Nikon F6 Serviced

Getting a Backup Body

As you might remember, I bought a new Nikon F6 about year ago. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it did not get as much use as I planned.

However, I soon realised the need of another F6 backup body. I soon stumbled across a heavily used example at camera31.at.

The rubber elements were badly damaged and the body was quite scratched up. As I got it for a reasonable price I decided to purchase it and send it to Nikon for a full overhaul.

When handing it in to the clerk at the Nikon Vienna service point, he was quite surprised as he never came across a Nikon F6 with any defects or issues. I quickly clarified that even this beaten up example was working perfectly, but that I wanted to give it a spa treatment.

My Nikon F6: back from service - looks almost like new!

The Merits of Product Support

After a month (a spare part was on back order) the Nikon F6 was delivered to my doorstep. For only 200€, Nikon did a complete service, replaced all rubber parts and even read out the shutter count: 1.700 actuations (equals about 50 rolls of film).

Keep in mind that the F6 was introduced in 2004. Having product support for over a decade shows that Nikon cares about their customers and flagship cameras in particular.

Also, the experience underlines the importance of having a newly produced (the F6 was only recently discontinued) film camera where parts are still available – there are photographers out there who actually use their cameras, and these cameras will need service at some point.