There is no way I would send it back to Nikon (at my expense). I would tell the seller that it was not "of merchantable quality" and reject it, but I am in the UK where I can do that. If you paid by credit card, the card company is also liable and will re-fund you. After reading your link, seems like you may actually be better off with a good non OEM copy?

Ironheart said:
I'm still a bit baffled as to why you won't just call Nikon and see what they say. Or better yet take it to where you purchased it. At the very least they will usually offer to cover the shipping back to Nikon for repair. I'll bet you Nikon will repair under warranty no questions asked. Forget about all the Internet naysayers and go for it!

Well, because I did contact them, mate... That was the first thing I did after putting the grip back in its original packaging.

And even after sending them pictures they won't go beyond "we can't yet tell you what it's gonna cost or if it's covered by the warranty, so send it to us first and we'll charge you for the shipping".

So, since this is not my first experience with Nikon, and they systematically have been bad, I'm building a case.

And of course it will be shipped via the shop which sold it to me... they are legally responsible for that as long as the mandatory 2 year warranty is in play, in the EU.

I'm still a bit baffled as to why you won't just call Nikon and see what they say. Or better yet take it to where you purchased it. At the very least they will usually offer to cover the shipping back to Nikon for repair. I'll bet you Nikon will repair under warranty no questions asked. Forget about all the Internet naysayers and go for it!

msmoto said:
@ GhostRider117.... can you post a nice macro photo of the broken part/grip? And, how many clicks on the D7000 with the grip on it?

About 3000 clicks with the grip on.

Edit: not my picture, but exactly the same issue...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/d7000-club/discuss/72157632080808727/

One of the comments mentions Nikon agreeing to repair it under warranty... only one I've seen so far.

@ GhostRider117.... can you post a nice macro photo of the broken part/grip? And, how many clicks on the D7000 with the grip on it?

I don't have an MB-D11, but I do have the 10. It's built like a tank, so I'm surprised to hear of your problem. I don't know what jurisdiction you fall under, but I would suggest if you've only had it 4 months, take in back to the seller and demand an exchange/refund.

Well, yes, it's supposed to be under warranty (2 years mandatory warranty in EU).

Except that from what I've read about user experience on this issue is that Nikon refuses to fix it under warranty, arguing that this is not covered. Basically, they're saying that the build quality is fine and that you broke it yourself by using it instead of keeping it in the box.

So, if I have sufficient information to show that this is a recurring issue, then I can show that this is their fault, and that it should be covered by the warranty.

Isn't it under warranty? What's the need for pressure on Nikon then, have they said the wouldn't fix it?

After 4 months of light use, the joystick of my Nikon MB-D11 just broke into two halves while I was switching AF points... I've seen other reports of exactly the same issue elsewhere (incl. Amazon.com reviews).

Has anyone here had the issue? I'm building a case to put pressure on Nikon so that they repair it under warranty, as this is obviously a build quality default...

Thanks,

so this is normal? (by the way the photo is upside down)

nah that is just the structure of the blades.. the shutter mechanism is not on both sides but in your case probably the right side.. so the blades need to be thicker on the side where the forces are applied. Like a shelf mounting, the end close to the wall is thicker.

Hello!

I just upgraded from d5100 to a d7000 and I noticed that the shutter is not parallel to the body!I attached a photo that I took with my cellphone so bad quality but you will understand what I mean!

here is a link to the photo => "

The question is is there others that have the same things and this is normal and nothing to worry about it?

thank you

zoran said:
On a dull day my photos come out blueish... what might be the reason for this, some setting?

Some setting - yes. It's called white balance. The camera measures the scene, and tries to adjust colors so that everything is an even color temperature. You might have it set so the camera is compensating for warm color temps. It is "cooling" down the scene, making it look blue. I suspect it's set to tungsten.

Auto white balance, on a decent camera will adjust for this most of the time and make everything look right, unless you have a mixed scene that has more than one source of light. Example; muted daylight through a window and tungsten light through a doorway, or flash and tungsten light mixed, etc.

The best way to adjust for white balance is use the custom pre-set feature on the camera and shoot a grey card or at least a neutral white surface. (painted door, wall, etc) that has an average of the scene's lighting.

Google "white balance" and "color temperature" and read up on it. Understanding how a camera handles color will improve your pics.

Note: all of this applies to how the camera handles color when it's processing a finished jpg in the camera. If you shoot raw, you can re-adjust all of this after the fact when post processing the images.

Auto white balance is your friend Zoran...

What is your White Balance setting?

Did you use a Grey Card?

On a dull day my photos come out blueish... what might be the reason for this, some setting?

Yea, the D7000 replacement is a little overdue, but I believe it should come out by the first half of next year (towards the end).

As for the deal, I think it's pretty solid; as you are essentially getting the full kit for a price that was originally the body only. And if you don't want the lens, you can just sell it for $200, leaving you with a brand new body for only around $800.

D7000 replacement is expected, when it will be launched it's only up to Nikon itself.

Hi I'm new to this forum and read that Nikon announced a Black Friday deal for the d7000 with 18-105 kit for $999. Would more experienced forum members offer opinions on weather this second reduction in pricing means that the new model is just around the corner? Is it a good guess that this might mean a new model could be announced prior to the Jan show? And my last question, if they did announce, what would be the typical time frame for how long after that the new model would actually be available?

I dropped by a local retailer and, although they didn't have a D7000 handy, they let me try it with a D600.

Besides making me want a D600, I can report that the D600 makes the same sound as my D7000 while the modelling flash is firing.

Thanks, everybody.

Late- I think the sound is normal. My D80 and D800 do it only when there is repeating flash. Everyone can try it?

@msmoto, Good thought. Turned off the VR and no difference. (And I never would have thought of checking that!)

@parke1953, Thanks, among the 400+ pages of the manual I'd forgotten this feature. I concur that it's what is happening, but is the sound normal while it does it? At this point I couldn't swear that my frozen fingers didn't hit the DoF button by accident when it first happend.

I would suggest you do a two button reset to get you back to factory settings.

Lare- This is normal. It is the modeling flash going off. Look in your manual under modeling flash. The flash is repeating.