Reading mode: Light Dark

Nikon, you really suck!

Go to last post
S

Samuel Pondue

Leading Member
Messages
609
Reaction score
0
Location
UK
I cannot believe this! My D80 delivery delayed for 2 more weeks! Estimated 2nd Oct.

Who knows when Nikon will deliver the camera to stores in Germany. It looks like Nikon has other priorities than their European customers. I wouldn´t be surpriced if Nikon will let their EU customers wait even longer, while the availability in Hong Kong is plenty and has been for long now.

I´m so angry now that I´m really thinking of cancelling the order and sell my 2 Nikkors and switch to Pentax. I won´t loose any time by doing that.

Sam
 
Having to wait two more weeks for a camera you've gone your entire life without is making you want to cancel your order and go with Pentax?

Delayed gratification is a virtue, and it is the waiting that makes finally receiving the item that much more special.

Be patient, shoot whatever camera you have now (I'm sure it still takes great pictures), or just make plans for what you'll do once your camera arrives. Cancelling the order will not solve any problems, nor will switching manufacturers.

You can make it through this waiting period... you WILL make it through this waiting period. Perhaps you could start a D80 support group for all those that can't seem to live life without receiving a D80 within moments of ordering it, even if it has just been released and isn't readily available yet globally.

:)

--

 
Patience my young Padawan.
Samuel Pondue said:
I cannot believe this! My D80 delivery delayed for 2 more weeks!
Estimated 2nd Oct.

Who knows when Nikon will deliver the camera to stores in Germany.
It looks like Nikon has other priorities than their European
customers. I wouldn´t be surpriced if Nikon will let their EU
customers wait even longer, while the availability in Hong Kong is
plenty and has been for long now.

I´m so angry now that I´m really thinking of cancelling the order
and sell my 2 Nikkors and switch to Pentax. I won´t loose any time
by doing that.

Sam
Click to expand...
--
'Procrastinate now, don't put it off.'

 
The problem is that I don´t have any camera at all. I just cannot believe that D80 has been around in other parts of the world for a WHOLE MONTH before it is sold in Europe and I wouldn´t have bought it if I had known this.

Nikon did say middle September.....but their words are meaningless.

Sam
 
And just think, after waiting all that extra time, you get to pay 30-40% more for a D80 than in the states, where I saw 3 different stores with them on the shelf just yesterday.

I could be convinced to bring a few in my carry-on bag next week for the right price ;)
 
Oh well - if you are that impatient - then I guess - have fun in the Pentax forum. So when exactly will the Pentax be available? Next Month? 2 months? Hmmmmmmm
Samuel Pondue said:
I cannot believe this! My D80 delivery delayed for 2 more weeks!
Estimated 2nd Oct.

Who knows when Nikon will deliver the camera to stores in Germany.
It looks like Nikon has other priorities than their European
customers. I wouldn´t be surpriced if Nikon will let their EU
customers wait even longer, while the availability in Hong Kong is
plenty and has been for long now.

I´m so angry now that I´m really thinking of cancelling the order
and sell my 2 Nikkors and switch to Pentax. I won´t loose any time
by doing that.

Sam
Click to expand...
--
'87.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot'

ShutterBugin
http://www.exposureproductions.smugmug.com

 
???

Guess I am lucky!

I have my new one since yesterday

I am in Düsseldorf and my other dealers says he will have it this week....

I dont think you wait so long now

rgds

Simon

--
Never let your left middlehand know what the other right hand is doing........!

All my own work! http://www.pbase.com/dl4plm
 
well well.. I was in Hamburg last week and saw one in the main station camera store (!). Back home in Switzerland we are kept on hold until at least early / mid october I'm told. I have ordered it a long time ago and am in the same boat as you but delivery in switzerland is even more delayed than in Germany, not to speak of other countries. This business modell has broken the neck of the music industry. terrorial release dates are a thing of the past in the gobbelized world.

I don't mind too much the wait at the moment. Of course it's not nice... seing that the 400D is in stores and available while it has been announced after the D80. But I guess we have to cope with that. I won't switch systems as I've invested too much in glass already. and yes... the longer the wait the bigger the joy when it's here!

--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bengston
 
bengston wrote:
... the longer the wait the bigger the joy when
bengston said:
it's here!
Click to expand...
Well said, a welcome change from the whiners in the instant gratification camp.

--

'Life is not measured by how many breaths you take, but by how many moments that take your breath away.' - A friend
 
I agree that Nikon's timelines for delivering new products in pathetic!

This would not be acceptable in any other business, it simply does not make any sense.

People in here seem to think that this is normal for a company to do, but it simply is not.

If Nikon wants to compete then they seriously need to smarten up.

Gary
 
We as consumers are a pretty silly lot when we get all wound up like this.

When buying becomes a frenzy.

Why not shoot what you have.....and enjoy the D80 when it shows up?

Guess that dosnt feed the need...eh?

Like spoiled childeren we are.

Roman
--

Photoshop is like bondo. Use it to smooth out and polish your work, not to compensate for your lack of body work skills.

http://www.pbase.com/romansphotos/
 
Ordered mine with kit mid august.
still waiting

kind of compensation was I ordered 18-200 and got it 4 days later (cdiscount.fr) ! => Coz they only take order when they have stock. No Queuing. Was lucky enough.

had to cancel D80 + kit order for D80 alone. => Get delayed ever since (from computeruniverse.net)

Waiting in contemplation of my 18 200 VR wondering what sort of optical flaw & how many stuck pixels @ the lotery !

No, just kidding, I'm rather confident in Nikon.
well.. I have to be.
 
RomanJohnston said:
Why not shoot what you have.....and enjoy the D80 when it shows up?
Click to expand...
This is just brilliant. I have a very cheap Panasonic camcorder that I use as a deck...but I guess it take stills too. I´m sure you would be happy with 0.25 megapixel pics in awful quality.

Let´s just be happy and get the D80 some months after other more valued Nikon customers get theirs. Maybe this is just my fault that I sold the D70 and believed that Nikon would deliver in middle September like they said they would?

Sam
 
Samuel Pondue said:
I´m so angry now that I´m really thinking of cancelling the order
and sell my 2 Nikkors and switch to Pentax. I won´t loose any time
by doing that.
Click to expand...
LOL, its a free world, good luck with your pentax.

but really, who cares?
 
Similar situation in the uk. Well, there are bodys and 18-70 kits but i find that 90% of the websites/companies, although showing 'in-stock' on their website, are infact still awaiting their delivery, yet have no intention of changing the site when asked about it. Very devious!
--
http://flickr.com/photos/daveyr
 
I'm from Austria and I got mine as present on September 16th. Bought in one of the big electronic chains here. I was told that they had 2 left and one of them is now mine :)

If you bought it online, I guess you'll have to wait longer. Online shops are not the first to be delivered. I'd try my luck at one of the bigger electronic chains. I guess it's more expensive, but that is the price of getting it first :)

I think Nikon is doing the best to distribute it evenly among the world.
 
Samuel Pondue said:
The problem is that I don´t have any camera at all. I just cannot
believe that D80 has been around in other parts of the world for a
WHOLE MONTH before it is sold in Europe and I wouldn´t have bought
it if I had known this.

Nikon did say middle September.....but their words are meaningless.

Sam
Click to expand...
D80 as ben available in sweden for some time now, your late man, accept it and stop crying..it's a popular camera.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Keyboard shortcuts

f
Forum
m
My threads
Mobile site
About
Editorial content
Cameras & Lenses
Community
All content, design, and layout are Copyright © 1998–2025 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited.
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission.
©GPS Media - Guides, Products, Services.
Back
Top