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snapsy wrote:
Your assertion that NIkon's reliability is no different than Canon's is incorrect, which I think is evident since you had to reach back 10 years to the 1DM3 for support of the assertion. Since that time Canon has had very few design/manufacturing issues, whereas Nikon has had several (D5000 power issues, D600 chamber/sensor oil issue, D800/E left AF issue affecting upwards of 30% of bodies by my personal sample size of 10 bodies, D750 mirror/shutter design issues).
I did not "reach back", if you read my post you would see that I said "since", which includes many more recent bodies.
I can remember these ones:
1DM3 - Major AF issues well documented, and mirror box/oil issues (advisory released)
1DSM3 - mirror box/oil issues (advisory released)
5D - Main Mirror separation/detachment (advisory released)
5D Mk II - Banding
5D Mk III - Light leak
Rebel XS - Err99 issue
7D - Image ghosting
7D2 - Major AF issues, well documented
1DX - Oil issues (advisory released in some countries), premature wear on shutter mechanism (advisory released) shutter shading issue worse than the D750, power board failures, cold weather AF failures
1DX II - Continuing oil issues, lots of complainers but no advisory yet
1DC - Premature wear on shutter mechanism (advisory released), cold weather AF failures
Some of those issues were major, like the D600 debacle. Some of those issues were minor or fixed with firmware. My only point is that some people seem to have the illusion that there is some sort of massive reliability disparity, and there isn't. Most bodies from all manufacturers work perfectly, and both companies have their fair share of problems, some acknowledged, some not. Everything is always magnified on the internet as well.
To keep it fair I will also highlight Nikon's recent issues:
D5000 - Power issues (advisory)
D600 - We all know about that one. Took them way too long to fix, but at least the final solution (advisory or new D610) was above and beyond.
D800 - Left AF issue. Thom Hogan's data, which is by far the most complete and a much larger sample than yours, shows it affected about one third of the production in the first 6 months. Should have been an advisory in my opinion, but they skipped it.
D810 - Hot pixels during long exposures while using 1.2X crop mode
D750 - Shutter shading issue, flare issue (same phenomenon as 1DX). Definitely a bit of a PR nightmare since they re-released the voluntary advisories 3 separate times.
Here's their list which they have all in one place:
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/service-and-support/service-advisories/index.page
I've probably missed some on both sides. Sony isn't much different either.
Again, my intention is not to smear either brand - neither is perfect, and they have both had issues of varying severity on both their bodies. Some are firmware fixes, and some are (or probably should be) service advisories. So far, the D810, D500, D5, 5D4, 5DS/R, and 1DX II all seem to be pretty safe bets which is good news for everyone.
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