Nikon D3 Tests - Why?

[mountainpete]

Now I'm all for solid product testing, but this borders ridiculous!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3hjBv9wYOEE&feature=user

http://youtube.com/watch?v=a_Yf3MlqpVw&feature=user

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JE80R7q0aG8&feature=user

 

[Michael Slade]

Idiot looking for hits to his videos.

If he was a pro he wouldn't treat his gear like that.

If I found my students doing that to the school's equipment I'd have them kicked out of the program.

If I found my assistants treating my gear like that I'd take them to small claims court.

If I found myself treating my gear like that I'd give it away and start digging ditches.

Idiot.

 

[Lost Canadian]

As dumb as that was, it was still an impressive beating.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Idiot looking for hits to his videos.

Yup, but entertaining. I'd agree with all you said with the exception if he happens to have been given that D3 expressly as a publicity stunt.

 

[WhereTheHellIsJames?]

Where do kids like that get gear like that? I'm thinking about a new D300, and smarmy-boy has a new D3!

 

[Photog]

I wonder who he stole it from, or if he is messing with his dad's new toy.

 

[gearbox]

Sometimes the only thing more impressive than large groups of idiots is a single idiot.

Still, it isn't entirely unlike independent testing. In the gun world we had had a few different individuals torture test SIG, HK, Glock, S&W, Ruger, Beretta, and many others. I'd expect real studio backing for an expensive camera, just like Top Gear does with their vehicles. That joker probably didn't have a tax write-off.

 

[bigreen505]

If he was a pro he wouldn't treat his gear like that.

Perhaps, but does it blend? :hehe:

 

[DaveInDenver]

Perhaps, but does it blend? :hehe:

Now THAT would be cool to see. They put an iPhone, iPod, a video camera in the blender. Someone should suggest they try blending a D3.

 

[Michael Slade]

Oh it'll blend. Those videos are awesome!

 

[DaveInDenver]

Oh it'll blend. Those videos are awesome!

You know, honestly, I wonder how it'll blend. I mean everything has it's breaking point, but that would actually be an interesting blend experiment. Those D3s are supposed to be super tough and I'd bet it would only tear off the rubber coating and break the LCD. I bet the camera would take it and still work. Man oh man, if only that wasn't a $5,000 experiment.

 

[7wt]

The phrase just because you can doesn't mean you should comes to mind.