BestBuy Back Order Wait Times for the D7000

Derrel · Jul 7, 2011

In college, I had a Japanese exchange student teach me how to properly pronounce tsunami. It is three syllables, with almost equal emphasis on all three. It sounds like sue-nah-me, and not "sue-NOM-ee".

Camera delays: the entire supply chain in the photo industry is massively messed up, according to an article posted recently on The Luminous Landscape web site...and it began before the tsunami, but the tsunami has REALLLLLY messed up the manufacturing capabilities of Nikon and Canon at their high-end, Japan-based plants, like Nikon's Sendai plant, where it builds its professional equipment.

Check out the article here: Is the Photo Equipment Supply Chain Totally Broken?

Ballistics · Jul 7, 2011

Malone said:
Best Buy has a 14 day return on cameras.. I've "rented" stuff before to test out or just to play with until the novelty wears off.

LOL thats exactly what I did with my D5100.

Ballistics · Jul 7, 2011

Derrel said:
In college, I had a Japanese exchange student teach me how to properly pronounce tsunami. It is three syllables, with almost equal emphasis on all three. It sounds like sue-nah-me, and not "sue-NOM-ee".

Camera delays: the entire supply chain in the photo industry is massively messed up, according to an article posted recently on The Luminous Landscape web site...and it began before the tsunami, but the tsunami has REALLLLLY messed up the manufacturing capabilities of Nikon and Canon at their high-end, Japan-based plants, like Nikon's Sendai plant, where it builds its professional equipment.

Check out the article here: Is the Photo Equipment Supply Chain Totally Broken?

Ahh good read. Thanks Derrel.

usayit · Jul 7, 2011

If you want it faster.... (I don't know how good the price is)

Uniquephoto.com has the (grey market) body only listed as in stock:

Unique Photo | Nikon D7000 DX-Format Digital Camera (Body Only) (Import) 25468 | uniquephoto.com

Free shipping too... should be fast since they are located in NJ.

Local shop I do quite a business with also lists them as "in stock" (Inventory sometimes incorrect but worth a shot.. call them)

http://www.photozoneonline.com/came...uids][0]=9a20192b-6812-4bc8-92c4-4790d845ae41

http://www.photozoneonline.com/came...uids][0]=a34caaa6-e2be-4167-b9cd-1734b0f29320

Also out of Northern NJ.

I swear I saw one on box on the shelf at bergencountycamera.com as well... last week. Call them.. no online ordering website.

Ballistics · Jul 7, 2011

usayit said:
If you want it faster.... (I don't know how good the price is)

Uniquephoto.com has the (grey market) body only listed as in stock:

Unique Photo | Nikon D7000 DX-Format Digital Camera (Body Only) (Import) 25468 | uniquephoto.com

Free shipping too... should be fast since they are located in NJ.

Local shop I do quite a business with also lists them as "in stock" (Inventory sometimes incorrect but worth a shot.. call them)

Photo Zone | Product no longer available[name]=Nikon-D7000-DSLR-Camera-with-Full-HD-Recording-(body-only)-D7000&catalog[product_guids][0]=9a20192b-6812-4bc8-92c4-4790d845ae41

Photo Zone | Product no longer available[name]=Nikon-D7000-DSLR-Camera-with-Full-HD-Recording-Kit-with-18-105mm-VR-Lens-D7000&catalog[product_guids][0]=a34caaa6-e2be-4167-b9cd-1734b0f29320

Also out of Northern NJ.

I swear I saw one on box on the shelf at bergencountycamera.com as well... last week. Call them.. no online ordering website.

I can't only because I am invested in best buy through gift certificates. The kid was having trouble ordering it regularly so he did something with a gift card which voids my ability to get any type of cash back. I didn't think of this until after the process. Thanks for the tip though. I will admit that I am a bit reluctant to buy a camera used or refurbished because of lack of warranty. I was under the impression that new cameras have a 5 year warranty and refurbished cameras have a 90 day warranty.

Malone · Jul 9, 2011

Even more setbacks for Japanese -

Major earthquake strikes off the northern coast of Japan - CNN.com

EPPhoto · Jul 9, 2011

Ballistics said:
ordered a D7000 from bestbuy which for some odd reason is on backorder.

The damage that happened in Japan has slowed operations for Nikon. Not an "odd" reason at all lol

Ballistics · Jul 10, 2011

EPPhoto said:
Ballistics said:

ordered a D7000 from bestbuy which for some odd reason is on backorder.

Click to expand...

The damage that happened in Japan has slowed operations for Nikon. Not an "odd" reason at all lol

It's odd when EVERY supplier had them in stock except best buy. But now that everyone else is out of stock it makes it understandable.

Ballistics · Jul 10, 2011

Malone said:
Even more setbacks for Japanese -

Major earthquake strikes off the northern coast of Japan - CNN.com

It says there were no injuries or damage reported. This wont effect anything. Japan has earthquakes often.

Vtec44 · Jul 10, 2011

Wow, a quick search on Amazon to find out the used ones are going for the same price as new.

Ballistics · Jul 10, 2011

Vtec44 said:
Wow, a quick search on Amazon to find out the used ones are going for the same price as new.

Yeah, Amazon is overpriced though for some reason. When the cameras were in stock it was $1299 new.

Ballistics · Jul 11, 2011

Am I the only one waiting for a D7000 on backorder?

usayit · Jul 12, 2011

I think most people just get it somewhere else.....

btw... I see that only the D7000 body only is on back order. Best Buy has the D7000 w/ kit lens in stock at several locations and online.