Uncertainty.
After weighing out my options to fix my Nikon P6000, I decided to buy an $8 .pdf download. The .pdf mentioned happens to be a repair manual for the camera. If I can muster up some serious repairmanship (as if that were a word) to fix the camera on my own, and only pay $8 to bring my camera back to working order that would be fantastic!
My other option is to pay $195 to start, with the possibility that Nikon will have to charge more for the extra parts necessary to fix it. So I’m looking at a paper weight if I do nothing, a camera that is splayed out in a box if I can’t fix it, or a $203 bill minimum, after factoring in the cost of the .pdf I paid for. It’s worth a shot though right?
I bought the camera at a decent price of $367 at the time, a refurbished one now costs right around $300, so I’m at a price point where it is not yet feasible to buy a new one that costs the same as repairs would. We’ll see how I fair with my handymannery.
To note, it would seem that I may need to buy an entire Lens Assembly to fix my camera by just looking at the .pdf. I’m sure those are cheap. After all that’s only 1/3 the make up of the camera. Real cheap. I don’t even really know how I could get my paws on just the assembly even if I wanted to buy it. I would expect having to become a certified camera repairman.
I’ll give an update soon of the outcome.
Oh one final thing! The incident happened because the hook itself came out of the wall and the string didn’t unravel from the hook. So it was by chance and not my failings that the camera is now broken. Even though the camera is still thrashed, this makes me feel a little better about the situation.
Yay?