>>3037406I was looking at the dates for the F5 my bad. was pretty drunk when I posted, but Im getting there now too sooo...
>Yeah, it's built to single digit standards (seals, mirror up, AI metering, AF motor), but functionally, how is it different from the F100-D810?To a degree the F_ and D_ bodies are better sealed, have better shutters and more robust bodies than the F_ _ _ and D_ _ _ bodies. But thats probably the smallest difference,
Back when I worked at a pro shop in Vancouver in 2009-2010 every Olympic shooter wanted the D3x or D3s I cant remember, Nikon had so few cameras to sell they were actually allocating cameras based on the portfolio photographers submitted.
part of the reason they couldnt produce enough is the number of cameras they inspected off the line, for the D3_ it was 1 in 4, if 1 failed inspection all 4 were tossed.
With prosumer cameras that ratio might be 1 in 100, 1 in 1000, or 1 in 2500, where if the test fails the batch is discarded. The other thing they might do is test 50 random out of a batch of 5000 and accept 1-5 of the 50 might fail (whatever they figure is acceptable) keeping in mind that that they will have to replace X number under warranty.
Individual cameras dont cost much, it really comes down to QC and how many are rejected vs how many are produced.
