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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: jeremyrh on November 27, 2017, 04:44:28 am

Title: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: jeremyrh on November 27, 2017, 04:44:28 am
Just as title really - I traded in my D800 thinking it'd be just a few weeks until a shiny new D850 appeared. No sign, or even sign of a sign. How about you? Anybody been lucky yet?
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: gvb279 on November 27, 2017, 05:37:14 am
It's available from WEX, Park Cameras, Wilkinsons, to name but a few.
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: Chris Livsey on November 27, 2017, 06:04:23 am
It's available from WEX, Park Cameras, Wilkinsons, to name but a few.
I think the OP wants one NOW all those dealers you quote are taking pre-orders none are showing immediate availability, as are Dale, Grays etc etc.

Personally I'm looking to be lucky with a D810  ;)
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: jeremyrh on November 27, 2017, 09:13:27 am
I think the OP wants one NOW

Yeah - instant gratification is my ideal :-)
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: gvb279 on November 27, 2017, 10:19:21 am
According to Park Cameras, they are receiving regular deliveries.
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: Chris Livsey on November 27, 2017, 04:01:45 pm
According to Park Cameras, they are receiving regular deliveries.
All dealers are, they are going to those pre-orders I mentioned  8)

Globally the supplies are more limited than expected, it may be a component that is restricting the flow or Nikon applying stringent QC following previous launch "issues" with a higher "go back and try again build", who knows for sure?

The "best" strategy previously, unless you pre-ordered in the first few hours, is to use a smaller dealer as Nikon tries to be fair in distribution across the dealership but not weighted to customer numbers, top, top strategy is to join NPS though, priority guaranteed.
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: Chris Livsey on November 27, 2017, 04:03:00 pm
Yeah - instant gratification is my ideal :-)

And a new camera is going to do that? Sign me up!!
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: jeremyrh on November 27, 2017, 05:04:32 pm
I wonder to what extent Nikon are shooting themselves in the foot with this fiasco. How many people get fed up with waiting and start considering alternative solutions...?
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: henrikfoto on November 28, 2017, 05:38:40 am
I wonder to what extent Nikon are shooting themselves in the foot with this fiasco. How many people get fed up with waiting and start considering alternative solutions...?

I think many people run to Sony now.
The new A7r3 was released later but is
now in the shops. I am afraid this is 2
extra points to Sony.

I have stopped my D850 order and bought
a Fuji gfx50s instrad. Fantastic camera!
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: jeremyrh on November 28, 2017, 08:40:19 am
Well, call it psychic powers or something, but my D850 has just been dispatched from Wex. Happy!!
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: davidgp on November 28, 2017, 11:11:27 am
I think many people run to Sony now.
The new A7r3 was released later but is
now in the shops. I am afraid this is 2
extra points to Sony.

I have stopped my D850 order and bought
a Fuji gfx50s instrad. Fantastic camera!

Sony was commenting a week ago much more demand than expected... not sure if that will mean a similar situation like the D850. In China and Europe the camera is arriving to costumers. In USA and Canada the camera starts shipping tomorrow, so in next weeks we will know.
Title: Re: UK readers - any sign of D850 near you?
Post by: patjoja on November 28, 2017, 11:40:36 am
Just as title really - I traded in my D800 thinking it'd be just a few weeks until a shiny new D850 appeared. No sign, or even sign of a sign. How about you? Anybody been lucky yet?

Our local store in Dayton, Ohio had one as of yesterday.

Patrick