09-12-2014, 05:11 PM
DRR wrote:
As a Nikon user, does it bother you at all how quickly Nikon tends to roll out new models?
It seems like they obsolete older models pretty quickly in favor of minor spec updates. It seems like they debut a new FF camera every couple of months.
Maybe that is just my perception as a Canon user, as Canon tends to do the opposite.
It is strange, lately Nikon has increased their incremental body roll outs and Canon has slowed down in the past 3 years.
Used to be the pro cameras updated about every 24 months, prosumer at 18 and entry cameras are pretty much an annual update.
Nikon's recent yearly update on mid and upper level cameras caught me off guard. The 610 was a fix for the 600's shutter issue with few improvements. The d810 came out sooner and added decent upgrades. What I don't understand is where this d750 really fits since the 6fps frame rate is fast enough for sports but pokey by today's standards. Anything faster would cannibalized the d4/d4s cameras. Oh, d4s, another upgrade I didn't see coming so soon.
The best part about these quicker upgrades is the recently replaced but similar replaced model drops in value on the used market. The tech improvements of the 810 do not make me regret getting the d800. D800 prices have dipped below $2k on the used market. I saw a used 600 drop to around $1100.