Help! I dropped my SB-900! - DPChallenge Forums

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

06/28/2009 06:30:34 PM · #1

WAAAAH!!!! I dropped my SB-900 on the floor, and now the entire red "screen" in front of the AF-assist "place" have shattered. It's working just fine, but I imagine using it at its current state is kinda dumb, so what do I do? Do I have to send it to repairs, or is it possible to buy a new "screen"? Have anyone one of you done something similar?

alanfreed

Nikon Z9

06/28/2009 07:02:26 PM · #2

Me thinks you have little choice but to send 'er in...

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

06/28/2009 07:03:33 PM · #3

Oh well... Better do it then... Many thanks for answering!

senor_kasper

Nikon D800

06/28/2009 07:43:49 PM · #4

Originally posted by BJamy:

Same thing happened to my brother's SB800, but I found a replacement red lens in Ebay for him and it is working just fine. I wouldn't send it but rather try to find a replacement lens, perhaps directly from Nikon.

06/28/2009 08:09:48 PM · #5

Originally posted by senor_kasper:

Originally posted by BJamy:
WAAAAH!!!! I dropped my SB-900 on the floor, and now the entire red "screen" in front of the AF-assist "place" have shattered. It's working just fine, but I imagine using it at its current state is kinda dumb, so what do I do? Do I have to send it to repairs, or is it possible to buy a new "screen"? Have anyone one of you done something similar?

Same thing happened to my brother's SB800, but I found a replacement red lens in Ebay for him and it is working just fine. I wouldn't send it but rather try to find a replacement lens, perhaps directly from Nikon.

I was kindo hoping that would do, but I recently discover something that's loose, but it feels like it should be loose. I better call Nikon I suppose. I apreciate your help! Thanks a lot!

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

06/30/2009 01:58:29 PM · #6

So I went to fix it today, and I tell you this.... IF YOU EVER BRAKE YOUR AF GLASS AND FLASH IS WORKING FINE, TRY TO FIND A NEW ONE ON YOUR OWN!!!!!

I drove to the workshop myself to speed things up. I'm NPU registered (not that it mattered), so I was hoping that it could be fixed the same day. It did! Got fixed within the hour for 38$ extra. Fair enough since I need my flash. The guy who repaired it took charged for the entire hour as well, another 38$. And that's fair enough to being he is a craftsman and need to be payed. BUT... the sickening part is that the glass itself costed 3$...

To sum things up.... I drove 3 hours and payed almost 80$ to get some guy to clip on a piece of glass on my flash. Why the heck couldn't I do it my self... BUT! At least my flash is up and running again, and as a celebration of this I'm going to use it now to win this months free study! Harh harh....

MattO

Nikon D4

06/30/2009 02:01:43 PM · #7

Originally posted by BJamy:

So essentially you learned an $80 lesson not to break your flash? Sounds cheaper then other lessons that have been learned on this site.

Matt

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

06/30/2009 02:12:22 PM · #8

Originally posted by MattO:

So essentially you learned an $80 lesson not to break your flash? Sounds cheaper then other lessons that have been learned on this site.

Matt

I was thinking that on my way home=) That, and maybe send a bill to:

alanfreed since he, with his pro membericon next to his name, advised me to

Originally posted by alanfreed:

send 'er in

hajeka

Canon EOS R5

06/30/2009 03:31:05 PM · #9

Originally posted by BJamy:

... It's working just fine, but I imagine using it at its current state is kinda dumb...

I understand your point! This is what I'm working with now.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

06/30/2009 03:50:59 PM · #10

Originally posted by hajeka:

Originally posted by BJamy:
... It's working just fine, but I imagine using it at its current state is kinda dumb...

I understand your point! This is what I'm working with now.

Auch! As long as it works! I was thinking about the same for mine, but haven't had it all that long. I'm surprised it didn't break sooner than it did. For my duotone challenge I had the flash bouncing light from an umbrella which, due to the wind, hit me in the back of my head. Pretty hard as well. Model/GF didn't laugh at first (as a description of hard it hit). "Flash: unharmed (uptil now), umbrella: slightly damaged, but still working, head: heavy damaged, but also still working."

senor_kasper

Nikon D800

07/02/2009 10:46:11 AM · #11

Originally posted by BJamy:

I guess I could say 'I told you', but I won't

Message edited by author 2009-07-02 10:47:09.