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I just got a qoute back from Poroday for my D70 repairs.

Dosen't look too good.

What's a secondhand D70s with around 10,000 actuations worth?

Technicians Report

CAMERA HAS BEEN DROPPED. DISMANTLE CAMERA AND REPLACE FAULTY MIRROR BOX. ADJUST AF. ADJUST MAIN AND SUB MIRRORS. CLEAN FINDER. CLEAN CCD. UPGRADE FIRMWARE. CHECK, CLEAN AND TEST.


Charges

Labour: $ 310.00
Parts:$ 105.00
GST: $ 41.50

Total: $456.50

Yikes that isn't good news..
I'd think you might get 500-700 for the body, but given it been damaged before maybe on the lower side of that range ?

I was thinking of buying another one. Not selling this one.

greencardigan wrote:I was thinking of buying another one. Not selling this one.

Ooops, misread your intentions.. are you going to repair this one ?

Have you got household insurance and is it listed on the policy? $100 excess would be worth paying to have this one fixed I would think.

I just paid $ 920.00 for a low actuation D70s with kit Lens.
Subtract $ 250 - 300 for sale of Kit Lens on Auction site.

Poroday?
Send the camera to Maxwells...I presume they are still repairing Nikon cameras? (anyone?) If they fix the camera then you can be sure it will be as good as new. And you might get a cheaper quote. I have had many cameras repaired by Maxwells and have always been more than satisfied with the outcome. And you get a warrenty with the repairs.

MAtt,

Poroday are the official Maxwell/Nikon repair facility in Sydney.

Just around the corner form where we lve, in bootiful downtown Bond-eye

Thanks Gary!
I didn't know that! Are the technicians all ex Maxwells? Those guys were good. "Poroday"...doesn't have quite the same ring....

No.

Just the one tech, a Swiss gentleman named Peter. A friend of John Swainston, I believe, who helped him set up shot here.

FWIW, I have had excellent experiences with Poraday. I sent in a D70 with a fried circuit board on a Wednesday in late December, and was holding the repaired camera in my hand on the Friday of the same week. Much quicker than through Maxwells, as you don't have to deal with the bureaucracy. Peter is a great bloke who has looked after the ~5 D70s my work has sent there.

bwhinnen wrote:Have you got household insurance and is it listed on the policy? $100 excess would be worth paying to have this one fixed I would think.

We do have contents insurance. But not for accidental damage.

I have since got my camera gear covered for accidental damage in and out of home.

Alpha_7 wrote:Ooops, misread your intentions.. are you going to repair this one ?

Probably not at this stage. I'd rather put the $450 towards another body. I have my eye on a few d200's on ebay. Maybe??

My D70 is still usable anyway. The only issue is it can't autofocus on distant objects.

FWIW:

I purchased the extended 5 year warranty with my D70s. Cost me $90, have used it once (repair came to $475 didnt pay a cent), camera is 2 years old, still 3 years of warranty left. Best $90 ever spent.

I will buy extended warranty with my D2x or D200 (still unsure of which I will get, but thats another story)

which extended warranty is that? Mack? Or some others?

Yi-P wrote:which extended warranty is that? Mack? Or some others?

Gerry Gibbs