Twice in the last month I have been disturbed by stories posted on this site of newbies being taken advantage of by less than reputable dealers. perhaps we need a tutorial that would cover the need for choosing reliable dealers to buy camera equipment from.
I think in this age of the internet far too many people scout for the 'best deal' without knowing who they are buying from. Hey, we all want a bargain but our money is too hard earned to give it to scoundrels. Sadly by the time we hear of their problem the damage has already been done.
To top it off we have Nikon undercutting it"s own dealer net to sell direct to the public. That cannot endear the good dealers to Nikon or it's products. In my own area I now know of only 2 camera shops, one of which has already given up on selling any Nikon products. And the other shop will always try to steer you to 3rd party lenses instead of Nikon. This cannot be a good trend.
I wish we had a Nikon corporate rep on this site that we could complain to if only to help them hear another opinion. I guess all that we can do is advise newcomers to the best of our ability and share our hard-earned knowledge with them.
I think in this age of the internet far too many people scout for the 'best deal' without knowing who they are buying from. Hey, we all want a bargain but our money is too hard earned to give it to scoundrels. Sadly by the time we hear of their problem the damage has already been done.
To top it off we have Nikon undercutting it"s own dealer net to sell direct to the public. That cannot endear the good dealers to Nikon or it's products. In my own area I now know of only 2 camera shops, one of which has already given up on selling any Nikon products. And the other shop will always try to steer you to 3rd party lenses instead of Nikon. This cannot be a good trend.
I wish we had a Nikon corporate rep on this site that we could complain to if only to help them hear another opinion. I guess all that we can do is advise newcomers to the best of our ability and share our hard-earned knowledge with them.