Strike around the lens barrel with a solid object. A small hammer, butterknife, or anything similar. You can even try using your hand. It sounds extreme, but this can work. I have had this problem. Even though the camera was always treated well, one day there was no image from the lens. Tapping around the lens can fix this. This problem comes with age of the camera as the lubricants get stiffer. If you check on YouTube "B700 repair" there is at least one video of a gentleman who had the same problem on a slightly different Nikon model. I had to hit my lens barrel more sharply and not as gently as he did but you will get the ideal. Good luck.
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Strike around the lens barrel with a solid object. A small hammer, butterknife, or anything similar. You can even try using your hand. It sounds extreme, but this can work. I have had this problem. Even though the camera was always treated well, one day there was no image from the lens. Tapping around the lens can fix this. This problem comes with age of the camera as the lubricants get stiffer. If you check on YouTube "B700 repair" there is at least one video of a gentleman who had the same problem on a slightly different Nikon model. I had to hit my lens barrel more sharply and not as gently as he did but you will get the idea. Good luck.
Strike around the lens barrel with a solid object. A small hammer, butterknife, or anything similar. You can even try using your hand. It sounds extreme, but this can work. I have had this problem. Even though the camera was always treated well, one day there was no image from the lens. Tapping around the lens can fix this. This problem comes with age of the camera as the lubricants get stiffer. If you check on YouTube "B700 repair" there is at least one video of a gentleman who had the same problem on a slightly different Nikon model. I had to hit my lens barrel more sharply and not as gently as he did but you will get the ideal. Good luck.