Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Interesting in that I have never had those problems with my 7D. But I guess it could happen.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

My experience with a 2005 Rebel back in the day as well as family members with D70s and D3100s are the inexperienced digital photographers have no conception of the importance of body caps, lens caps, and careful and quick changes of lenses. Sensor dust is unique to DSLR photography. That's why the technology was created and then dispersed to every model in every brand. When it becomes part of the standard design, then it becomes an effort to not include, rather than cheaper to skip. As mentioned in the earlier comment, this helps to create clear differentiation between the entry level and high grade bodies. Is it a crisis if missing? No. If I had to choose / recommend between two cameras, with and without, it would impact my decision. Surely that is what Nikon is seeking to achieve.

Haydon

I wish he'd sign me up next Dave :)

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Wow.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

It appears that ALL current Canon Rebels have the dust delete feature. This includes the SL2 and the SL1 models.
Interesting it would be removed from any DSLR.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

The trend in the industry is toward smaller and lighter equipment. With this in mind I believe Nikon laid a golden egg.

Bill_de Loc: US

The D3500 is entry level. Cheap is probably more important than features that are not obviously useful to the targeted customer. Once in the Nikon family (or whatever brand) they need reasons to upgrade. The more features you put in the 'first' camera, the longer time it takes for the need of a second one.

We all need a bag full of camera to avoid gas pains. Nikon is just being considerate.

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Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Yep, you are in the minority if you are not on his ignore list.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Do not worry very much about the self cleaning sensor in Nikon cameras.
To me it is totally useless.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

I'm afraid you understand wrong. I don't know about other camera brands or models, but my mirrorless Olympus OM-D E-M1 definitely has the dust-reduction function, automatically when the camera is turned on, at will by going through the menu.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Not sure what to make of the "self cleaning sensor shakers"....when I got my first Sony with it I thought "cool". At some point, turned it off (not in-body stabilization, just the sensor cleaner shake process), and after a few months I looked hard at the sensor with a loupe, nothing that a bulb blower couldn't clear (actually hardly anything). By this time I had several more Sony bodies, and I turned them off too. Now I'm doing the same with my Nikon bodies. So far I'm simply not missing that function.... and each photog's situation and shooting environment is going to be different than mine, so their mileage may vary.

I don't do that many lens changes outside, unless I'm doing a lot of long telephoto mixed with other needs, so if I go out with a wide-to-tele zoom, not much need to change, but if I do, I do it in the car, or out of the elements, in a plastic garbage bag if need be. In my home, A/C with HEPA filters keeps the dust and allergens to a minimum, and caps keep the mounts clean, so I'm not seeing much in the way of dust/dirt on my sensors. I take at least one of my DSLR cameras out each day and shoot something, even if just walkabout in the yard or adjoining woods, so they get used and cycled quite often.

Folks that change lens a lot, shoot in and handle their gear in "dirty" environments would have different issues, and would probably keep it on all the time, and I would too. In the olden times, one learned to care for and clean their gear inside and out, or take it to someone reliable who could..... harder to find those knowledgeable and careful folks now, so my ability to keep my gear clean works for me.

I guess bottom line "for me" is that it is a nice feature to have, but if it wasn't there, I'd hardly care. Did often wonder if all the shaking/vibration is hard on the internal mechanisms - does it induce wear and tear on it's own?? Could that be affecting the MTBF for the different models?? That is one question I'd like to see the manufacturers answer. Anyway, that is my take on this subject - and I make no recommendations to others, except to do your best to keep it clean!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

In the school portrait business (400-500 exposures daily), it did.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Yes the Fuji does. Both with turn on and turn off. But the mirrorless by and large don't need it because they don't have a mirror slapping around in the box, spewing all sorts of stuff on the sensor.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Try http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com and http://photosol.com

MTBF seems unrelated. Years ago, Canon’s EOS 20D was good for 60,000 to 75,000 exposures in our business. It had no sensor cleaner. Our 30D, 40D, and 50D bodies had the sensor cleaning feature, and were good for 115,000 to 140,000 clicks.

Kuzano

I still believe a "refurb" D3300 is a better camera and better value, than the D3400 and now the D3500. Largely because of the removal of self cleaning sensor.