The nikon store has been flush with models this week. They had D4, D800, and even the D800E in stock yesterday, and early this morning. Yesterday at 6am ET they had D800, but by afternoon had D4 and D800E. Maybe keep an eye on the site if you need one of these. Stock changes often.
It is a flaky website and getting the camera in the cart can be frustrating with the traffic and you keep getting an error screen with red text. If the yellow "shop now" button is there, copy the link (has product ID) and keep pasting into a new tab every 15-20 secs. That eventually worked.
Also, I never got an order confirmation or shipping e-mail with tracking. I kept checking order status and it went from "In Process" to "Order Complete". The next day it arrived via UPS. They are shipping from Lexington, KY. I upgraded to 2-day, but it would have come overnight with ground. Just an FYI
I've been keeping my eye on it... yesterday it allowed me to add the D4 to my cart, but not the D800E. I hit reload every 15 minutes or so. Been doing that for over a day, still can't order the D800E... I'm waiting, as I've heard it has gone through for some.
Bubble wrote:
azbill, Robert Camera has the 800E in stock now.
Got mine from Roberts. The only negative is the $17 shipping cost, which was the cheapest available. It seemed high to me, but, cheaper than paying sales tax in California.
James R wrote:
Got mine from Roberts. The only negative is the $17 shipping cost, which was the cheapest available. It seemed high to me, but, cheaper than paying sales tax in California.
Roberts offers free ground shipping for free if your order is over $300. Call them and they will issue $17 back to your card.
Subject to the exceptions, time periods and requirements indicated below, the Nikon Store will accept for refund merchandise purchased at the Nikon Store, if such merchandise is either (i) defective, or (ii) unused and unopened.
You have 14 days.
Not a recommended seller for those who like to test for free.
Over here in Singapore, the D4 and D800 are available in many camera stores since last week. Seems like not many local takers at this moment, so if you are passing by and wants to get one, it is easily available but at a higher cost than what you have to pay in the U.S. about S$4060 to S$4488 (US$3222 to US$3562) for the D800.
Wonder why so many local photographers put themselves on pre-order list when they can get it faster from smaller outlets?
