JTatyosian

Yeah I'm struggling here. The interesting part is that Nikon doesn't just repair your lens and send it back to you, they basically refurbish your device and replace seals, rubbers, clean it, lube ...

Nikon will charge about $1,000 and claim impact damage. Find someone else to fix it while you still can.

There is no good long term digital solution. Even cloud storage is questionable over generations. Your best alternative is to print.