silly. Worst was Jessops who said £100 at least .

So i rung Nikon UK yesterday who sent me a new mount which arrived today. After a bit of fiddling, my lens is fine now.
Total cost?
£2.84

Never bought anything from Jessops and never will. Right rip off.

Hats off to the young lady at NIkon UK who was so efficient

I've now got my eye on a nice S/H metal mount/barrel lens.
Modern lens are crap compared to what they used to be! Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

18th Jan 2012 10:30 pm

toeknee

Member Since: 14 Feb 2009
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Bring back film

18th Jan 2012 10:43 pm

Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

toeknee wrote:
Bring back film

I still use film and colour reversal.
Doesn't stop the lens getting broke though

Clarior et tenibris Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

18th Jan 2012 10:54 pm

toeknee

Member Since: 14 Feb 2009
Location: out and about
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Pegleg wrote:
toeknee wrote:
Bring back film

I still use film and colour reversal.
Doesn't stop the lens getting broke though

Clarior et tenibris

True, but there's something reassuring about a propper metal "click" when attaching a lens to a SLR

18th Jan 2012 10:59 pm

Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

DSLR mounts on the camera are metal plus most older lens with metal mounts will also work fine.
It was my walkabout cheap lens which broke.
I'll never buy a lens with plastic mount again! Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

18th Jan 2012 11:03 pm

toeknee

Member Since: 14 Feb 2009
Location: out and about
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Did a lot way back in the early 80's even had my own dark room with a Durst Enlarger, poped in to the local independent camera shop a couple of years back, not interested in it at all, suggested I should bin it as everyone's gone digital

18th Jan 2012 11:10 pm

wdw

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: Reading
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toeknee wrote:
Did a lot way back in the early 80's even had my own dark room with a Durst Enlarger, poped in to the local independent camera shop a couple of years back, not interested in it at all, suggested I should bin it as everyone's gone digital

Turn it into a copy stand.

18th Jan 2012 11:24 pm

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