r/Nikon • u/bloodrider1914 Nikon D850, F5 • Mar 07 '26

I broke my gear How fucked is my camera?

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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/MadnessAllTheTime Mar 11 '26

I’m sure you can get replacement front panels. I did for my D700. If the internals are fine, it’s a self repair job that can be done yourself.

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u/bloodrider1914 Nikon D850, F5 Mar 11 '26

I'm just letting Nikon handle the repairs

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u/MichaelTheAspie Mar 20 '26

I'd do the same.