Nikon Fabre Photo EX microscope may not be available in the US

15 Comments

1. Jack
   Posted March 25, 2009 at 2:18 pm | Permalink

   I’d still be able to buy it from Japan though, right? That would suck if I couldn’t.

   • [NR] admin
     Posted March 25, 2009 at 2:31 pm | Permalink

     Can somebody get me one from Japan? Is it available in stores? Will they ship to the US?

     • Anonymous
       Posted March 25, 2009 at 3:41 pm | Permalink

       if you work…

       save up for a flight ticket for japan and spend all week looking everywhere for it until you find it, problem solved.

       • Pablov
         Posted March 25, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink

         yeah, and since being there why not to visit Nikon too? and bring some cameras, and also Canon, why not? and a 50″ TV, and a dog-robot…

         • Pablov
           Posted March 25, 2009 at 9:29 pm | Permalink

           “rude” people…..

     • Fried Toast
       Posted March 26, 2009 at 4:53 pm | Permalink

       I live in Japan. If you seriously want one, drop me a line. You should still have my email laying around somewhere

2. NikonMan
   Posted March 25, 2009 at 2:39 pm | Permalink

   we requested one from Nikon’s New Zealand importer, the reply they recieved from Nikon Vision was:

   “We regret to inform you that Fabre Photo EX is available only in Japanese market at this time.
   International department has no plan to release it to the overseas.”

3. Willis
   Posted March 25, 2009 at 3:53 pm | Permalink

   Now we know why Nikon calls Macro “Micro”.

4. TWoK
   Posted March 25, 2009 at 7:13 pm | Permalink

   I live in Japan. Email me if you want one.

   • Vlad
     Posted March 25, 2009 at 7:48 pm | Permalink

     Or just get one from Amazon.co.jp. They will have an option to view ship abroad, and they have an English language option (although it doesn’t cover everything, but it should suffice). Here’s the link:

     http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3-Nikon-%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%88-NSFP/dp/B000GB6P48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1238024901&sr=1-1

     • [NR] admin
       Posted March 25, 2009 at 10:02 pm | Permalink

       this is actually the old model – it doesn’t work with DSLR, only Coolpix, but good idea – I will keep an eye on it, I am not sure if they will ship to the US

   • [NR] admin
     Posted March 25, 2009 at 10:42 pm | Permalink

     It depends on the price – let me know if you see it in a store somewhere, I will need the DSLR attachment as well. Thanks.

5. Jack
   Posted March 25, 2009 at 11:26 pm | Permalink

   What’s the point of only having it available in Japan? I don’t get it.

   • Your Eyes
     Posted March 26, 2009 at 1:25 am | Permalink

     perhaps American and eu laws/compliance issues?

6. Anonymous
   Posted April 18, 2009 at 9:34 pm | Permalink

   Any more word on this microscope? I really want a portable microscope, and this looks great, but I’d much rather have one for my D200 than screw around with a Coolpix.