[Studor13]

*rhetoric question* Do you have evidence for that, Studor13? The whole Nikon reaction to the oil spots on D600 sensors smells as if a bunch of fools was acting.   I like Nikon cameras but their image as a brand could easily be improved.

 

If you went to a place like Nikon Rumors you would swear that every man and dog on earth used high-end DSLRs.

 

Well, I went to Asia last year and guess what? I saw only one (a westerner fool with a D4) running around Angkor Wat and the like. Everyone else were using small cameras. And believe me, there were literally thousands upon thousands as a cross section sample to make a comparison as to what the average person uses.

 

Similarly, you would think that everyone who had a D600 had this oil problem. I don't personally know anyone who had this problem. Do you?

 

Going back to the 58mm lens, I have the 50mm f/1.8 AIS, AF, AFS and the AFS f/1.4. They all perform as expected. Now, how do you suppose that Nikon could get away with charging 1500+ for the 58mm if they themselves didn't truly believed that there was something special about it?

 

Personally, I think that only fools get bogged down with apparent differences in equipment.