Spiff
Saturday 13th October 2007, 12:20
I plan to buy a Nikon Coolpix P5100 and to use this camera for digiscoping. I phoned two stores in my neighbourhood with the question what these devices would cost. The prices the salesmen mentioned were 349 and 419 euro's respectively. When I told the second salesman the first price I heard, he had to laugh, these prices were impossible. I told him where to find the other store and mentioned the camera they sold was a Dutch version as well (other versions may bring along problems with the guarantee). He then began a story on loss of pixels. He sometimes encountered unacceptable loss of pixels, after which he would return the camera to the manufacturer. The manufacturer will then sell these camera's for a discount to other vendors such as the store I mentioned. What he meant was that if I wanted a quality camera, I should buy from him and not from his competitor.
What I wonder, is this a plausible story? Is there really a large difference in quality between camera's of the same brand?
What I wonder, is this a plausible story? Is there really a large difference in quality between camera's of the same brand?