RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

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

This is just a guess but I think they are confining there distribution to
Photo dealers at the present and avoiding the mass distribution channels. I
know photo dealers are getting product albiet very slowly. This slow roll
out should maintain higher pricing.
David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter [mailto:peter139@home.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 11:46 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: filmscanners: Nikon 8000
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> Apparently the 8000 is available somewhere--but where? I 
> wonder why B&H
> doesn't have the 8000 in that it is such a large volume photo
> store--probably the largest in the world.
> 
> Could it be that B&H believes or learned that the 8000 has 
> problems? If that
> is the case, could they have decided not to carry it until 
> whatever the
> problem is straightened out--if there is a problem at all?
> 
> They do have the Polaroid Sprintscan 120 in stock and I am 
> tempted to buy it
> instead of waiting any longer for the Nikon 8000.
> 
> Any knowledge or thoughts about the availability and/or the seeming
> unavailability of the Nikon will be most appreciated.
> 
> Peter
> 
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