On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:48 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Mark Roberts
>
>> Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sep 26, 2012, at 17:21 , David J Brooks wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My D2H shutter blew up at around 4000
>>>
>>> Having you on the list certainly makes us fanboys dance with glee as you
>>> tell us of the downfall of your Nikon gear.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone have any Canon complaints? We'd love to hear them!    :)
>>
>>
>> The D2H was a rare case for Nikon - lots of reliability problems from
>> the word go. It disappeared from their lineup fairly quickly, as I
>> recall. I had onother friend who bought one and who let me try it out
>> at GFM. It was an absolute joy to work with but its limited resolution
>> (4 megapixels) and reliability problems (which remain problems from a
>> customer confidence standpoint, even it they're totally solved later)
>> spelled its quick demise.

Yes a lot of D2H shooters were quite disappointed in the camera. ISO
above 400 was a real challenge.

Dave
>
>
> Didn't the D2H have a Nikon sensor because Nikon was worried about
> having to rely on Sony making sensors available. There was some
> accusation that Sony manipulating the availability of sensors to the
> detriment of their competitors.
>
> Wasn't it the same issue that led Pentax to choosing Samsung sensors for
> the K10D/K20D.
>
>
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