Just wondered if anyone knows whether it is possible and/or economical to get my D40 repaired. It must have gotten a little too squeezed despite being in my carry-on bag. The menu screen no longer works. The screen is not cracked, but the display image is. Several multi-colored straight lines are all that shows when the menu is on. The camera still works, but I seem to be stuck with the settings I was using when it broke.... Just wondering if that screen can be popped out and replaced relatively cheaply.
I'm surprised you haven't had any responses yet John. I can't imagine you are the only one to suffer this misfortune.
Mine is thankfully intact, but if it happened to me I'd contact the Nikon repair folks right away for an estimate. Our dealings with them have been first rate, and others here have reported similar experiences.
I agree with Hank - at the very least get an estimate and see what it would cost. I had a similar thing happen to me with a Canon 1Ds a while back (screen got smashed). It was $700 to fix
Guy
Posted by Toni Lankerd on June 10, 2007 at 8:12 AM
I broke the LCD screen on my camera this past week. I was told they could send me a replacement part for about $60 or send it in for repair. Because the local camera shop isn't set up to repair it and
I don't want to attempt it myself, the camera was sent in Thursday to Pentax, who told me it would cost about $300. Thank goodness for full insurance coverage!
Posted by John W. Wall on June 10, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Insurance? Oops. I think I'm just going to leave it broken!
As I thought about it, I realized I can probably still get decent use out of it, especially if I replace it with a D200 and use it mainly for point-n-shoot duties.
I'd at least contact Nikon for an estimate. Might surprise you and turn out to be a reasonable investment. Restoring it to full service would give you a great backup to your new D200. Gotta love good backups you know intimately!
Posted by Toni Lankerd on June 10, 2007 at 9:35 PM
Gotta love good backups you know intimately!
I would have been SOL without my backup because I was not quite finished with the project I've been working on!
John... get insurance on your gear!
Posted by John W. Wall on June 12, 2007 at 3:28 PM
For what it's worth to the archives, I just got an estimate of $240 plus shipping it there and back.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on June 13, 2007 at 9:10 AM
Makes it worth getting repaired, John....thanks for the update!
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9 repliesMine is thankfully intact, but if it happened to me I'd contact the Nikon repair folks right away for an estimate. Our dealings with them have been first rate, and others here have reported similar experiences.
Guy
I don't want to attempt it myself, the camera was sent in Thursday to Pentax, who told me it would cost about $300. Thank goodness for full insurance coverage!
As I thought about it, I realized I can probably still get decent use out of it, especially if I replace it with a D200 and use it mainly for point-n-shoot duties.
I would have been SOL without my backup because I was not quite finished with the project I've been working on!
John... get insurance on your gear!