On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:40:50 -0700, nospam wrote:

In effect, I now know (my fault) that Nikon makes crap and I bought
crap.
It's not Nikon's fault. It's mine.

either you got a string of defective cameras from several different
manufacturers, or you treat your equipment like ****. i know which one i
think it is.

I realize some people only use a camera on vacation, and for that, the
plastic Nikons probably don't break as much as mine do.

I'm not hiding the fact that I jostle, bump, and drop my plastic Nikon
cameras. They get wet when I take them in the rain. They get sandy when I
take them to the beach. They get cold and wet with condensation when I
take them to Tahoe in the winter. And they get bumped around when I take
them backpacking.

I don't deny I take my camera everywhere I go.

But you also can't deny the little tiny piece of plastic that broke off
my bayonet mount was destined to break. It took a small drop onto hard
concrete - but that's all it took to break it.

Looking at the design, it's no wonder it broke.

I know nothing of bayonet mounts. Nothing except what I've learned from
you guys today.

May I ask:
Q: What bayonet mount is made better than this plastic one?