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I have recently returned my D300 to Nikon service with shutter failure, a fairly common problem for a camera of this type with a high number of shutter actuations. Nikon have sent me a quote over £450 for this repair which includes a whole range of parts required on top of the actual shutter unit - eg. charge base plate unit and i base plate unit and several rubber grips.

Does this sound unreasonable? as there was no other problem or damage to the camera other than thr shutter failure.

Nikon have refused to return any of the replaced parts as it is not "their policy" to do so. They have also informed me that one of the parts is out of stock (they didn't say which one) and will have to come from japan - about another 3 weeks.
 
I wouldn't bother repairing it at that price tbh, I would ebay it and get a replacement.
 
You can get a decent used one for that price! Look for one with less than say 10,000 actuations. Or for that matter a new D7000 - a bargain since the D7100 came out.
 
I am a bit wary of the second hand market as I have heard that it is possible to reset the exif shutter actuations with a firmware upgrade, so I dont want to find myself back a square one with a similar problem.
If I replace the camera body I have to bear in mind that I also own the MB-D10 battery pack that would also have to go, unless I get a D300s or D700 (now no longer made) and I have read some luke warm reviews of the 300s
 
I would buy another D300 or something else, not worth spending £450 on repairs.

Riz :)
 
Spiderweb said:
...I have heard that it is possible to reset the exif shutter actuations with a firmware upgrade...
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Don't listen to them!

Spiderweb said:
...I have read some luke warm reviews of the 300s
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Don't listen to them either! :D



And of course you can get an honest and regular second-hand camera! Try here on tp... or places like MPB...

On eBay you're very well protected, if you purchase by their rules and guides. :thumbs:
 
Way to high that bill agree with the others,you should be able to get a very good s/h D300 for that price.

:)
 
Spiderweb said:
If I replace the camera body I have to bear in mind that I also own the MB-D10 battery pack that would also have to go, unless I get a D300s or D700 (now no longer made) and I have read some luke warm reviews of the 300s
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That's true. MB-D10 only works with D300/D300s/D700.

But you can always eBay it if you end up with a different camera than one of these. You can also sell your faulty D300 on eBay to reduce the cost of replacement. I am sure there are people interested in spare parts from your camera.

Definitely don't spent £450 for repair of the D300. It is clearly beyond economic repair.
 
The MB-D10 appears to feature in the decision on what to do. i.e. you want to retain it. How about putting the £450 towards a D700? Rather than repair the D300.

I have a MB-d10 and it featured in my decision to "upgrade" my D300s to a D700. And I'm glad I did, as I like the grip, the EN-EL4a batteries, and I knew if I'd bought a D600/800, I'd have had to buy a grip for them.

£450 is a lot to spend on a camera repair. Chew over the options carefully. Consider the
d700 route....
 
Repair cost just isn't economical. If the shutter has become faulty I would worry that other parts are nearing the end too. You can be safe buying a pre-loved one on here, you know when a camera is right!
 
Thegreatroberto said:
The MB-D10 appears to feature in the decision on what to do. i.e. you want to retain it. How about putting the £450 towards a D700? Rather than repair the D300.

I have a MB-d10 and it featured in my decision to "upgrade" my D300s to a D700. And I'm glad I did, as I like the grip, the EN-EL4a batteries, and I knew if I'd bought a D600/800, I'd have had to buy a grip for them.

£450 is a lot to spend on a camera repair. Chew over the options carefully. Consider the
d700 route....
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thanks for the advice (and the OP) I'm facing an identical dilemma, just searching for independent favourable reviews for the d700 rather than ken "sponsered by nikon" rockwell :)
 
A d700 uses a very similar body to the d300. As for favourable reviews, there will be plenty.KR is usually all over most new Nikon products until the next one comes along. Just read his reviews of the D7000.

The move to a d700 from a d300/300s is an obvious move, especially if you have invested in the MB-D10/ENEL4/MH-21 bolt-ons. And of course it looks very similar to the other half, thus avoids any questions!

The debate about a D700 over a D800/600 is very well described on this forum and others.

But don't worry, the D700 is everything your d300 is an a bit more.
 
That's pretty much what I was considering and justifying the upgrade, before my d300 bit the dust I was about to flog it and stump up the difference, I'm quite glad (oddly) it did break, I'd hate to have sold someone the body for it to then promptly fail.

but the cash I'd hoped to make back on the d300 was going to go towards a 2.8 70-200, so I'm still searching down the back of the sofa for that!
 
Spiderweb said:
I have recently returned my D300 to Nikon service with shutter failure, a fairly common problem for a camera of this type with a high number of shutter actuations. Nikon have sent me a quote over £450 for this repair which includes a whole range of parts required on top of the actual shutter unit - eg. charge base plate unit and i base plate unit and several rubber grips.

Does this sound unreasonable? as there was no other problem or damage to the camera other than thr shutter failure.

Nikon have refused to return any of the replaced parts as it is not "their policy" to do so. They have also informed me that one of the parts is out of stock (they didn't say which one) and will have to come from japan - about another 3 weeks.
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Yes i think it's probably usual to have other bits replaced by Nikon, they did when i sent mine off to them for something unrelated to bit's they replaced, although mine was done through insurance, so not such a big ordeal, it's pointless paying £450 for a repair on a D300, as you can pick a decent one up now with about 20.000 clicks for about £350, not sure why you would want the old bits back though, just junk really.
 
You could also try a company called fixation for the repair, i know nothing about them myself, but i have heard other people on here give them good reviews, and i think they are quite a bit cheaper than Nikon UK.
 
ggrr wish I'd never come here now :p

came here hoping for a quick fix for my broken shutter now I'm contemplating d7100s, d600s etc...

she will kill me!!!
 
Thanks for the advice everyone, I am probably going to ditch the 300 and get a new 300s. the D700 isn't on sale at most places any more, the few places I've found still want nearly £1900 which is a tad more than I can manage.
 
As a footnote the reason I asked abbout getting the old parts returned was purely to satisfy my own curiosity about what nikon were actually doing to my camera I have no idea what most of the parts in their estimate are for and how they would have any effect on the original shutter problem. They could just as well tell me that the flux capacitor and plasma injectors were shot.
 
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