What should I do after dropping my 12-24mm?

I dropped my Nikkor DX 12-24mm 3 days ago, it dropped from 3 feet height on the cement floor.

Of course, the first thing I do is picking it up, it seemed that there are only some scratches on the body, and everything works fine, the image it took seemed nothing wrong.
The question is:
should I send it back to NIkon for a check up?
Is it necessary?

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Does everything still function? Do a lot of test shots.

If you don't find anything wrong with it, then it aint broke, and you shouldn't fix it.

Tim

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If I dropped a lens onto a concrete floor, I don't think that
I would have a lot of faith in it for something important (like
a vacation, wedding etc).

I would send it in for a check-up. It probably won't cost much
and will give you peace of mind.

FWIW

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I dropped my 17-55 and it still worked but after a couple of months I really started to notice that the picts just weren't banging. Still under warranty but drop doesn't play with Nikon. Sent it in, they adjusted and charged $150(I think that's kinda std.) and sent back. I felt better, picts popped and the residents of Camelot smiled---ron s.

--P.S.--I also sent in (along with 17-55)a 24-70mm F2.8-4 D that I had just gotten and it wasn't doing anything for me. Came back a different lens and it's now one of my "go to" lenses. Night and day. That lens gets a bit of bad press but I love mine--pairs very nicely with the 12-24 also
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That should have been 24-85mm F2.8-4 D--I assume everyone would know that, but didn't want anybody thinking I got the new lens first ----ron s.
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ron_9 said:

--P.S.--I also sent in (along with 17-55)a 24-70mm F2.8-4 D
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I also recently dropped my 12-24 f4 lens. I did everything I knew to do in order to get optimum performance from my lens. After several blurred photographs, I had no choice but to take it in for service. 2 weeks later, I am still awaiting a part from Japan. I would suggest that in no uncertain terms that you at least have it checked. I had no superficial damage to the lens. All of my damage was internal. I dropped mine from a distance no greater than 3 feet onto a soft surface..Good Luck..

timak said:

Does everything still function? Do a lot of test shots.

If you don't find anything wrong with it, then it aint broke, and you
shouldn't fix it.

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I would get the lens checked by a Nikon repairer. A lens dropped cannot be the same as before.

I feel your pain. Two days ago I dropped my 70-200 VR. I owned it for less than a day!!! It rolled off of a small chest about one and a half feet to a carpeted floor, just as I was about to put it away after a day of playing around with it.

When I took the lens off, a small stainless steel clip fell on the floor. Pretty sure it came from the D70 mount area. Lens looked okay but on close inspection I could see that the bayonet mount flange was warped just enough to be noticeable. I could not put the lens back on the body, so unable to tell the extent of the damage. I think the camera took the brunt of the fall, but due to the weight of the lens, the damages were probably magnified. It should have arrived at Nikon's El Segundo facility today. I'm hoping that both the camera and lens just require new lens mounts, which would seem like a relatively simple fix. Hopefully that won't cost too much, but I'm bracing for the worst.

Good luck with your lens and rest assured you have lots of good company.

Take care,

Yodog

If the basic functions work, its ok.
Nikon lenses are well made.
This is why you spend the money to
get a good lens.

maljo