Piers:
Actually, I was thinking of asking Santa this year..... Frankly, it's
the arrogance of NC (and presumably N'n in general) that bugs me. I can
understand (just) the lack of warranty support for something bought
elsewhere. Refusing to service a N*n product - even if bought from a
legitimate dealer elsewhere - is just amazing. End of rant (maybe).
It's the lack of in-Canada service that worries me, especially if I were
to buy used. Even if I find one used in Canada I'd need to ensure that
it's an "approved" one.
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Piers Hemy
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:14 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Coolscan V ED discontinued
Not exactly old news, but I did hear a couple of weeks back, Martin.
I'm not sure what your quandary is. You have the choice of:
a) getting no service from Nikon Canada on a scanner which is available
from Cameta; or
b) getting full service from Nikon Canada on a scanner which is
unavailable in Canada!
I have a 4000ED (which is internally identical to the V ED) which I
acquired from a list member ~4 years ago. It has never shown any sign of
needing service, and continues to provide excellent service, though my
demands are diminishing in frequency.
Given the onward march of digital and the steady reduction in
competitive offerings, I doubt that we will see much inthe way of better
film scanners.
And the continuing high prices fetched by some of the ancillaries for
the Nikon scanners suggests that they are still used by those with
extensive slide/negative libraries (e.g. the SF210 slide feeder easily
fetches well over $300 on the auction site).
My suggestion is that if you want one, you get one while you can, and
trust that it will be as reliable as mine has been.
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Walters, Martin
Sent: 16 September 2008 18:31
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Coolscan V ED discontinued
I've been mulling over buying one of these scanners. Not seriously, yet,
but thinking about it. Anyway, this model is listed on Nikon Japan
site as discontinued. It's still listed as a current model on Nikon
Canada's site; however, a phone call indicated that it is, indeed,
discontinued.
This may be old news to some on the list. If that isn't bad enough,
Nikon Canada adamantly refuses to honour warranties or service in anyway
machines not purchased through NC agents. Which sort of rules out the
USA as an alternative supply (Cameta and others have them regularly on
Eb*y).
Martin
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