Re: filmscanners: The Nikon 4000 and Genuine Fractals

[Barbara & Martin Greene <martbarb@earthlink.net>]

Joe

I bought the Nikon 4000 from Ritz Camera and it came with Genuine Fractals.
I think that it is only the grey market products that don't come with it.

Martin

> From: Joe Oldham <joeoldham@home.com>
> Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:51:53 -0700
> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: The Nikon 4000 and Genuine Fractals
> 
> on 9/20/01 9:32 AM, Phil at phil@nonstock.com wrote:
> 
>> Hello List,
>> 
>> I'm in the United States.  I ordered the Nikon CoolScan 4000 on the
>> internet.
>> 
>> The day after I ordered it, I got an e-mail from the retailer.  "Call us as
>> soon as possible about your Nikon 4000 order!"
>> 
>> I called them.  They told me that the stock they have of Nikon 4000 scanners
>> is "meant for the international market," (he meant outside the United
>> States) but that the scanner and software bundle is identical.  I told the
>> man that if it's the same scanner and software bundle, to please complete
>> the order and send me the scanner.
>> 
>> I received the scanner in the mail.  It DOES NOT HAVE GENUINE FRACTALS
>> 2.0!!!
>> 
>> So:
>> 
>> If you are outside the United States, and you have purchased the Nikon 4000,
>> can you please tell me if your scanner came bundled with Genuine Fractals?
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> If you are inside the United States, and you have purchased the Nikon 4000,
>> can you please tell me if your scanner came bundled with Genuine Fractals?
>> 
>> I would really appreciate your response.  After I receive word from the
>> list, I'll take a deep breath and call up the retailer on the phone.  I'm
>> afraid that maybe the software bundle for the "international market" is
>> different from the software bundle for the US market.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Philippe
>> 
>> 
> I (and a friend) each bought the scanner from different sources and they did
> not come with Genuine Fractals although the press reviews (at least some of
> them) said that it came with GF.
>