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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 456676" data-attributes="member: 24285"><p>I'm sure that there are absolutely great Nikon reps. I just have not been to many events and this is my one and only live encounter with a Nikon rep. First impression was not great. </p><p></p><p>People do pay more when they believe it is warranted - either for a better product or in some cases for the status of the brand. </p><p></p><p>We were tire kicking recently and stopped at a Volvo dealer, encountered a very nice salesman who did not try and sell us on the price of their fine automobiles. And while Dodge certainly had the price advantage my wife really wanted to buy the Volvo, their salesman had sold her. (BTW in the end we decided to repair and keep our 2007 vehicle a little longer - had we bought the Volvo I could not afford any new camera gear for a long time). </p><p></p><p>When it comes to lenses I'm not sure what Nikon can do about their price structure but if they do nothing I may not be buying a new Nikon lens for a while. I see myself getting a 70-200 2.8 next. Tamron leads the pack right now. I do have the original Nikon VR1 version on my list - I did see one still for sale new - but it was still $100 more than the Tamron. But given I've bought two Tamron's in the past six weeks I'm going to have to wait before adding another lens to my collection. I'm also lusting after the new Tamron 15-30mm VC lens. And one of this big honking xxx-600mm lenses in on my wishlist. And yes those Sigma Artsy ones look great, came very close to getting their 24-105mm one. I'm afraid right now the only Nikkor that could find its way into my kit-bag would be a good used one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 456676, member: 24285"] I'm sure that there are absolutely great Nikon reps. I just have not been to many events and this is my one and only live encounter with a Nikon rep. First impression was not great. People do pay more when they believe it is warranted - either for a better product or in some cases for the status of the brand. We were tire kicking recently and stopped at a Volvo dealer, encountered a very nice salesman who did not try and sell us on the price of their fine automobiles. And while Dodge certainly had the price advantage my wife really wanted to buy the Volvo, their salesman had sold her. (BTW in the end we decided to repair and keep our 2007 vehicle a little longer - had we bought the Volvo I could not afford any new camera gear for a long time). When it comes to lenses I'm not sure what Nikon can do about their price structure but if they do nothing I may not be buying a new Nikon lens for a while. I see myself getting a 70-200 2.8 next. Tamron leads the pack right now. I do have the original Nikon VR1 version on my list - I did see one still for sale new - but it was still $100 more than the Tamron. But given I've bought two Tamron's in the past six weeks I'm going to have to wait before adding another lens to my collection. I'm also lusting after the new Tamron 15-30mm VC lens. And one of this big honking xxx-600mm lenses in on my wishlist. And yes those Sigma Artsy ones look great, came very close to getting their 24-105mm one. I'm afraid right now the only Nikkor that could find its way into my kit-bag would be a good used one. [/QUOTE]
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