Could your old Nikon SLR or optics do with a little TLC? Well, Nikon Japan is offering its MF Old Product Maintenance Service for a very limited time only. The news comes by way of Digital Camera Watch, and it’s not the first time the ‘Big N’ has opened its doors to retro wares. No doubt a reaction to the boom in film photography in recent years.
Sadly, it’s still only available for customers who reside in Japan, so anyone in the United States and Europe will miss out. It’s only open for applications for roughly a month (September 1 to October 30), and the service can take around three months upon the goods’ arrival at the Nikon Repair Center (Yokohama).
Nikon says that the service is only available via direct delivery to Nikon Repair Center or by telephone and that applications are not accepted through the service center counter or online.
The Nikon Repair Center is able to inspect and clean eligible items, including the Nikon F, Nikon F2, Nikon F3, Nikon FM, Nikon FM2, Nikon FE and Nikon FE2, as well as a range of retro Nikon optics. It would appear, as per previous instances, that the service is largely designed to inspect and clean eligible products, not supply and install replacement parts.
MF Old Product Maintenance Service
MF SLR cameras...
- Winding mechanism inspection
- Rewind mechanism inspection
- Shutter speed accuracy check
- Exposure accuracy check
- Infinity focus alignment check
- Camera back / film chamber inspection
- Mirror operation check
- Speedlight flash firing & sync check
- Exterior light seal (moltoprene foam) inspection & replacement
- Exterior cleaning
MF lenses...
- Infinity focus alignment check
- Distance ring operation check
- Aperture ring operation check
- Aperture blade operation check
- Internal lens element inspection (dust and mold)
- Exterior cleaning
Information from Nikon Japan was translated via Google.
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