600 VR repair cost

allanrubé

The AF stopped working on my Nikon 600mm VR lens. I am assuming the AF motor or a circuit board which connects the motor to the contacts needs to be replaced. Nikon won't give any potential repair prices on the phone and I don't want to tie up the lens while I am on vacation. Has anyone had a similar repair who can tell me how much it cost?

duff65

600 repair
Not sure if this will help. I went on Nikon's website for my 24-70 repair. After filling out the form with the problem (noisy and stiff zoom they replied with a price of 691.41
Troy

ziggy53

A Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4G ED VR retails at just under $10,000USD. Used, they sell for around $6,000-$7,500(ish). There's no way I would trust the repairs to anyone other than Nikon authorized repair; would you agree?

If so, send it to Nikon service and they will give you a good estimate before they repair the lens. Your only risk is the cost of shipping to them, plus the cost of insurance.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Service-And-Support/Service-And-Repair.page

If you are a member of NPS, they may even provide a loaner lens if the repairs can't be accomplished before your shoot. (Tell Nikon the date of the shoot.)

If nothing else works for you, you can always rent the lens for the trip if it's important to have.

allanrubé

I would trust this to APS but will send it to Nikon. I am not NPS. I will just shoot in manual mode while on the trip - it started already - and send it in when I get home.