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| Posted: Sat Sep 6th, 2025 13:38 |
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novicius
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I am loyal to Nikon...I even have a bad conscience when I go rogue getting a non-Nikkor..
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| Posted: Sat Sep 6th, 2025 15:02 |
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chrisbet
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I have a Canon Ixus, small and convenient when travelling. My main cameras have always been Nikon - from FM to D810 (soon), but for video I have a Canon XL1S and more recently a Sony PXW FS5, film super 8 Bell & Howell - horses for courses!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 8th, 2025 20:33 |
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chrisbet
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While waiting for the parts, I turned my attention to a 28mm f2.8 ai Nikkor that I acquired essentially for free when buying an FM - the rear glass was badly scored ( these are very vulnerable as they protrude from the mount quite a lot) I managed to swap a non ai 50mm f1.4 for another 28mm f2.8 which had been dropped and damaged the front ring but the rear glass was perfect - quick swap over and focus adjustment and the now pretty perfect 28mm sold this evening making £90 - 100% profit on the deal - just needed to be patient for the right parts at the right price! Click here to comment on this image. Click here for EXIF data  Click here to comment on this image. Click here for EXIF data
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| Posted: Mon Sep 8th, 2025 20:43 |
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Eric
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chrisbet wrote:While waiting for the parts, I turned my attention to a 28mm f2.8 ai Nikkor that I acquired essentially for free when buying an FM - the rear glass was badly scored ( these are very vulnerable as they protrude from the mount quite a lot) I managed to swap a non ai 50mm f1.4 for another 28mm f2.8 which had been dropped and damaged the front ring but the rear glass was perfect - quick swap over and focus adjustment and the now pretty perfect 28mm sold this evening making £90 - 100% profit on the deal - just needed to be patient for the right parts at the right price! Well done. So two wrongs do make a right? 
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| Posted: Mon Sep 8th, 2025 20:48 |
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chrisbet
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Sort of - more like a cut and shut but a bit more refined!
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2025 17:46 |
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chrisbet
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Just acquired a D850 as well - had a Tamron lens fitted that could not be removed. Careful examination suggested to me that one of the lens mount screws had been pulled out by the lens being bent upwards and had fallen into the AF drive hole effectively locking the lens to the body. It was a no brainer to sacrifice the damaged lens, the zoom is broken anyway, so a little judicious prying around the plastic base had the cover snapped off and then I could get in to remove the loose screw.  Click here to comment on this image. Click here for EXIF data The camera is undamaged and everything seems to work normally - however the shutter count is huge - 736,770!  Click here to comment on this image. Click here for EXIF data
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2025 19:18 |
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jk
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Great find. Well the shutter is meant to last to at least 750k if I remember correctly. The shutter from the D810 will also work in the D850 I guess. The AF in the D850 is the best in a DSLR in my opinion.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11th, 2025 17:02 |
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Eric
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Hey Chris….have they got the decimal point in the wrong place? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167784265650?_skw=nikon+d850&itmmeta=01K4WR1D8T211S332GR0ZT9S9V&hash=item2710b8b7b2%3Ag%3AEjQAAeSwuRtowrhZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1euH7FWw4ByIgqsa7e0N094LX4wWysRpdRVLRVCXIMrwM1%2F5c8MW%2BlPvYItOBh1tTZsEhy5gTcGdgc9l8YoRHPAqV%2FwOGKEXilhQLhubSSrkjCSeDBhecgOwrL%2BMTawdvCOOMuqrMa4jBXM2Xq6uJRlvBLCBdnWEMEpPV2hX4Q%2BUOuBC69W0zL36dqM3dDC72IB09ssN9%2BxZjanT484oLCN6gS7YozB1VSErirmMcbmF2UtazCmZ2Wo5IQ89AT3AAU%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8jUhZinZg&LH_ItemCondition=3000
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11th, 2025 17:38 |
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chrisbet
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No - £99.99 is the STARTING bid - the auction has 2 days 19 hrs to run. Most savvy bidders use an auction sniping tool (I do) so their bids are placed in the last few seconds of the auction. You may well see a few bids before them, but it will skyrocket at the end - proabably with a winning bid around £1000 - the median price over the last 90 days is £1014. I stay away from anything located abroard, Japan, USA, Germany - not only is postage expensive, you get hit with VAT at 20% on top of total price including postage. I buy cheap and local - even if it turns out to be uneconomical to fix if needed, I can still turn it round as parts or complete to someone dafter than me!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11th, 2025 17:46 |
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Iain
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Eric, The Z8 can do everything the D850 can do but silently.
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