Last comment on this point, I guess what i am saying in short,
Nikon has made billions in profits recently, a new head office for i understand $74 million ?
They announce a 800mm with a big fan fair and marketing budget, everyone gets excited starts selling their older gear ordering the new lens and this highly profitable giant with insane amount of resources cant deal with the challenge of meeting demand other than 20 or 25 ?? lenses a day is that even correct, even knowing the supply culture around the world and experiencing things for the last two years no effort has been made to boost supply to meet the orders reaching in cases 3-4 months old.
If it was a mom and pop show i would understand, but a profitable global corporation ?
I would have done much more to deliver, its not that hard.
Have a look at Phillips Resperonics global recall and replacement years worth of production of their extensive range of sleep apnia products
globally, even during the pandemic, when real labor shortages existed, real material shortages existed they succeeded in building and replacing again years worth of machines with replacement products in record time. Very professional.
I got 2 units replaced valued at $5000, and the 800mm is pumping out at 20 or 25 - 30 units a day with back orders i am recalling some 4 months old......????
No amount of statistics analysis excuses washes the slate clean, that's just accountancy culture drawing down the blind hiding the ineptness.
A lot of Manufacturing companies are trending to announcing new product with big launches, taking forward orders, delivering much later, 20-25 units a day abysmal.
The drums are beating calling for calm, so Out of respect to the nice people in this forum i will put down my bashing tool.
Only an opinion