I received my 70-200mmVR from Nikon Service Today!

oHHHH dEAR...
nEED TO send my equip in to.
But will wait to see what it cost you for the D200

Thank You Anthony.

OMG I dread this

 

Anthony,
My warrenty expired Dec 24:<(((
I was going to send it, but thought.. It is working pretty good.
But I am having some metering probs.

I think I will call a tech and see if this darn thing has a setting I can't figure out, set wrong.
Underexposing on all settings...I am tired of fighting with it. WB does not work like it did new either. I have 20,000 shots on it.
You know I always use the 80-400 VR.. So thought maybe some probs there.
However it is doing it with the 300 F4 as well.
I can manage to guess and use the histo. But thats just not right
The sensor is also filthy.
I am afraid to clean it myself

 

Anthony Glad that lens is working good now. when I bought my D200 they tried to push the extended waranty on and I passed. wile waiting for delivery I was thinking abought the waranty. So once the camera arived I called to price the waranty. It was on special $119 extra 2 yrs. I jumped on that one.:Guns:

 

Anthony that is good news. I will have to check with my credit card (visa) to see if they do the same. I wounder if I would get six years with extended warnty. :biggrin:

 

Smart move Anthony, I never buy anything electronic without using my AMX. Know the cards are $$ to use, but hey I got back $250 in buyer protection on my first digital camera, plus some other times they paid off. BNeen putting off sending in some gear, maybe it is time.

 

Anthony,
I had the exact same problem with my D200 and 70-200 that started and became intolerable when we were out shooting the Grand Canyon recently. After sending both in (thank the lord under warrantee) I got them back after each underwent a number of tweaks....B1 category for each. I don't have the paperwork with me now, but the list seemed pretty extensive. I have been pleasantly surprised to find that I now really enjoy using the 70-200 - I had not been very happy with its performance. What a difference! Same with the D200....lots of tweaking and replacements- didn't realize the grips were loose until they were replaced!
I was very pleased with Nikon Melville's handling of the problem. I had both back 8 days after I sent them in.
Glad to hear it worked out ok for you too.

 

oh man ... this is the EXACT problem i had last time i was shooting lacrosse with my d200 and 300 f4 .... i would get the blinking battery light and it wouldn't focus till i restarted the camera.... happened 3 times out of the blue.... I even posted a thread about it .......

are you saying now i should send them in and have them tweeked ???

 

awee crap ..... thx anthony... ill send them in for a look over ....

So let me get this right... when i buy camera gear with my amex they double the warrenty ???

how do i make a claim if something breaks ???

who's pocket does it come out of ? amex ?

thx for your help guys,

 

YES! I found my D200 was ok w/ shorter lenses,,,it was the combo that highlighted the problem. BOTH items were tweaked when I sent them in.

 

Ohhhh nooooo

After reading these posts....I realize I must send my D200 and 70-200 back to Nikon. I thought I was loosing my touch due to lack of camera time. I shot for 10 hours yesterday and used 70-200 exclusively. I was experiencing difficulties with metering, focusing and the darn grip rubber moving. My shots from yesterday...well..with that combo I used to get excited, but the shots overall were not what one would expect. I would get a great shot once in a while but not what I should be getting for money spent on the gear I was using. I have warranty for both but wasn't sure how I go about sending them in. Please offer me step by step, so I can get this taken care of..THANKS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do I call first?

How long will I be without a camera?

This is my Prime time to shoot, but I can't handle being without my camera for more than a week....