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Hello, I've had my G1 for over about two years now and when I recently went to use it, it refused to fire. It fires the shutter completely fine as long as theres no film inside. This leads me to believe that the winding mechanism has gone bad. The rewind motor is fine though, as the manual override button works. Could someone check to see if the winding motor advances one frame when you shoot with the door open? Would be appreciated. And would this in any way be repairable or would it be a lost cause? Thanks in advance. -T

<p>Hello,<br> I am seeking guidance on buying a lens. <br> I was considering a used two-ring Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 but am considering buying it new which opens doors to Tamron's 70-200 2.8 and Sigma 70-200 2.8. Opinions and experience with these lenses? Build quality in third party lenses? Life expectancy of an AF-S lens like the Tamron and Sigma? For use with a D810.<br> Thanks, -T</p>

<p>Francisco,<br> I sent the camera to Nippon Photo Clinic in NYC. They claim to have factory trained technicians and I've personally had a good experience with them in the past so I entrusted them once again with a camera of mine.<br> -T</p>

<p>Thanks guys for your help. I sent the camera in for an estimate and they came out with $350 USD to align the RF and also to fix the high shutter speeds which apparently aren't functioning properly. They said they would overhaul the shutter. I shoot most often with ISO100-200 so I am going to ask for the RF alignment only and will send back for shutter work after putting a roll through to test to see if I really need it. Labor cost in NYC seems to be quite a whopper. -T</p>

<p>Hello,<br> The other day, I was out shooting with my M4-P and as I was in the subway sitting on a bench, someone bumped into me as I was getting up and knocked my camera off of my lap. It hit the ground(concrete) quite hard but it has suffered from only one small dent on the bottom right hand side of the camera, right next to the small silver notch to hook the bottom plate on. I quickly inspected it and checked the lens, knobs, etc, but when I peered through the finder later, I found I could not focus to anything beyond ~5m in the finder. Lens seems fine, but the horizontal alignment in the patch is way off. Vertical on the other hand also seems fine. When the lens markings are at 10m-inf. the finder shows I am around 4-5m. Can provide photos if required. Would this be a costly repair? I am considering bringing it to Nippon Photo Clinic in NYC as it is the closest repair shop I know of. I assume that the camera's focussing mechanism needs alignment but that is all. Anything else possibly wrong with it? Also if anyone has a ballpark figure/estimate for pricing from past experience or anything, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>