D300 - Got the Call!

[atencati]

Been lurking and happily shooting away with my D70 but I Just heard I get my D300 Friday! I hadn't planned on replacing the D70 but It disappeared (I lost it )and I had no choice. Oh well!!!!!


I can't wait!

Andy

[gstark]

Andy,

Congratulations.

And on Saturday, you need to pay a visit to your wonderful railway museum with your new toy in hand, and shoot some images, posting a few of them for us to review.

It's either that, or I'll condemn you to a weekend in Modesto!

[firsty]

don't forget to change your sig

[ozimax]

It's either that, or I'll condemn you to a weekend in Modesto!

Make than San Bernadino...

[atencati]

Andy,

It's either that, or I'll condemn you to a weekend in Modesto!

I guess it could have been Oildale...

[JeffGlue]

*Update on the d300 for Australia i received in an email from Nikon today.

Nikon Australia’s first shipments of D300 will be leaving our warehouse today and should hit begin hitting retailers shelves on Friday.

The D300 will be supplied in kit form with the AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.4-5.6 for $3999 RRP or as body only for $2899 RRP

Regards

Craig Gillespie



Anyone heard of any other prices around the place (apart from Poon!)

[blacknstormy]

Photocontinental have it listed at $2699 body only, and the D3 at $7199

[shakey]

Haven't seen anywhere cheaper than ECS. $2585 for d300 and $6950 for d3. Not sure about availability. Camera Warehouse claims 8 days shipping for d300 at $2679.

These are non grey prices and incl GST

[marcotrov]

It's getting exciting ladies and gentlemen C'mon the I.Q. reviews from some of our lucky members. Can't wait.
Oh, by the way I found this site and I hadn't seen it before comparing D200 and D300 high ISO IQ
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00MzDT
cheers
marco

[TC]

http://www.nikon.com.my/productitem.php ... 59711d5d33
RM6388/2.9 = AUD2200, friends tell me retail shops in KL are selling RM5700 ie 10% below RRP

[gstark]

http://www.nikon.com.my/productitem.php?pid=1187-59711d5d33
RM6388/2.9 = AUD2200, friends tell me retail shops in KL are selling RM5700 ie 10% below RRP

The street price in HKG is around HK16000.

The wholesale price seems to be stabilising where it will permit our current forum price to remain as it is - PP2280 delivered - provided the PP doesn't dip too much more. In the last week-and-a-bit it's taken quite a bucketing.

And I can tell you that I'm currently very FedUp with a certain international so-called courier, who will have one of our D300s sitting in HK since last evening, preventing its timely delivery here.

I'm having severe words with them, because of their total absence of service in this matter.

[TC]

gstark,
do you expect the price to go below 2K after christmas?

[adam]

I thought that PRA prices were pretty good:
http://www.praimaging.com.au/d1191-13-n ... price.html
http://www.praimaging.com.au/d1192-13-n ... price.html

[gstark]

gstark,
do you expect the price to go below 2K after christmas?

Define "after Christmas".

If you're asking about January, I would doubt it.

Maybe May or June we'll see a 2KD300, but the market has to settle first.

[chrisk]

interested to see what d-d will list it at. they're 40d is at $1449 which is pretty damn good. i reckon they'll come in at around the $2300 mark. gotta hand it to ecs, pretty competitive for a full aussie reseller.

i asked today if they would provide double warranty if i ordered in nov, they said only goods picked up in nov.

[TC]

my friend just send me his first picture off the D300

[PSi]

Errr ... that's my pic, and my ex-camera. A bit of explanation is called for, methinks.
I don't make it a habit to go around destroying a perfectly good camera each time I get a new one. This one fell under the wheel of a Land Cruiser while I was on a 40-day overland trip in the Sahara in 2004. I brought it back to show the insurance adjusters but they let me keep the wreckage.
The D300 shot is in response to pestering from people who can't wait to see it, even though I have work deadlines to meet.
I haven't quite figured out the intricaices of the camera yet (421-page owner's manual), like focusing point etc.

[atencati]

The store called and verified my camera is in. No WAY am I going near the mall for a few days though. Dang Black Friday!

I WANT MY TOY

[gstark]

Andy,

What's your problem with going shopping the day after Thanksgiving?

Surely a few mad shoppers and specials don't scare you that much?

(Happy Thanksgiving, btw)