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My daughter’s little Nikon Coolpix 2100 has been a great camera, but the plastic latch that the battery door slides into broke. Nikon wanted $95 + shipping to repair the darn thing, which is more than we paid for it!

The offending part - a cheap plastic holding a spring-loaded door. A poor design, one which affects the 2100, 3100, and 3200 models - and one which Nikon changed in later models.

I used JB Weld, an epoxy with metal mixed in for extra strength. The stuff is versatile, easy to use, and strong.

To bridge the gap I used a piece of silver wire I just happened to have on hand - I bought a roll to repair my Rosary a while back (yes, I really am cheap… er, I mean frugal). I attached it to the remaining latch with the epoxy, and tested it once the epoxy set. I then used more epoxy to fill in around and beneath the wire, so that the door would close and latch properly. An inexpensive and relatively elegant solution (I’ve seen some repair efforts that involve all sorts of external clamps and screws). My daughter is thrilled to have her camera back.

To see images of the repair follow this link:

CoolPix 2100 repair.

Blogs have been around for quite a while, and I have blogged about areas of personal interest elsewhere. This is my first business-related blog. The idea here is to provide easy information about the changes coming to our web site, and the new services we will be offering. We will also use this forum to highlight new equipment arriving in inventory, and announce any eBay auctions we may run.

There are quite a few collectors who are very knowledgeable about different aspects of cameras and collecting. I hope to pursuade some of them to post articles of interest here from time to time.

I hope this proves valuable to customers and visitors. Feel free to comment.

- Kevin