Want FX but not impressed by D800 build quality

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marike6
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Re: Want FX but not impressed by D800 build quality
In reply to DoubleVeteran, 5 months ago

DoubleVeteran wrote:

Part of the joy in photography is in the connection you have with the equipment you use, the ergonomics of design, how tactile buttons and switches are. Today I tried out the Nikon D800 and was very disappointed in the feel of the camera; coming from a fully magnesium body D200 I was left with the sense of plastic.

I used to have a D200 and now have a D800, and they are both fully magnesium alloy bodies, but it is the D800 that is the much more solid, obviously nicer camera of the two. I'm not sure why the D800 gave you a "sense of plastic" and the D200 didn't, but if that's the case the only alternative is to either try to find a used D700 (however it's similar to the D800), a D3s or buy a new D4.

Not sure what you want people here to tell you, but since this is your very first post on DPR, is there any chance you're just trolling.  I mean "D200 good, D800 bad"?  Seriously?

Edited 5 months ago by marike6
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