Hi all...
Just to share with all that me & a friend had our D700 hotshoes changed at nikon service centre due to contact problem. It was probably end of last year.
Upon receiving the cameras, It seemed like the right-side of both hotshoe was abrased. The finishing of the hot-shoe was visibly more matte and less shiny than the usual hotshoes i've encountered with nikon bodies. Upon questioning I was told that all the replacement hotshoes at NSC were of the same quality.
Recently, my friend's hotshoe started to rust. Fortunately not yet for me. Another bad experience leaves me in particular bad taste... nikon service centre singapore seems to be more than expensive fees, bad manager attitude & extremely long and arduous service times... would like to add that it took them 10 days to change a hot-shoe & 12 days to calibrate a body. :sweat:
Normal Hot-shoe
Replacement Hot-shoe
Do note that both these images were taken at the exact same settings and flash-subject position. The matte metal is far more matte & less reflective compared to the original shoe. Notice also the rusting that should not happen to hot-shoes. Suspect that the replacement hot-shoe is just plated steel.
Need suggestions from you bros what I should consider doing... I am very sick and tired of NSC problems. Understand that there are those who will ask me to jumpship and stop flaming nikon. I am a serious & sincere nikon user who hopes that we have less of these service issues and a better shooting/user experience.
UPDATE 07-03-2012:
Ok I will clarify 1 more time. Indeed now that I have my own D700 back again on 5th March 2012 I can elaborate more. It was in service centre for calibration for 3 weeks, BUT it does not seem to have a abrased/rusty hot-shoe anymore. The current D700 in B & S is my own camera which DOES not have a abrased hot-shoe anymore. It might have had or not have had a abrased/bad hotshoe and nikon might have touched it up. I am now really confused too. I now wonder now whether it was both my hot-shoe and my friend's hot-shoe being abrased at first, or just HIS which might be the isolated case and made me re-call the details from 3 months back incorrectly.
Just to share with all that me & a friend had our D700 hotshoes changed at nikon service centre due to contact problem. It was probably end of last year.
Upon receiving the cameras, It seemed like the right-side of both hotshoe was abrased. The finishing of the hot-shoe was visibly more matte and less shiny than the usual hotshoes i've encountered with nikon bodies. Upon questioning I was told that all the replacement hotshoes at NSC were of the same quality.
Recently, my friend's hotshoe started to rust. Fortunately not yet for me. Another bad experience leaves me in particular bad taste... nikon service centre singapore seems to be more than expensive fees, bad manager attitude & extremely long and arduous service times... would like to add that it took them 10 days to change a hot-shoe & 12 days to calibrate a body. :sweat:
Normal Hot-shoe
Replacement Hot-shoe
Do note that both these images were taken at the exact same settings and flash-subject position. The matte metal is far more matte & less reflective compared to the original shoe. Notice also the rusting that should not happen to hot-shoes. Suspect that the replacement hot-shoe is just plated steel.
Need suggestions from you bros what I should consider doing... I am very sick and tired of NSC problems. Understand that there are those who will ask me to jumpship and stop flaming nikon. I am a serious & sincere nikon user who hopes that we have less of these service issues and a better shooting/user experience.
UPDATE 07-03-2012:
Ok I will clarify 1 more time. Indeed now that I have my own D700 back again on 5th March 2012 I can elaborate more. It was in service centre for calibration for 3 weeks, BUT it does not seem to have a abrased/rusty hot-shoe anymore. The current D700 in B & S is my own camera which DOES not have a abrased hot-shoe anymore. It might have had or not have had a abrased/bad hotshoe and nikon might have touched it up. I am now really confused too. I now wonder now whether it was both my hot-shoe and my friend's hot-shoe being abrased at first, or just HIS which might be the isolated case and made me re-call the details from 3 months back incorrectly.
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