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Here are some Q&A related to the Nikon Z8 cameras service advisory/recall – please note that the answers are not coming directly from Nikon:

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Last week Nikon issued a Z8 service advisory/recall describing an issue where the lens cannot be locked to the camera. A reader sent me this email regarding what and how many serial numbers could be affected:

“Had some time on my hands, and did a little anorak-ing on the Z8 recall serials until I got bored typing in numbers! I think it might be a single assembly line that had the problem. The serials aren’t sequential, most European models 6000973 to 6005225 show as affected – but there are random both higher and lower that aren’t – and vice versa.”

@nankadaione in Japan also examined the impacted serial numbers and determined that 6630 units were affected by the recall (2002516~2009146):

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Nikon issued a service advisory/recall for the Nikon Z8 camera. The described problem is that a lens cannot be mounted on the camera because the lens cannot be rotated to the locked position. Here are the details:

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