Comments on: D7000 Dissection

By: Kirk

Kirk — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:23:00 +0000

Hi Roger,

Thanks for posting this disassembly. Knowing about the screw behind the grip was a big help.

I am replacing the top cover assembly and the last thing I need to remove is the diopter adjustment knob and I’m home free. Is this just a friction fit which can be popped off or is there a screw holding it on?

Thanks much.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:21:18 +0000

Do you sell those parts? I want to buy the Focusing Screen Assembly….

By: J R Compton

J R Compton — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:31:09 +0000

I scrutinized all the D7000 dissasembly pix. My d7k jumped off a desk with a 300 2.8 a week ago. When they separated, the bayonet mount detached from the camera, and a local technician delicately removed it from the lens, which works and does not rattle. I wanted to see how the mount was attached to the camera, but you didn’t take it off. Fun look anyway. I was curious. Not sure how I came upon this site, but I’ll be back.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:20:16 +0000

Can you tell from your teardown whether the spacing/alignment between he lensmount and the sensor mounting flange is enforced through complete metal to metal contact, or do plastic parts intervene between the lensmount and the sensor?

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:39:50 +0000

Thanks Roger, I’m leaning towards selling as it would allow me to make sure I meet my wedding date. Do you think there’s any hope of Nikon covering this? There could be a new run on sensor parts with the eclipse. I’ll post what the outcome is.

By: Roger Cicala

Roger Cicala — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:03 +0000

Ed, that’s a close call money-wise. Repairing vs selling and buying new is probably leaning a bit towards getting a new camera. But you know you have a good camera in-hand once it’s repaired so I might lean that way rather than buying another refurb.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 21 May 2012 02:54:14 +0000

I did it. New D7000 refurb from Hunts direct sun exposed in Live View for no more than 2 seconds, but enough to create damage to the sensor. My first solar eclipse gone really bad–oh well. So, I have a newer D7000 with than 500 clicks–should I sell it for parts or send it to Nikon ($500??) I do have a wedding coming up June 5th and it was to be my second camera. Sorry to ramble, but my emotions are running high.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:21 +0000

The camera was taken apart because of the little divot on the sensor.

The QR codes inside are for assembly line ID. DENSO invented the QR code for their auto parts assembly lines, it let’s factories track all the parts as they are coming together.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:16:07 +0000

I wonder why this camera was chosen to be stripped? Was it end of life and wearing out?
Was the camera reassembled and reused?
Is this an extension of a maintenance/repair of the camera or was the camera thrown away in pieces?

By: G.Yang

G.Yang — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:54:22 +0000

The blue thing is too small to be a flash capacitor. I believe it’ the black cylinder under the left hand shoulder, shown in the picture of ” the battery box / chassis”( at the rigt side of the picture). The blue thing should be the electric switch(what’s the right word?) for automatically popping up the flash. Just my guess.