osirus
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So i just upgraded from a d700 to a d800
i was thinking of selling the 700
only thing..
about a year ago i picked up the camera and was carrying it by cradling the lens (nikon 80-200 f 2.8)
somehow the lens wasnt clicked into the body fully and as i was walking the camera tumbled off, onto concrete.
at first i thought it was fine.. didnt notice any damage, continued shooting.
about 10 mins later i noticed the crack where it says nikon and on the popup flash
looks like it landed right on the popup flash
it doesn't automatically popup anymore, and the flash bulb is broken inside.
other than that it works perfectly, and i have used it for over a year since.( i had a wedding to shoot 6 days after i dropped it)
and i still use it alongside my d800 today
i was quoted $500 from henrys and another local camera shop if i sent it away to nikon. but i saved that $500 for the D800 instead
so i did plan on repairing it myself,and do have a brand new pop up flash unit i purchased that i will include with the camera, it just needs to be installed.
as well as the D700 repair manual showing how to do it.
and theres 2 more case bits that need to be replaced to get it to look mint again.
they cost $30 and $120 on ebay when i looked.
If i put this for sale, what do you think i should ask? would get?
i was thinking of selling the 700
only thing..
about a year ago i picked up the camera and was carrying it by cradling the lens (nikon 80-200 f 2.8)
somehow the lens wasnt clicked into the body fully and as i was walking the camera tumbled off, onto concrete.
at first i thought it was fine.. didnt notice any damage, continued shooting.
about 10 mins later i noticed the crack where it says nikon and on the popup flash
looks like it landed right on the popup flash
it doesn't automatically popup anymore, and the flash bulb is broken inside.
other than that it works perfectly, and i have used it for over a year since.( i had a wedding to shoot 6 days after i dropped it)
and i still use it alongside my d800 today
i was quoted $500 from henrys and another local camera shop if i sent it away to nikon. but i saved that $500 for the D800 instead
so i did plan on repairing it myself,and do have a brand new pop up flash unit i purchased that i will include with the camera, it just needs to be installed.
as well as the D700 repair manual showing how to do it.
and theres 2 more case bits that need to be replaced to get it to look mint again.
they cost $30 and $120 on ebay when i looked.
If i put this for sale, what do you think i should ask? would get?