Nikon Fun

Was up in LA yesterday for the DV Expo and had a chance to stop by Samys Camera up there on the way back. I was surprised to find that there were lots of manufacturer reps around showing off their goods and answering questions. I figured that this would be the perfect chance to find out about getting a Type E focusing screen for my D3 camera.

Well to my surprise the sales rep for Nikon was less than enthusiastic. In fact it seemed pretty clear that he was not happy to be there talking to the public (if that is what you call what he was doing). When asked about the screen he said no without even looking up. Not well we do not have it yet but we should be getting it in around x date.. or how do you like the D3 etc.. Here I was someone who had just plopped down 5K for one of their cameras and it seemed like I was just anoying him more than anything else. I could rant on for a bit more about how dissapointed I was as the Canon rep was much more friendly as were all the other reps there. The Nikon guy was in his own world fiddling with some little point and shoot model never looking up at people.

Well enough of that.. I did manage to find the type E Screen listed on Yodoboshi Cameras website so I may try and get that ordered and shipped here. May even pickup some of the screen protector films they have in Japan as well.

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