Fake D90
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DamianBlades

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1,935 posts

225 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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I walked into work today and some chinese lady ran upto me in a flurry. Hi can you help my camera doesnt work!!! I noticed the nikon strap hanging and said I can try and help so she pulled it out and I noticed the D90 stuck on the side which I replied with oooo I have this camera!!!! At first glances it looked like my normal camera but all of a sudden I noticed different bits appearing such as the lens didnt tuck back in. and the dials on the top had a different housing, both sides and when you took a portrait photo it turned it up right on the screen?? It was very strange!!! Anyone else seen this?

beano500

20,854 posts

305 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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DamianBlades said:
... my normal camera ...
Er - how have we established yours is normal and someone else's a fake - rather than the other way round?

"D90 stuck on the side" - you mean it has a badge that's been (badly) stuck on in some way?

How does your lens "tuck in" compared to this one?

"Dials in a different housing" does sem odd - have you compared with imges from Nikon website?

Taking a portrait in portrait view can be set to either "autocorrect" to vertical or "leave-as-it-is" mode when viewed on-screen in most Nikons IIRC.

Can you elaborate further?

Simpo Two

92,840 posts

295 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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I can't find anything about fake D90s on the internet apart from the usual Photoshopped pre-release ideas.

DamianBlades said:
I noticed the nikon strap hanging
It may have been a Nikon strap on a different camera.

DamianBlades said:
the lens didnt tuck back in.
I can only think you mean the pentamirror overhang... more description needed.

DamianBlades said:
and the dials on the top had a different housing, both sides
The D90 only has a dial on one side, and it's not in a housing at all:



DamianBlades said:
and when you took a portrait photo it turned it up right on the screen??
That's easy - see 'Rotate Tall' in the menu settings.

andy-xr

13,204 posts

234 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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Bit like this?? Or not like this?


...Mole...

2,780 posts

221 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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andy-xr said:
Bit like this?? Or not like this?

Been wanting to try one of those for a while, might pick one up some day.

Ravell

1,181 posts

242 months

Monday 30th November 2009
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Sounds very odd, but like others said, you need to descrive more clearly what the differences were.

CivicMan

2,211 posts

231 months

Tuesday 1st December 2009
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Was it similar to this....???