<p>Dear All,<br>
I managed to drop my D700 with the 70-200 f/4 attached from about hip height to concrete this morning. I tried to put my foot in order to slow the fall down but even still the CF card door opened. I'm a bit paranoid that I may have caused serious, yet unseen, damage. So far, on the positive:</p>
<ul>
<li>AF works, with the infinity-3m limiter and without</li>
<li>Zooming works</li>
<li>The lens hood didn't break or crack, at all</li>
<li>VR seems to work: 200mm @ 1/30s is perfectly feasible, even on a crop camera.</li>
</ul>
<p>However, there three points that worry me:</p>
<ul>
<li>the lens mount is oh so slightly bent near the serial number (see attachment). This worries me: there might be further damage inside</li>
<li>slightly shaking it perpendicular to the optical axis makes some small noises (might be normal)</li>
<li>the focusing ring seems a bit "sandy", but that could be paranoid</li>
</ul>
<p>The camera seems to operate fine, and takes cards without problems. Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be damage in the metal part attached to the damaged part in the lens mount. The aperture tab, however, is different to my D7k: on the D7k the L-shaped tab is parallel/perpendicular to the optical axis. On the D700, however, this seems to be angled.<br>
The clearest picture I've found on D700 mounts is this:<br>
http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NkfkAdOP-zM/UiYAONPtQ4I/AAAAAAAADiQ/gHsbL_KS4J4/s1600-h/_DXE6560EK%25255B6%25255D.jpg</p>
<p>If you have a D700, is your yellow pointed tab also angled? </p>
<p>If you have any suggestions on how to act/check for stuff, they'll be very welcome. I fear my clumsiness will be rewarded to the nearby NPS centre in Vauxhall (London, UK). Does any of you have an estimate of what an alignment check and/or bayonet repair may cost?</p>
<p>Regards,<br>
Miguel</p><div></div>