Chinese government orders Nikon to stop selling D600

The perfect camera for taking photos of Dalmatians. :-)

well the D600 are being diverted and heading to your country....

So the Chinese government gets something right.

Hey, don't be fool, everyone in China knows that Nikon as the company has more credibility than the government. I am not surprise that after years that D600 been distributed in the market, now its time to push the D610. what a coincidence. we will watch how many extra D610 will be sold for the next quarter.

Only the wealthy in China could afford a D600 so I'm not surprised that they acted on the flaws as opposed to if it had been say a contaminated foodstuff bought by the peasants.

"Chinese government orders Nikon to stop selling D600"

Says your friendly supplier of lead oxide baby teething rings
and your favorite brand of glow in the dark puppy meal.

Funny how every thing related to China is painted political.

Yes, the state TV does have motivation to shoot down "big" companies. However, it does not limit the aim to foreign companies. There's a lot of domestic companies even in this specific show.

China is not a lawless country but Chinese officials very often exercise law selectively. It happens to all investors, foreign and domestic. No exception.

When an investor has strong local support (by bride, favoritism, or local needs), China central government usually won't challenge the locals directly - honors among thieves. Instead, it will take an end-run: State-owned TV will fire the first shot which would be broadcasted nationwide on every station. Web will do the rest. When the whole country is pointing fingers to Nikon, its protector knows it's time to shut up. Now the central government can step in and fix the problem. Face saved, case solved, citizen happy, ... Nikon should feel lucky for the treatment it received. It could be a lot worse - A Japanese company dumping trash in China, without any protection?

None of these would happen if not for D600's shutter. Nikon had it coming.

Nikon played dumb in U.S. Nikon Dumbly played in China.

Anyone who think that it is for protecting customers is really naive.

Nikon's corporate bean counters are showing us how to turn cost cutting into a "death by a thousand cuts". If Nikon doesn't find a partner outside of the camera business to merge with soon, then they may not survive long term after all. Apple or Google might be interested in acquiring a camera company, and Nikon would be a good fit for either one of them. Well, that's my best guess anyhow.

Now,China has done a good thing for its people and deserve praise and thanks for doing a good thing for its people' an example of what other real leaders should do.

China shows the world how governments should protect citizens against malicious practices of big business and big money.

Maybe one day, the US and other world leaders, along with state & local governments will put end to the corporate lobbyist, phony warranties and liabilities practices out of existence and bring in real consumer protection.

The the same malicious problems exist in almost every governments, industry and businesses that make their livelihood screwing the citizens and consumers while filling the tax coffers of governments and bankers with the ripped-off consumer funds and taxes that they really did not earn.

Unfortunately, China missed a lot of the same problems with Panasonic, Sony and a many others world conglomerates in other industries and services.

Could China ask DPR to stop promoting golds awards crap, and launch Pentax K-3 review?

The issue is not that when you make a lot of precision equipment, once in a while something goes wrong. The issue is: are you smart enough to (a) admit there's a problem, accept the cost to make things right and come out looking great...or (b) do you stall, refuse to admit there's a problem, wait for it to blow over and hope your fans are so loyal or uncritical, the damage will be minimal.

Not an exact comparison but ask G.M. and Toyota how things work out when you stall for time. Nikon will probably come out of this better off. The D600 will be forgotten; nobody has been injured (except financially) and they could never afford to buy this much publicity.

Seem Nikon could learn a bit from Sony and Fuji. Fess up as soon as you realize there is a problem and offer a solution before you customers learn about it first hand.

Well done.

political tensions between china and japan heating up over Senkaku islands and now private companies dragged into the fray... -1 for china

Since when has China started to protect consumers?

DPR: 87% Gold Award !

Nikon made anouncement to tackle the D600 problem after an US law firm started to gather D600 customers for collective action (it's in the news last month).
Chinese customer protection department didn't pay attention to D600 until some Nikon dealers blamed the D600 sensor problem to the smog, not to the camera. General manager of Nikon appeared in Chinese photo web to clarify the issue afterwards but Nikon China had done nothing to tackle the D600 issue before that -- there was much delay than their action in US. That's why the Chinese felt the discrimination. Same as when Toyota recalled their cars in US few years ago but left the Chinese buyers alone. At the end, the CEA of Toyota had to go to China to apologise.
I nearly bought a D600, so I have been following up the issue of dust. Nikon has been dead slow in admitting its own problem. Nikon, you can only blame yourself. Sadly, some people here have taken this chance to air their view against the wrong target.

Putin avoiding futur oil embargo so he is filling nikon cameras with oil

sad day for Nikon.. some are reporting Lexar memory card problems on other Nikon Cameras..not to forgett the One nikon model which i labeled as a Dust Collector...it was reported few weeks ago..

The "D600 issue" and how Nikon have dealt with it has been like watching a train wreck in very slow motion.

If Nikon had properly acknowledged the problem as soon as it became apparent and dealt with it properly there would have been little harm to their reputation.

Irony is the word here.

People are a bunch of whiners...

Everyone wants cheap cameras that deliver miracles, and then whine and whine about oil spots, shutter shock and light leaks... acting like little kids.

*** If you want professional performance, don't buy an entry-level camera ***

My D7000 had oil spots all the time. I just wiped them off with a simple lens cleaner kit. It takes 2 seconds. The D7000 is still regarded as one of the best APS-C DSLRs of all time.

And with all the effort in the world I cannot reproduce the E-P5 shutter shock nor the A7 light leak problems that everyone is whining about. Instead, I'm shocked by the level of technology I can purchase at such low prices.

I am sure Nikon will learn its lesson. I am sure it will leave its past mistakes behind and be a respectable brand again. For decades it gave us products we all loved. It helped us earn money or just capture the moment or satisfy our creative urges. For decades it made millions of people happy in all sorts of ways.
Wish Nikon the best.

Keep it up Nikon!!!

Made in China goods are regarded as a bit dodgy and low quality... but for it to reject the camera modell of a major manufacturer... WOW.

Just... WOW.

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Chinese government responded too late, after D610.
they are slower than Nikon and DPReview.

I think that China's government should rather punished the unscrupulous dealers, and leave the customers to decide should they buy the Nikon D600 .. the rectitude in China often looks distorted ... do not trust fully their solicitude ...

Talk about the pot calling the kettle. China's government is a pack of gangsters. Give me a break!

You're all a bunch of whiners. Nikon will fix your D600 regardless of warranty status. I should of bought one on clearance when I had the chance.

Anyone that can't see the political motivation of China towards Japan is blind. The problem with the D600 is real but this announcement has nothing to do with Nikon, they just provided the bait. This story is about China trying to damage Japanese commerce, pure and simple. The government owns TV in China and everyone in the West has reported this like lemmings. All that has happened here is that DPReview have perpetuated China's hate towards their Japanese neighbours. Congratulations.

87% and GOLD Award from dpreview, your most trusty and reliable guide for picking out the good cameras from the bad ones -- not.

From page 23 of the dpr review:"Something that we've definitely got our eye on though, and which we'll be in a better position to comment on over time, is the D600's apparent tendency to attract sensor dust. We're working with Nikon to understand (and further test) this issue and we'll update this review accordingly as we use the camera over time.".

It is now 16 months since that review, and 5 months since Nikon actually replaced this defective model with the D610, and *STILL* not a word on the dpreview review site.

....this is why China is ruling the world today.........that's what is called consumer protection.......

Now Nikon got the bite, after their "stupid" act to ignore "dust" problem on their sensor, now they got hit in one of the most potential market worldwide,

shame on you Nikon, after countless complain and still putting deaf ear to all victim, maybe now you learn something, but still maybe...

China is a bit of a law unto itself. They do not respect patents etc. I avoid Chinese products like the plague, especially food stuffs. I have been tempted at times to buy from China on line, but once bitten, forever shy.

Definitely no Gold Award for D600 from Chinese government.

The Chinese government will shut you down in a heartbeat for not following proper business practice. Proper business practice consists of showing the proper financial consideration to the officials of the government.

the irony here. China hardly enforce illegal knock-off/fake products produce in their country, all the game, software, and window os being ripped off. Crazy working environment and hours. The environment is so polluted from low industrial standard effecting their water and air quality. They turn an eye on. Nikon figure nobody would noticed, sending all the remaining unwanted/ discontinued d600 around the world to sell in China.

2 questions from Nikon Exec interview
How important is China to you?

it’s the most important of the emerging markets because it has the highest potential. When I say ‘potential’, we’re not just talking about the cities, like Shanghai and Beijing, but also the vast population inland. 

As you’re putting higher and higher resolution sensors into your DSLRs, did you have to change your quality control process to deal with the necessity for greater precision?

Not especially. It was very rigorous already.

I'm hearing more and more bad news with Nikon. Firmware updates to disable third party batteries. Suing Sigma. Now this. I'm glad I went with Pentax.

Just as the Ford motor company will always be known for the Edsel, no matter what they did afterwards, Nikon will always be known for the D600. In fairness to Ford, the Edsel was an ok automobile with styling that misjudged market tastes. But the D600 will forever be known as living proof that Nikon really doesn't give a hoot about either it's customers or it's dealers.

For nearly 50 years I was a loyal Nikon customer and user. If I were just getting into serious photography today, I would avoid Nikon like the plague.

This is gold, Jerry, gold.