At the end of 2014, Nikon issued a notice saying that fake D800E DSLRs have been discovered during service center repairs. Technicians found that the cameras were actually ordinary D800 DSLRs (a few hundred dollars cheaper) that had their covers replaced with D800E shells.
Nikon issued an update today saying that other models are being faked as well, namely the D610 and D4S.
The company says that service centers have discovered $1,000 D7100 crop sensor cameras that were modified to look like $1,500 full frame D610 DSLRs.
A Nikon D610 (left) next to a Nikon D7100 (right)
There have also been discontinued D4 cameras modified to look like new $6,000 D4S bodies.
A Nikon D4S (left) next to a Nikon D4 (right)
The way to check your camera is the same: enable the “overview” option in playback mode and take a look at the camera name displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen. That’s the actual camera you have, regardless of what it looks like from the outside:
As a reminder, Nikon will not touch imitation cameras at their repair centers, so be careful with your gear purchases. “Please take all necessary precautions to ensure the authenticity of a product before purchasing it,” Nikon says.
(via Nikon via Nikon Rumors)
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.