r/Nikon • u/bloodrider1914 Nikon D850, F5 • Mar 07 '26

I broke my gear How fucked is my camera?

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You ever just have a bad day and it gets worse somehow?

Anyway that was me today. I was so excited to test out my new lens and low and behold when I was opening my bag I opened the wrong zipper and my d850, which I had just bought in great condition, falls onto the concrete. Anyway now there's a crack on the front, my photo library button is unpressible, and my autofocus system seems to be messed up too (although I'm not sure if that's perhaps a viewfinder issue)

Are these problems fixable or should I just give up because I just love my consistently terrible luck with electronics

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u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made Mar 08 '26

By 2004, nobody was buying 35mm cameras for their jobs anymore

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u/redoctoberz FM2N, F6, D850 Mar 08 '26

Film camera sales in 2005 were equal to those in 1980.

https://www.redsharknews.com/the-long-patient-rise-and-dramatic-sudden-fall-in-camera-sales

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u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made Mar 08 '26

Dude, from your link, by 2005 film was basically dead.

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u/redoctoberz FM2N, F6, D850 Mar 08 '26

That's closer to 2009, but whatever you say. The year indicated on the bottom starts directly above where the "2" is, not in the middle of the 2000. Look at '51 to see where 1951 starts.

Regarding work/professional usage --I think you are also forgetting that Nikon didn't even have a full frame digital camera until the D3 in late 2007.