Comments on: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 rumors will just never stop

By: John

John — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:23:06 +0000

I myself have been to ECS, & as above it’s a cheap tactic to draw attention to their fairly average prices. People should judge their reputation by their “sales tactics”, which as you can see are pretty much glorified bait & switch. Buyer beware is what I say.

By: Aussie

Aussie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:30:19 +0000

No not offensive. Just inane. Men at Work are Aussie’s sending ourselves up. It’s almost always US Media who use the term. We are neither down or under anything.

By: EatMe

EatMe — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:28:16 +0000

If you have met Bruce before (I have), you would know what a sly old bastard he is and that he often visits NikonRumors. Go into his store and ask him about the site, and other forums, etc. It’s a cheap tactic to draw attention to ECS.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:04:55 +0000

Doesn’t bug me when someone calls Australia ‘down under’ lol.

Amusing (especially if it’s with an American accent) but not offensive

What about the song from Men At Work?? You can’t be offended by that can you?!?! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNT7uZf7lew)

By: HL

HL — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:06:51 +0000

I have bought quite a few cameras / lenses from ECS. They do have close contact with Nikon Australia but it is so typical of Bruce that he never leaks anything out. I noted a week ago they dropped the price of the existing 70-200mm f2.8 VR so they must be trying to clear their stock. Also they have just dropped the price for D300 as well so they must be preparing for the D300s.

It will be interesting to see if they drop the price of D700 in the next month or so. Which maybe a sign of D700s to come.

By: David

David — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:01:48 +0000

In addition to my earlier post corresponding with ECS:

Me:
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Ok. How do you know it’s coming then?

David

Them:
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Well, 2 weeks ago our Nikon rep brought in his father’s 70-200mm f2.8
for us to sell on consignment. What conclusion would you draw from
this?

By: GT

GT — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:37:21 +0000

TRUST ME – Its real – Its coming – and soon!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:00:27 +0000

Methinks he’s only saying you’ll need to be patient regarding availability and price.

By: Gra

Gra — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:10:45 +0000

…and AU$200 rebate on D90 body.

By: Gra

Gra — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:07:59 +0000

This is the same dealer I advised admin same about, couple of days ago.

Also advised me you can consider a D700x is not going to happen at this point.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:55:24 +0000

Thanks David, I was kind of expecting that. I was going to contact them tomorrow, but you beat me

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:53:18 +0000

did not mean to offend anybody – did not know that, changed already

By: David

David — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:50:47 +0000

So it appears it’s just an attention-grab.

By: David

David — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:49:23 +0000

I emailed them; here is what was said…

Me:
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Hi there,

Your site mentions a new 70-200 possible coming to your site – when is that likely to be available? How much will it be? Can I pay for it now?

Cheers,
David.

Them:
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Dear David,
Nothing official from Nikon as yet sorry, we all need to be patient
as usual.
Bruce

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:08:37 +0000

to be fair, down.un.der (3 syls) is easier to say than aus.tra.li.a (4 syls), though most australians i know call it stray.yahr (2 syls) which is clearly the way forward.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:05:28 +0000

Given the reputation of this dealer, you should probably put this rumour at about 80-95%. They are in close contact with Nikon Australia and they only really update their website when there is something really worthwhile.

By: Aussie

Aussie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:21:33 +0000

Hope this is for real. I really need a 70-200 for my D3. By the way, Australians don’t use the term “down under”. It bugs us. Just say Australia. It has the same number of syllables.

By: pete

pete — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:07:55 +0000

ECS is a high end authorised Nikon dealer, there is no way they would make it up. of course its a silhouette of the current lens, they dont have the new one.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:16:08 +0000

This is a VERY reputable dealer here in Sydney. I find it hard to believe they would make it up.

By: woble

woble — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:59:03 +0000

New 70-200 is coming. Most camera shops already know that and some actually confirm it. Just a matter of time.