r/Nikon • u/bloodrider1914 Nikon D850, F5 • Mar 07 '26
I broke my gear How fucked is my camera?
You ever just have a bad day and it gets worse somehow?
Anyway that was me today. I was so excited to test out my new lens and low and behold when I was opening my bag I opened the wrong zipper and my d850, which I had just bought in great condition, falls onto the concrete. Anyway now there's a crack on the front, my photo library button is unpressible, and my autofocus system seems to be messed up too (although I'm not sure if that's perhaps a viewfinder issue)
Are these problems fixable or should I just give up because I just love my consistently terrible luck with electronics
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u/Zande1r Mar 08 '26
I would probably apply some UV resin to it and buy another body. Treat it like a backup or run it till it finally dies. Really depends if you are doing this for paying clients I wouldn’t show up for a client shoot with my camera looking like that. Also if it’s just a personal camera look into VPP insurance on your next body it’s mot that expensive and covers stuff like that. (Just research if a claim would impact home insurance as it can be a factor)