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<blockquote data-quote="Pocono_ACE" data-source="post: 683077" data-attributes="member: 44850"><p>Since I go so long between camera purchases (~8-10 years), I find it a little tricky navigating the product lineup when I do decide it's time for an upgrade.</p><p></p><p>The naming convention these days would seem to be:</p><p></p><p><strong>* Single digit</strong> = FX sensor, professional model, take out a home equity loan to buy it (e.g., D5)</p><p><strong>* 3 digits</strong> = FX sensor, serious amateur to professional, somewhat affordable (e.g., D610, D850)</p><p><strong>* 4 digits</strong> = DX sensor, beginner to serious amateur, affordable (e.g., D5600, D7500)</p><p></p><p>But then there's the D500. Three digits in the name, but a DX sensor. What's up with that? Are there any cameras in the range that don't follow the formula?</p><p></p><p>And why did Nikon discontinue 2-digit model names? (My last camera was a D90). Maybe Marketing thought they sounded too low-rent. By that logic, the D5 must be a disposable.</p><p></p><p>I wonder about these things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pocono_ACE, post: 683077, member: 44850"] Since I go so long between camera purchases (~8-10 years), I find it a little tricky navigating the product lineup when I do decide it's time for an upgrade. The naming convention these days would seem to be: [B]* Single digit[/B] = FX sensor, professional model, take out a home equity loan to buy it (e.g., D5) [B]* 3 digits[/B] = FX sensor, serious amateur to professional, somewhat affordable (e.g., D610, D850) [B]* 4 digits[/B] = DX sensor, beginner to serious amateur, affordable (e.g., D5600, D7500) But then there's the D500. Three digits in the name, but a DX sensor. What's up with that? Are there any cameras in the range that don't follow the formula? And why did Nikon discontinue 2-digit model names? (My last camera was a D90). Maybe Marketing thought they sounded too low-rent. By that logic, the D5 must be a disposable. I wonder about these things. [/QUOTE]
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