Nikon ROCKS!

greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
edited November 9, 2007 in Cameras
So for those of you who haven't been following my camera troubles. On day 3 of the Dgrin shootout at Glacier I dropped and killed my beloved Nikon D70. I took this opportunity to get myself a D200, and sent my D70 off to be fixed.

The charge for repairs to my camera: $0

"No Charge/Good Will Repair"

Prior to this I've never had any experience with Nikon service. I have had Canon fix a P&S and a camcorder both out of warranty at no charge, but its nice to see I that Nikon also extends the good will.
Andrew
initialphotography.smugmug.com

"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera" - Dorothea Lange

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  • sirsloopsirsloop Registered Users Posts: 866 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    Its so worth it for companies to do "good will" repairs... I mean by repairing your body for free they essentially locked in a customer to their brand using their expensive lenses, etc etc. They gotta figure if you have D70 there's a good chance you have lenses. What it cost them? A couple bucks in parts and some time for a tech to tear the camera apart.
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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    Nice! :D
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  • TerrenceTerrence Registered Users Posts: 477 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    That's great. So nice to see a good story like this. My experience with Canon service was less than pleasing and cost a lot more than I think it should have.
    Terrence

    My photos

    "The future is an illusion, but a damned handy one." - David Allen
  • greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2007
    So now the question is what to do with the second body?

    Does the wide angle go on the D70 and the telephoto on the D200 or the other way around? Or does the D70 get converted to IR? :D
    Andrew
    initialphotography.smugmug.com

    "The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera" - Dorothea Lange
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited October 24, 2007
    My vote would be to use it as a backup. But then I like the IR idea too.

    Go with IR.
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  • KRFamiliarKRFamiliar Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited October 24, 2007
    greenpea wrote:
    So now the question is what to do with the second body?

    Does the wide angle go on the D70 and the telephoto on the D200 or the other way around? Or does the D70 get converted to IR? :D

    I'd say wide angle on the d2, cause you never know when you might need to crop in more.


    As for ir, its nice, but not a dealbreaker, photogs have gotten off well enough without it :P.
  • greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2007
    Review: Nikon Service Department.
    I just got my D70 back from Nikon, if I didn't know better I would swear they just sent me a new camera!

    Granted it took 3 weeks, but the list of repairs they did was pretty long.

    They even replaced a couple small plastic parts that broke off during drops and bangups and of course gave the camera a full cleaning.

    Excellent work Nikon!

    And did I menton, all ths for free!!! wings.gifclap:ivar
    Andrew
    initialphotography.smugmug.com

    "The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera" - Dorothea Lange
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited November 8, 2007
    greenpea wrote:
    Excellent work Nikon!

    And did I menton, all ths for free!!! wings.gifclap:ivar


    A very nice story and it's refreshing to know that Nikon took great care of
    you too.
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  • Van IsleVan Isle Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2007
    Anybody know if Apple will do the same for my Blacbook I recently dropped? ne_nau.gif

    VI
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