Nikon D200 cleaning

Ink84

Hi,

I just called Nikon Canada and asked them how much it would cost to clean my D200. Their estimate was approx. $300, I was shocked as that is almost as much as the camera!

Is this the average price to clean a D200, or am I getting shafted by Nikon? Has anyone else has this experience?

Thanks!

Harryb

Nikon repairs are not cheap. Why not just clean it yourself?

borrowlenses.com

Nikon is expensive. Anything they lay their hands on will be $100 minimum. The plus side is when you get it back it will look as good as new.

However, are you talking about sensor cleaning or the physical exterior?

skysailor

The price sounds like a full refurb?

dangin

see if there's an authorized service center near you that might do it for less.

Ink84

The problem is that there is dust either behind the viewfinder, or on the focus screen or mirror... It isn't too bad yet (about 10 or so particles of dust) but it is starting to build up, and when looking through the viewfinder, my eye occasionally gets drawn to it. I have used a rocket blower and that didn't clear it... I think it made it a tad worse to be honest...

I don't want to send it in for the dust to be removed and end up paying refurb prices.

angevin1

Ink84 wrote:

The problem is that there is dust either behind the viewfinder, or on the focus screen or mirror... It isn't too bad yet (about 10 or so particles of dust) but it is starting to build up, and when looking through the viewfinder, my eye occasionally gets drawn to it. I have used a rocket blower and that didn't clear it... I think it made it a tad worse to be honest...

I don't want to send it in for the dust to be removed and end up paying refurb prices.

Viewfinder? Doesn't that slip right off? Mine does on D300 and D700 has a screw retainer...then you can clean/clean/clean~

ziggy53

It does sound like Nikon may have thought you were asking for a "CLA", "clean-lubribate-adjust".

If you want to clean the viewfinder screen yourself, and that sounds likely for the problem, the best information for removing the D200 viewfinder screen is at KatzEye:

http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/files/install2.pdf

Ink84

Thanks for the link Ziggy!

But I think I will try that after I come back from my trip... I don't want to mess it up more and have to suffer a broken camera just before I go. For now, I'll just live with it.