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I think many long term Nikon users are frustrated by modern Nikon cameras. I blame Nikon for sticking so rigidly to the F mount, sure the bayonet itself remains unchanged but pretty much everything around it has moved on. With hindsight it would have been better to do what Canon did and change the lens mount in 1988 when AF became popular. That way there wouldn't be the compatibility problems that provoke so much discussion.
Today's Nikon F mount is a very different beast from 1959's F mount but still long term users want to mount their 60 year-old lenses on 2019 bodies.
I think there is a very large amount of truth in this. However we as mature or long term users of the brand also need to be aware that we need to look forward and embrace change.
There will be many new changes coming in the next 5 years so that most mechanical parts on cameras will be removed. For example the mechanical shutter will be retired as the global shutter (electronic on/off switching of the sensor and saving to memory card) takes over and becomes cheaper to implement into cameras.
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