Looking for some Nikon bling?

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carguy

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Nikon has announced a new product called the Nikon ASC-01, a new stainless steel insert for your camera’s hot shoe mount.



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More info: Nikon Now Selling a Stainless Steel Hot Shoe Cover That Gives Your DSLR Some Bling
 
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AC016

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Oh boy, a $35 hotshoe cover to lose! Wasn't it just a few months back that someone got high blood pressure for not getting a plastic one with their new camera? Funny how Nikon does that, but is now trying to flog $35 pieces of cheap monkey metal to you. Camera companies will never cease to amaze me, LMAO
 
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Pretzel

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AC016 said:
Oh boy, a $35 hotshoe cover to lose! Wasn't it just a few months back that someone got high blood pressure for not getting a plastic one with their new camera? Funny how Nikon does that, but is now trying to flog $35 pieces of cheap monkey metal to you. Camera companies will never cease to amaze me, LMAO
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Not just camera companies. It's the whole ding-dang consumer market!
 
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AC016

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In regards to price, it is no more ridiculous then the branded lens hood for my X10. If you want the "original" Fuji one, you will have to fork out around $50. Now, look at it (you can google LH-X10) and tell me if that is worth $50?? I got wise and bought mine for $10 from Hong Kong. Probably the same hood, from the same factory, without the Fuji name on it, lol.
 
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Horoscope Fish

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AC016 said:
In regards to price, it is no more ridiculous then the branded lens hood for my X10. If you want the "original" Fuji one, you will have to fork out around $50. Now, look at it (you can google LH-X10) and tell me if that is worth $50?? I got wise and bought mine for $10 from Hong Kong. Probably the same hood, from the same factory, without the Fuji name on it, lol.
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You mean like how Nikon sells the HB-69 lens hood (for the ubiquitous 18-55mm VRII "kit" lens) for $25 while knock-offs can be had for less than $5?
Don't eeeeven get me started on Nikon charging $485 (!!) for the MB-D16 battery grip.
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carguy

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Horoscope Fish said:
You mean like how Nikon sells the HB-69 lens hood (for the ubiquitous 18-55mm VRII "kit" lens) for $25 while knock-offs can be had for less than $5?
Don't eeeeven get me started on Nikon charging $485 (!!) for the MB-D16 battery grip.
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Agreed.
I will say, my dad bought a knock-off hood for his lens, cracked within weeks. A Nikon OEM hood is on the way.


I also found it strange a Nikon OEM D7100 grip costs about 25% of the price of the body. Such is marketing I guess :(
 
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fotojack

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Little items like that are for people with more money than brains, IMHO! Nothing wrong with the plastic one...if you even have to have one! lol I personally don't care for them. Just something else to lose. And don't even get me started on the prices of plastic lens hoods from Nikon!
 
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skene

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carguy said:
Such is marketing I guess :(
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No I feel that is more along the lines of "Piece of mind". If people complain about how cheap a plastic battery grip feels, it pushes people to look for a body like what Nikon produces to get that substantial feel.
 
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carguy

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skene said:
No I feel that is more along the lines of "Piece of mind". If people complain about how cheap a plastic battery grip feels, it pushes people to look for a body like what Nikon produces to get that substantial feel.
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While I agree with the idea, the OEM grips are over priced IMO.
 
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