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Post by nikonbob on Nov 27, 2007 14:05:07 GMT -5
Just had a friend of mine show me the broken shutter assembly of his Nikon D50. It really doesn't give me any great confidence after looking at it. It appears to be a black plastic frame with some with some white plastic gears visible sticking out the side and a couple of electronic leads. I have no idea what the shutter blades are made of. I am sure it does the job but it just looks so cheap at first glance.
Bob
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Post by kiev4a on Nov 27, 2007 14:47:56 GMT -5
I think shutter on my D100 is supposed to only be good for around 50,000 exposures. From what I've seen the D100 is built a lot better than the D50. D200 and D300 are supposed to be good for more than 100,000. Of course they cost a lot more, too.
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Post by nikonbob on Nov 28, 2007 12:25:37 GMT -5
Wayne
We were discussing the very fact that supposedly the D50 shutter is rated for 50.000 cycles and at the rate people shot frames on a DSLR that may be reached quickly. Quite a bit faster than when using film anyway. I have not seen any shutter assemblies of the more expensive DSLRs out of the camera but would hope you are correct in that if they cost more they are better built. I am really starting to doubt the old maxim that you get what you pay for is in play today. Born cynic I guess.
Bob
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Post by PeterW on Nov 28, 2007 17:07:27 GMT -5
Bob,
Not a cynic, Bob. Just realistic. I agree that nowadays you don't always get what you pay for. I'm even more inclined towards the maxim that most times you don't get what you don't pay for; there's all too often a scam lurking in the backgound somewhere.
PeterW
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Post by kiev4a on Nov 28, 2007 20:38:09 GMT -5
I haven't had the D100 shutter out of the camera but have compared it externally to the D50 and one gets the feeling the D100 has a much better build even if the shutter is rated the same.
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