Opinion of Nikon in general

[yioties]

Give an artist a camera and 9 out of 10 times his images will be crap but a technician will read the manual and his image will rock!

 

[runnah]

Give an artist a camera and 9 out of 10 times his images will be crap but a technician will read the manual and his image will rock!

That could not possibly be further from the truth.

 

[JacaRanda]

Guess I would have to look it up, but if it was not much of an issue or over hyped...then why would they make the D610 replacement so soon after?

Either way, I would not see a reason to lose faith on a proven company because one product had issues.

 

[runnah]

Guess I would have to look it up, but if it was not much of an issue or over hyped...then why would they make the D610 replacement so soon after? Either way, I would not see a reason to lose faith on a proven company because one product had issues.

Ford pinto.

 

[JacaRanda]

As a Canon guy I'm not going to diss Nikon however there is one thing about Nikon stuff that has long puzzled me. For some reason there always seems to be more used Nikon gear for sale than Canon gear. I first noticed this when I was looking for a used Sigma lens a few years ago. Everywhere I went, fredmiranda, KEH, bhphoto, craigslist, ebay, etc. it seemed there were always Nikons available but no Canons. Anyway, before I wrote this I just did a little survey of used gear. At KEH I found 47 Canon bodies and 59 Nikon bodies. There were 83 Canon lenses and 121 Nikon lenses of all types. At bhphoto there were 57 used Canon cameras and 64 used Nikon cameras. Here on the TPF there are 2 Canon items for sale and 14 Nikon items.

I don't know what this means. Maybe Nikon sells a lot more cameras than Canon. Maybe Nikon owners are more dissatisfied with their gear than Canon owners. Or, it could mean something else. In any event, Nikon lovers have a much wider selection of used stuff to choose from. I just think it's a bit odd. Then too, some folks think I'm a bit odd.

Yes, you are certainly odd. I've never been accused of being even - so there you go.

 

[JacaRanda]

Guess I would have to look it up, but if it was not much of an issue or over hyped...then why would they make the D610 replacement so soon after? Either way, I would not see a reason to lose faith on a proven company because one product had issues.

Ford pinto.

Ooopsie Kris Cross that out

 

[grafxman]

As a Canon guy I'm not going to diss Nikon however there is one thing about Nikon stuff that has long puzzled me. For some reason there always seems to be more used Nikon gear for sale than Canon gear. I first noticed this when I was looking for a used Sigma lens a few years ago. Everywhere I went, fredmiranda, KEH, bhphoto, craigslist, ebay, etc. it seemed there were always Nikons available but no Canons. Anyway, before I wrote this I just did a little survey of used gear. At KEH I found 47 Canon bodies and 59 Nikon bodies. There were 83 Canon lenses and 121 Nikon lenses of all types. At bhphoto there were 57 used Canon cameras and 64 used Nikon cameras. Here on the TPF there are 2 Canon items for sale and 14 Nikon items.

I don't know what this means. Maybe Nikon sells a lot more cameras than Canon. Maybe Nikon owners are more dissatisfied with their gear than Canon owners. Or, it could mean something else. In any event, Nikon lovers have a much wider selection of used stuff to choose from. I just think it's a bit odd. Then too, some folks think I'm a bit odd.

Yes, you are certainly odd. I've never been accused of being even - so there you go.

Then you must be uneven.

 

[robbins.photo]

Guess I would have to look it up, but if it was not much of an issue or over hyped...then why would they make the D610 replacement so soon after? Either way, I would not see a reason to lose faith on a proven company because one product had issues.

Ford pinto.

Ooopsie Kris Cross that out

Hey now.. I happen to own a 72 ford pinto. Believe me, never had any worry that the gas tank would go up in a rear end collision. They have to catch me first to hit me from behind, and not a lot of stuff on the road is capable of that particular feat.. lol

 

[JacaRanda]

As a Canon guy I'm not going to diss Nikon however there is one thing about Nikon stuff that has long puzzled me. For some reason there always seems to be more used Nikon gear for sale than Canon gear. I first noticed this when I was looking for a used Sigma lens a few years ago. Everywhere I went, fredmiranda, KEH, bhphoto, craigslist, ebay, etc. it seemed there were always Nikons available but no Canons. Anyway, before I wrote this I just did a little survey of used gear. At KEH I found 47 Canon bodies and 59 Nikon bodies. There were 83 Canon lenses and 121 Nikon lenses of all types. At bhphoto there were 57 used Canon cameras and 64 used Nikon cameras. Here on the TPF there are 2 Canon items for sale and 14 Nikon items.

I don't know what this means. Maybe Nikon sells a lot more cameras than Canon. Maybe Nikon owners are more dissatisfied with their gear than Canon owners. Or, it could mean something else. In any event, Nikon lovers have a much wider selection of used stuff to choose from. I just think it's a bit odd. Then too, some folks think I'm a bit odd.

Yes, you are certainly odd. I've never been accused of being even - so there you go.

Then you must be uneven.

And unbalanced too. I could not catch a break.

 

[Annaa]

I've had three Nikon DSLRs so far - D50 (purchased in 2006), D200 (2008) and now a D600 (2013). All three cameras have worked perfectly for as long as I've had them. I still use both my D50 and D200 from time to time - no issues.

I've also had absolutely no problems with spots/dust/oil/whatever on my D600. It's a fantastic camera. I do think this whole thing is totally over hyped. From what I've heard, Nikon will fix any camera with this problem for free, or give you a brand new one (recently I've heard of people getting a brand new D610 instead of the D600, too). What more can they do? That's what I would expect from them, and that's what they're doing. Enough for me.

I bought the D600 even though people were already complaining about it when I made the purchase, because I liked it and because it felt right. I'm very glad I did - it's been an amazing companion over the last 6 months and every single time I use it I'm blown away all over again by the image quality it produces. If anything, I feel sad that such a great camera gets lost in all the negativity about this issue. The media/internet is definitely making it look way worse than it is. Most of the people ranting and complaining about this are people who has never used or owned a D600, and definitely not encountered said issue.

 

[Annaa]

As a Canon guy I'm not going to diss Nikon however there is one thing about Nikon stuff that has long puzzled me. For some reason there always seems to be more used Nikon gear for sale than Canon gear. I first noticed this when I was looking for a used Sigma lens a few years ago. Everywhere I went, fredmiranda, KEH, bhphoto, craigslist, ebay, etc. it seemed there were always Nikons available but no Canons. Anyway, before I wrote this I just did a little survey of used gear. At KEH I found 47 Canon bodies and 59 Nikon bodies. There were 83 Canon lenses and 121 Nikon lenses of all types. At bhphoto there were 57 used Canon cameras and 64 used Nikon cameras. Here on the TPF there are 2 Canon items for sale and 14 Nikon items.

I don't know what this means. Maybe Nikon sells a lot more cameras than Canon. Maybe Nikon owners are more dissatisfied with their gear than Canon owners. Or, it could mean something else. In any event, Nikon lovers have a much wider selection of used stuff to choose from. I just think it's a bit odd. Then too, some folks think I'm a bit odd.

... Or maybe Nikon users are so satisfied with their gear that they can't resist but to buy new stuff all the time - and to fit it all in their collection/afford it, they're forced to sell their old stuff.

 

[Derrel]

Canon makes a damned fine photocopier!!!! And some freaking awesome calculators!

 

[grafxman]

As a Canon guy I'm not going to diss Nikon however there is one thing about Nikon stuff that has long puzzled me. For some reason there always seems to be more used Nikon gear for sale than Canon gear. I first noticed this when I was looking for a used Sigma lens a few years ago. Everywhere I went, fredmiranda, KEH, bhphoto, craigslist, ebay, etc. it seemed there were always Nikons available but no Canons. Anyway, before I wrote this I just did a little survey of used gear. At KEH I found 47 Canon bodies and 59 Nikon bodies. There were 83 Canon lenses and 121 Nikon lenses of all types. At bhphoto there were 57 used Canon cameras and 64 used Nikon cameras. Here on the TPF there are 2 Canon items for sale and 14 Nikon items.

I don't know what this means. Maybe Nikon sells a lot more cameras than Canon. Maybe Nikon owners are more dissatisfied with their gear than Canon owners. Or, it could mean something else. In any event, Nikon lovers have a much wider selection of used stuff to choose from. I just think it's a bit odd. Then too, some folks think I'm a bit odd.

... Or maybe Nikon users are so satisfied with their gear that they can't resist but to buy new stuff all the time - and to fit it all in their collection/afford it, they're forced to sell their old stuff.

Perhaps. As for me, I only buy a new camera when the new one offers a significant advantage over the one I'm currently using. I bought the 7D because the 50D couldn't shoot video and the 7D could. I bought the 6D because it is substantially better in low light than the 7D. I only buy a new lens when it fills a specific need that I've identified. It seems unusual, to me at least, and irrational to do otherwise. Not to mention financially unwise.

 

[runnah]

Canon makes a damned fine photocopier!!!! And some freaking awesome calculators! <img src="http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=67111"/>

Nikon makes some sweet glasses!

http://nikon-lenswear.com

Probably because they know their demo is the nerdy glasses wearing types.

 

[JacaRanda]

Well I buy because I love working overtime. So Hmmmffff...