Hi,If I were in your shoes I would return the camera to B&H for another 800E. I dread ever having to send in mine for any repairs to Nikon.You'll pay nothing for the return shipping and nothing for a brand NEW replacement.You shouldn't have to start gluing a $3300 camera back together.
Nick (Roxbury, Connecticut Nikonian)
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