Why did the professional camera reviewers totally miss a serious flaw in the camera?

I'm curious what this has to do with home repair?

You have to repair the camera when you get it home.

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:45:45 GMT, Jeanette Guire wrote Re Why did the professional camera reviewers totally miss a serious flaw in the camera?:

Clueless.

That's why when considering a new camera, you *start* with a review, but then do a lot of reading in the on-line forums associated with the model camera you are considering. However, that might not even help with a new model that doesn't have much time in the hands of users.

You came to the right place with your concerns.

Experts here at alt.home.repair are ready to deal with your worries. We unaimously recommend:

Duct tape.

Hope this helps.

"HeyBub" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.supernews.com:

Absolutely listen to this recommendation. This guy knows his s*it big time.

You must have heard the famous saying, "When someone says Duct Tape, people listen."

integrity:

mark:

clueless:

I guess the Nikon name just doesn't carry the same weight it once did, if its cameras are associated with China manufacturing then they've just sold that venerable good name down the river, it's mudd now.

These kinds of small issues that plague consumers are rarely considered in reviews. While some of these design flaws may be significant they just don't come up in reviews that are focused solely on image quality. Even more to the point is the suspicion that reviewers get cherry picked cameras/lenses that are not of the build quality that the consume can expect. How else to explain the frequent discrepancy between lens reviews and what users actually experience? I'm looking at the rubberized side caps over the electonic ports in my D80 and wonder how long they would last if frequently used.

Or rubber bands. Larger applications can use bungee cords. Packing tape will do in a pinch if you're short on duct tape, but must be supplemented with twine.

You could have dragged your lazy ass into a store and looked at the camera yourself. Probably would've taken less time overall than all your whining. Did it ever occur to you that if you buy a cheap camera at the low end of the model scale such as CoolPix, you just might get a friggin' piece of trash? Did it never occur to you that virtually all consumer-grade electronics have become completely disposable? Or that Nikon has a vested interest in ensuring that that camera you just bought DOESN'T last 20 years?

Suck it up and admit to yourself that it was your own damned fault.

Or get a small dog to kick. But whatever you do, do it someplace else.

Do you feel better now?

We're you expecting a real answer?

You get what you pay for.

Nikon have, do, and will continue to make cameras in their range that are almost indestructible. Not the entire range they offer, just some.

Price is a good indicator.

If you expect hardy equipment at rock bottom prices, you're fooling yourself.

You broke your battery door. And its everyone else's fault?

/M

Don't forget the subsequent whining about how the paperclip repair is supposed to be bent. Now it's the fault of those who offer repair techniques too.

The most inventive use I've ever seen for duct-tape to make the most efficient and low-cost watercraft ever ------ Red Green used sections of straight and elbow air-ducts (the large 2x2 ft. variety). Creating two pontoons by taping the sections together. The elbows upturned at the ends to keep the water out, the shape making a boat-bow for easier movement in water. A section of chain-link fence across the two pontoons with some lawn furniture on top. It worked perfectly.

How is this camera related? If some photographers built one they might be able to get to some scenes worth viewing by others. Those who inflict the world with their agonizingly boring cat and birdbath photos need all the help and advice that they can get. If not for them, then for the rest of us who have to endure their relentless s*it.

Then explain the titanium shell of Sony P&S cameras that have even withstood being run over by a jeep and still kept working as new (true story). Story and photos online in one of dpreview.com's discussion forums.

You're fooling yourself by thinking that money = quality. Lengthy research into which ones are worth buying = quality. Cost isn't an indication of anything these days, other than the seller's bank account .... at the expense of fools who love nothing better than to parrot outdated sayings that no longer hold any truth whatsoever.

Whose stuff???

lsmft

Because today's revieweres are merely there to provide support for the magazine's advertisers.

Graham

integrity:

mark:

clueless:

It's nothing a little Red Green Duct Tape can't fix.

I mean, it could be worse..

Stoneman

I can't explain it. Because I can't find any evidence of a Sony P&S with a titanium casing. I've had a look on the sony site, and dpreview.com, but there's too many cameras for the time that I can afford to look through (looked at the first dozen or so, no find on "titanium"). What models where you talking about?

I didn't imply that. I said "Price is a good indicator", not price is the ONLY indicator.

Agreed.

It doesn't mean a thing. You do your homework and if you find that Product A offers similar quality and features to Product B, but Product A is cheaper, then you buy Product A. Duh. Just because Product B is outlandishly expensive doesn't mean it's because of any of the reasons you outlined, there are hundreds more reasons why. And the bulk of those reasons have nothing to do with how far the manufacturer has their finger up their backsides.