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 Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2025 08:48
chrisbet



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 No, I don't know what happened but the damage indicates that the lens was pulled off in an upward direction - the bottom mount screw hole is intact, the two either side are broken halfway down and the top two are completely missing.

There is no damage to the outside of the camera so either it fell on the lens or something fell on it.

Either way, all the electronics work and once I get the mount reattached I'll see if the lens communicates with the camera OK.

Fortunately Nikon made the box with 8mm deep screw holes for a 6mm screw and the mount is another 1 - 2 mm, so the plan is to use 8mm M2 replacement screws which means, at least for the bottom screws they will screw into unbroken plastic for some of the length. The methylacrylate glue is 2 part and incredibly strong - I use it to glue broken plastic car bumpers back together!

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