Rust Never Sleeps When The D3 Is In Town!!

I took the old D3 and Formidable 500 for a street photography session on the
streets of Baltimore today. Other than the temperature being hotter than a
Rastafarian at a bar mitzvah, I was able to get a few snaps of urban life
before retiring to the old swimming pool to work on my tan. It's too
freaken hot to play with the old Nikon.

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[Subject: Rust Never Sleeps When The D3 Is In Town!!]

I had no idea that a modern camera would be susceptible to rust (unless
maybe in very special circumstances). I really would have thought that
especially Nikon would have a better grasp on it. After all even my 30
year old bottom-line SLR doesn't show any signs of rust.

jue

 

Unfortunately most camera's are highly susceptible to rust if the batteries
leak though.
Or even if you take it to take it to the beach without due care.

MrT.

 

Maybe to corrosion, I agree with that. But not to rust.

jue

 

Maybe you could define the difference on the iron/steel components for the
rest of us?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion

And yes I know Wikipedia is not infallible, so I'd be pleased to hear your
superior contribution.

MrT.

 

Yes, sorry, you are right. There are still many cameras out there with a
steel frame and there is a a possibility of rust on those.
However the D3 as mentioned by the OP has a magnesium shell instead of a
steel frame and I think you will have a hard time finding any steel
parts on it.

jue

 

OK, I'll take your word on that. But I'd be surprised if the lens mount,
flash shoe and most of the screws aren't steel. Not to mention mirror
housing, prism housing etc. etc.

But if it was all plastic it couldn't rust, not many consider that an
improvement though

MrT.

 

Springs is one component class that I'd expect to be al steel.