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Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000
Yes. I have owned a Nikon 8000 for about three weeks. I know of one other
one in my area that was delivered about three weeks before mine.
R. Bedwell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Chefurka" <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 2:34 PM
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>?
>
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