[Leica] Nikon - RIP

[ken at iisaka.org (Ken Iisaka)]

Yes, that $700 rebate for the D600 + 24-85 VR kit within months of its
introduction, which basically gave away the lens for free, certainly raised
a few eye-brows in December. The $700 rebate was for this particular
combination only, and was for less than a couple of weeks, if not just a
few days, according to various sources.

There are many possible reasons for this, but I suspect that Nikon had boat
loads of 24-85 VR lenses that they needed to unload. Also, the sales of
D600 may not have gone as well as they had hoped for the Christmas season,
after being on the market since Sept 27, 2012.

This sort of things happen all the time, particularly in technology
products. In fact, you must EXPECT something like this to happen. The only
thing that depreciate faster than digital cameras is freshly caught fish on
a hot day. You will see that there is a glut of 24-85mm VR lenses on the
used market, and NIBs are selling for $300 or so. Thus, your true cost from
not having taken advantage of the outrageous rebate offer was only about
that much.

However, how long did you use your D600 before the rebate was announced?
What would have been the opportunity cost of NOT having the D600 for the
weeks you owned it, from not selling photographs taken with your D600? More
than $300, I'd suspect.

And by selling all the used equipment you own now, you are incurring
further cost which would certainly be in the thousands.

So, it makes no business sense to me to sell your Nikon gear out of hatred
of a corporate entity, and spending thousands to move to another system
which isn't even well accepted in the marketplace. The Sony has the same
sensor as D600, and seems to cost far more than D600. Perhaps the
availability of Zeiss-branded lenses may be an attraction, but you are the
only one being hurt financially.

It's just business, as it was for Nikon.

Sorry to rub salt into your wound, but from the financial point of view
which was your beef with Nikon, you're far better off simply continuing to
use your current equipment, and if you'd like, put some gaffer tape on the
"Nikon" logo. Or, a black Sharpie...


On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:27 PM, David Lykes Keenan <ausdlk at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Nikon offering a $700 rebate within weeks of my buying a D600 at full price
> followed by Nikon USA's insulting email correspondence and inaction
> afterward as I sought some recourse, has ended my 40 year love for Nikon
> and its cameras.
>
> Gone is the D600 and shortly all of my Nikon gear (except for my 1960s
> Nikomat and 43-86mm zoom).
>
> Enter the brave new world of the Sony A99. Wow.
>
> So, good riddance Nikon -- this disrespected former customer will never buy
> or recommend one of your products ever again.
>
> .
> Dave.
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