smoke pole
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I tell everyone I can to avoid Nikon like the plague, whenever I get a chance. Not because of their scope or hunting product line but more corporate integrity.
Years back I had a photography sideline to help through the tough times, shot quite a bit for a few newspapers like the Indianapolis and Associated Press. I was down for an extended recovery time after a back injury and when the dust settled I couldn’t go back to lifting stretchers or dragging hose, so I bought a bunch of camera equipment with the settlement money.
A major portion of the purchase was a brand new F4 body ($2400.00) and a variety of lenses. I had so much trouble with electronics on that bugger that it went back 5 times for warranty service. The shop I bought the camera from tried to get Nikon to replace the body, and I even wrote to the head of US corporate HQ in NY - and NEVER received any reply.
Perhaps just a matter of my luck, but I feel more a problem with their ethics.
Years back I had a photography sideline to help through the tough times, shot quite a bit for a few newspapers like the Indianapolis and Associated Press. I was down for an extended recovery time after a back injury and when the dust settled I couldn’t go back to lifting stretchers or dragging hose, so I bought a bunch of camera equipment with the settlement money.
A major portion of the purchase was a brand new F4 body ($2400.00) and a variety of lenses. I had so much trouble with electronics on that bugger that it went back 5 times for warranty service. The shop I bought the camera from tried to get Nikon to replace the body, and I even wrote to the head of US corporate HQ in NY - and NEVER received any reply.
Perhaps just a matter of my luck, but I feel more a problem with their ethics.