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sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:25 am
by wendellt
hi people

what do you call that 5th battery enclosure on the sb800

i've lost 2 of them on both my flashes need replacement but dont know what description to type in an ebay search

thanks in advance

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:25 am
by fozzie
Hi Wendellt - it is called 'Quick Recycling Battery Pack'.

fozzie

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:27 am
by dm_td5
Yep, Quick Recycling Battery Pack SD-800 for the SB-800.

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:41 am
by gstark
Wendell,

I would not expect that this is something that you would ordinarily find on ebay.

They're a standard inclusion in the SB800 kit as distributed by Nikon, and I suspect that replacements would probably need to be sourced through Nikon Oz, rather than through ebay.

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:53 am
by Grev
You can buy them as spare parts as SD800. And I know you can source them easily, like Adorama.

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:02 am
by PiroStitch
did you lose the one we found?

Btw if you can't find it on ebay, they have it at Amazon and BHPhoto.

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-SD-800-Recy ... B0001A3N44

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3 ... older.html

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:14 am
by andy
Just sending through my two thumbs up for Nikon support in Sydney (service@nikon.com.au). I found them very quick to respond with parts availability, and also found their postage quite good (<$10, overnight express).

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:58 am
by sirhc55
Wendell - the easiest solution to your dilemma is to lose the SB800’s and start over :up: :cough:

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:00 pm
by gstark
Chris,

:)

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:31 pm
by wendellt
hi chris i already did

i lost my 2nd flash last week only to find that it was returned to me at a later date without the sd800

anyway thanks guys your the cats pyjamas

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:20 pm
by christiand
Hi,

send an e-mail to: spareparts@nikon.com.au
with a detailed description of what you have lost - they may be able to help.
I contacted them re broken battry door on my D200 and they responded with part number and
Spare Parts order via Credit card form.

Se following:

Hi Christian,

Part number is : 1K467-279 BATTERY COVER

Price is : $2.70 + GST Approximate

Freight is : $9.90 Approximate

If you would like to order, please fill in the attached payment authorization
form and fax it back to us so that we can process the order.

Kind Regards,

Samuel Selvadoss

Spare Parts Co ordinator

NIKON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
http://www.nikon.com.au

Email samuels@nikon.com.au
Tel +61 2 8748 5225
Fax +61 2 8748 5230

HTH,
CD

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:08 am
by aim54x
awesome, now i know the best place to get stuff if i lose it, maybe it will be faster than gettin it through the shop i work at. i ordered a DK-23 about a month back and it still hasnt arrived, i ended up gettin my sister to get me one whilst she was in new york.

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:03 pm
by christiand
Hi all,

I received the battery door for the D200 today - all is good.
Please understand that Nikon Spare Parts is for spare parts - not for accessories.
So before you make any enquiries to NIKON spare parts, perhaps make sure that is is
not an accessory that you are trying to get.

Thanks, NIKON will appreciate that.

Regards,
CD

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:07 pm
by Geoff
Good response Christian!

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:29 pm
by aim54x
Geoff wrote:Good response Christian!


That is true, spare parts should only be contacted about spare parts.

Just a question about what is considered to be a spare part then. The DK-23 is the rubber eyepiece that comes with the D300, so if it was lost would it be classed as a spare part or an accessory?

What about lens caps (front/rear), body caps, camera straps?

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:51 pm
by christiand
Hi,

well, the experience I had when enquiring about the battery door at one of our local nikon dealerships
was, that the lady had a catalogue, list of accessories and she couldn't find the battery door.
However she found other things such as eye pieces and things like that.
So I guess please contact your local Nikon dealer first before you contact Nikon direct.
I'd just like to say that the spare parts department schould only be contacted if it is about a spare part, yes :)

Thanks everyone,

cheers,
CD

Re: sb800 thingy

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:58 pm
by aim54x
So I guess anything that can be found on a dealer's price list/catalogue should not be asked for at Nikon Spare Parts?

I know that I can order lens caps (front def, have to check rear) and those eyepieces through the shop, so I would assume that I should not call Spare Parts about that then. I think I can order body caps as well.

I guess this is fair.