brian_choi2

<p>@Shun - No, it wasn't blocking the lens from mounting. The lens made full contact w/ the body. The thin piece of plastic that had snapped off was meant to turn something on the body as you turned the lens to lock it in place. Without that tab present, I was still able to fully mate the lens to the body.</p> <p>I don't remember anymore if the problem was that I couldn't lock the lens in place after twisting, or if it just didn't read the aperture properly after it was mounted/locked. It's been a long time since I dealt with it. Sorry for the fuzzy memory.</p> <p>Also, now that I'm reading the OP again, I'm not sure my issue is the same? It's hard to tell...</p><div></div>

<p>I had a similar issue with my 80-200 on a D300. Turns out, one of the tiny plastic tabs on the rear mount of my lens had snapped off. I have no idea how. Because of the missing tab, something on the body of my camera wasn't turning when I mated the lens to the body.</p> <p>I couldn't find the relevant part online, so for now, I just tape the part of my camera body into the proper position before mounting the lens.</p> <p>There are plenty of images if you just google 'rear mount' with the lens info. Maybe compare one to your lens and see if the same thing happened?</p>

<p>I've used Sanford 3 times - once to repair the top LCD on a D70, and two more times to repair a 17-55mm after it had been dropped (twice!). They're great with their work, but they take FOREVER. I don't remember how long it took them to repair my D70, but one lens repair took 6 weeks, and the other took almost 4 MONTHS due to parts being on backorder. Still, they do quality work, and I trust them with my equipment. </p> <p>If you don't need any parts ordered, I imagine it'd take about 4-6 weeks.</p>