"Fall of a Giant... the tragic death of my Nikon D850" is by Zoltan Acs (Facebook | Instagram): Probably many remember the post about a year ago when a photographer left out his borrowed D850 - before it was available for to the public - at night somewhere near water to take time-lapse photos at night and by the morning the tide finished its work on the camera. When I saw those photos I almost cried and hoped this will never happen to me. Not so long ago here on NR there was a post about how Nikon extensively testing the D850s in a very hard environment, humidity, temperature, dust, water and the cameras tackle everything. I have been shooting in piss pouring rain time to time for 6 years. I love to shoot in the rain, I love those photos. Back then I had a lot less “pro” bodies and lenses and never had any problem. But hey, there were some trips coming up to Asia where the weather is hot or cold, dusty and humid, therefore I wanted to make sure my gear handle everything, so I have bought the 850s, 2 of them. It happened in Sri Lanka a few weeks ago... Late morning I was shooting with a family who hired me for vacation photos and to make their travel book. The sun was shining, life and work were just fine, they enjoyed the big waves. I was standing on dry sand about a meter...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 21 April, 2019