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Subject: [Leica] Nikon - RIP
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:33:50 -0500

One body or lens does not spoil the pudding.


On 1/14/13 1:26 AM, "Ken Iisaka" <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:

> In some ways, since a lot of us buy a large number of consumer goods, we
> are diversifying our risks for such events. We win some, and we lose some.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj
> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> To give the flip side, I purchased my D800E here in India in May last year
>> for Rs.145000, and now it costs Rs.185000 - a difference of Rs.40,000 
>> which
>> is roughly USD730, which is what I have gained in 7-8 months. I have been
>> pissed off with Adobe many times for announcing a new iteration of CS a
>> short period after I upgraded, but I need Photoshop more than Adobe needs
>> me, and that realization makes me behave more rationally. These things
>> happen, and a rebate or upgrade has to start on some date, and any buyer
>> who has just bought it outside the qualifying period is going to feel
>> upset, but I doubt, in general, that it is in the buyer's long term
>> interest to act on the initial feeling of pique.
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am sorry I sounded very unsympathetic. However, I really wanted to
>> point
>>> out that the "damage" was far less than $700, as the 24-85 VR lenses are
>>> available for substantially less than $300. It happens. Sorry it happened
>>> to you, and you felt so angry.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour 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.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> pissed and you have a right to be David, but you know what....you have
>>>> hurt yourself and Nikon will never know the difference.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Steve
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Ken Iisaka
>>> first name at last name dot org or com
>>> 
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>> 
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> 
> 




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