<p>Just a little update with my experiences. First, I included the body cap even though Nikon said no accessories after reading Thom's recommendations. Even though I carefully packed the camera body according to instructions (in a plastic bag, surrounded by packing material), I didn't feel that leaving the sensor exposed was a good idea. On the printed packing slip, I wrote that I had included the body cap. I also taped a small label with my last name to the body cap. So hopefully I will get it back. If I don't, I'd still rather lose a $10 cap, than potentially harm my camera. I didn't include any other accessories, removing the cards, battery, eye cup, etc. The following is the timeline so far:</p>
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<li>5/13 - I got a UPS shipping label from the service advisory link</li>
<li>5/14 - dropped my D600 (with body cap only) at a UPS store</li>
<li>5/19 - UPS shows Nikon received it</li>
<li>5/20 - received an email from Nikon acknowledging the service and I approved the $0 estimate</li>
<li>5/21 & 5/22 - checked the status daily in the morning & evening, showed as ESTIMATE ACCEPTED</li>
<li>5/22 - in the evening, the status changed to SHOP</li>
<li>5/23 - morning, status has changed to BILLING (detail still shows as $0, good will repair)</li>
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<p>I am hoping my camera will get here next week. From reading other posts, I know that Nikon is likely to ship it and not notify me or update the status to shipped. My only real concern is that they send it to my shipping address and not my billing address. The last time I sent a camera in for repairs (D70s), it was mailed without notifying me to my billing address, even though I specifically requested them not to. My billing address is rural, so the box with my camera was placed behind the post for my gate, in a pasture. I was lucky that I spotted it, because it rained that night. There are also livestock in the pasture, and they will usually mess with new objects. I will update this post when I receive my camera back.<br>
Since I was going to be without my camera for a couple of weeks, and because my lens had never been serviced, I decided to take advantage of the free shipping to Nikon. I set up a separate service order through Nikon's website to clean & check my Nikkor 28-200mm lens. I put it in a separate plastic bag, with front & rear lens caps attached, and put that in the same box as the D600. I included it's packing slip as well, which I wrote exactly what was in the box. It follows a similar timeline - at UPS on 5/14, received by Nikon on 5/19.</p>
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<li>5/20 - I got a separate email from Nikon with a service estimate for the lens ($78, including shipping). No free lens cleaning for me - maybe that's just something they do for the customers who physically bring in their equipment.</li>
<li>5/21 - status showed as ESTIMATE ACCEPTED</li>
<li>5/22 - my bank account was charged the amount of the estimate; status still shows as ESTIMATE ACCEPTED</li>
<li>5/23 - status now shows as SHIPPED with a UPS tracking number. UPS tracking info says that the lens was shipped on 5/22 in the evening, with an ETA of 5/28. Detail does not show whether the lens is being shipped to my work or home address.</li>
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<p>Hopefully, everything will get back to me in better working order. </p>
