Nikon d600 with issues

waloshin

I see this camera avaliable with this description I am thinking it has sand inside the body and viewfinder. What's your thoughts? Worth $450 Canadian.

Tried to get it replaced for the oil damage recall on the model but Nikon refuses and says that the sand the found on the camera is the reason they won’t. Camera works perfectly as is. Only problem is when you take pictures of pure white you can see spots around the sensor at f1.8 the most. At f6 you pretty much see nothing. Only seen on white background things but just lower the f stop and it won’t be a problem.

mhedges

That seems like too much money to me

waloshin

Do you think it just needs a sensor cleaning.

PB_PM

I saw that ad about a month ago, wouldn't touch it will a ten foot pole, likely needs a new sensor and other parts. Just buy one for $800-900 and save yourself the trouble, since sand in electrics is bad news.

Pistnbroke

Sand = Salt No No

waloshin

I did purchase it was wishful hoping that it just needs a sensor clean, but the owner probably knows it needs a new sensor and lied about it. Guess I will find out might be a big paper weight...

waloshin

The seller says Nikon would have to replace the whole shutter.

mhedges

That might be good money after bad. I’d probably just use it as is if your stuck with it.

PB_PM

Yeah, replacing the shutter mechanism is more than the camera is worth at this point, since I suspect you'd be looking to pay as much for that work as you did for the camera.

waloshin

As long as the camera works fine and the shutter only needed replacing due to oil issues I'm fine with that.

PB_PM

Lets hope it is just the shutter, if anything else needs fixing forget it.

waloshin

Yeah.

CaMeRaQuEsT

If the purchase was through ebay, file a buyer protection complain, see if ebay can push the seller for a return by telling them that the seller grossly misrepresented the item's condition if it applies.

waloshin

Yeah if it is not just dust/oil I certainly will.

Pistnbroke

If you complain to e bay they will immediately remove the money from the sellers account and usually favour the buyer....So make your complaint and get it off to Nikon ..you can cancel the complaint if it comes back OK

PB_PM

If the seller disclosed that there were issues and sold it ‘as is’, the buyer has no one to blame but themselves. If it is indeed the same camera I saw on eBay a while ago (the price matches, as does the discription), then all this information of the sand in the camera was disclosed by the seller. In which case, buyer protection won’t help you.

mhedges

PB_PM said:

If the seller disclosed that there were issues and sold it ‘as is’, the buyer has no one to blame but themselves. If it is indeed the same camera I saw on eBay a while ago (the price matches, as does the discription), then all this information of the sand in the camera was disclosed by the seller. In which case, buyer protection won’t help you.

That’s technically true but eBay is notorious for siding with buyers in virtually all circumstances. I’d say there’s a very good chance the OP could return the camera for a refund, at least.

waloshin

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Actually there was no disclosure on sand in the camera just on the outside. They also said they are not sure if it is dust of oil on the sensor...

spraynpray

I suggest you don't waste any more time talking about it, start the eBay process as time flies by and you could find yourself too late.

waloshin

Received the camera today. The seller was wrong you can only see spots when at closed apertures not wide open.

F2.8 https://flic.kr/p/PgxeAY

F22 https://flic.kr/p/PgxdFm

waloshin

The spots in the viewfinder was dust on the outside of the viewfinder a microfibre cloth took those away.

mhedges

I think it would be better if you put up the same image for your samples, showing the spots coming and going.

waloshin

Will do tonight.

waloshin

F22 https://flic.kr/p/2a3FSSk

F1.8 https://flic.kr/p/2a3FRXK

decentrist

If you use PayPal for payment, just bypass Ebay return, and open a case in the PayPal resolution center....why? You have 180 days to return and PayPal will side with you unless the listing was sold as "for parts or not working" Ebay's customer service speed is glacial.

daveznspace

waloshin said:

F22 https://flic.kr/p/2a3FSSk

F1.8 https://flic.kr/p/2a3FRXK

Mine look like that every two weeks or so and I just clean the sensors and they are good to go. It doesn't look like sand to me, sand would be bigger and probably a few clumps and would be seen way before f22.

Cleaning the sensor is stupidly simple, buy a few supplies for the cost of sending it in once and it will last you for years. I'm about 1/2 way through my first batch of supplies and its been almost 6 years and 5 cameras, cleaned at least once a month.