I'm sure glad I looked deeper into the issues the D5100 was having. I can't believe that these defective cameras are still being sold as "new". What is Nikon thinking. By nature, the Japanese will not admit to making a mistake and fixing it. This isn't funny. People are getting burned with their purchases and no one is doing anything about it!

This back-focusing issue with the D7000 that seems uncorrectable even using the in-camera fine tuning adjustments "maxed out" is intolerable and cannot be ignored. This dead pixel and oil/smudge marks on the new Nikon-built cameras (i.e.D600) is mind-blowing. Maybe Nikon is just ignorant of the effects reviews such as these will have on their product sales, I don't know, but it really seems sad that they would treat their loyal customers with such apathy and malcontent. It's like their doing us a favor by even answering the phone to hear about consumer complaints, even though they portray their guarantee as genuine and sincere. So many long-time Nikon enthusiasts are turning their loyalties elsewhere (Canon, Sony, Panasonic etc.) and I can see, that unless something is done immediately, a growing number of both pros and just ordinary photographic consumers will be joining other ranks. It could be that the production out-sourcing to foreign countries is responsible for this fiasco.

Building the mechanical film cameras from the past didn't require that constant attention necessary today. The shutter, aperture, and mirror were the main concerns with these early builds that we all remember as being the flagships of their respective brands and their highly respected reputations were built with millions of users and billions of photos. The same is not true with these "new" designs. The digital age has opened a brand new "can of worms" so to speak, with huge obstacles and problems to overcome. Gone are the days with the open window assembly lines and mass production tactics of the previous century. These new cameras are actually photon sensing computer driven processing machines that require constant quality control and a fixed sterile environment, that suddenly seems to be lacking in the Nikon facilities. So, lets let Nikon know that we are aware of their stance and highly object to being duped by them.