RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

["Hemingway, David J" <HEMINGD@POLAROID.COM>]

Yes, Rafe, Larry and myself are all in the US. I figured Nikon would not
give me a loaner so I went out and bought one full retail. I may even be
willing to re-sell it! :) Photo dealers are getting them one or two at a
time. Not enough volume shipping for the likes of B&H I would imagine.
David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Chefurka [mailto:Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 2:34 PM
> To: 'filmscanners@halftone.co.uk'
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000
> 
> 
> Are any of the current users (commercial purchasers) of the 
> 8000 in the USA?
> 
> Paul
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Entlich [mailto:artistic@ampsc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:30 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000
> 
> 
> I'm sure Mr. Posner is "telling it as he knows it" at least
> "officially", but I'd like to know what exactly Rafe and a few others
> have been toying with over the last couple of months.
> 
> Perhaps they have found some really potent drugs that allow for
> extremely vivid and long term hallucination?
> 
> Is Nikon shunning New Yorkers? Is some outlet in cyberspace 
> making Nikon
> 8000ED knockoffs, like those "Rollox" watches?  Maybe they say Nickon,
> rather than Nikon on the brand plate? 
> 
> Very interesting...
> 
> Art
> 
> Robert Hubner wrote:
> > 
> > I forwarded Peter's questions to Henry Posner at B&H (I was 
> curious about
> > availability also). Henry's answers are below.
> > 
> > Bob
> > 
> > >For the past few months I have been checking with B&H in 
> New York City to
> > >inquire about the availability of the Nikon 8000. Each 
> time I have been told
> > >"maybe in July, etc.". The other day I was told "...we 
> don't know when the
> > >units will be available". Additionally, they will not take 
> an order for the
> > >machine.
> > 
> >          The information we have been providing in answer 
> to this question
> > has been the information provided to our buyer by Nikon 
> USA. Since they
> > have changed the date so many times, some of our brighter lights now
> > understand that "...we don't know..." while less satisfying 
> is actually
> > more accurate. For all I know they're being unloaded as I 
> type, or they'll
> > be here before Yom Kippur, or they'll be here when the get here.
> > 
> > >Apparently the 8000 is available somewhere--but where?
> > 
> >          Beats me. What makes you think it's available <somewhere>?
>