Wex (UK) have one in stock.At last - I have mine. My dealer (Bass and Bligh Harrogate, UK) got two so currently have a spare if anyone is interested??.
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Wex (UK) have one in stock.At last - I have mine. My dealer (Bass and Bligh Harrogate, UK) got two so currently have a spare if anyone is interested??.
Hi JohnAt last - I have mine. My dealer (Bass and Bligh Harrogate, UK) got two so currently have a spare if anyone is interested??.
Hi Len.. North Stainmore - north pennines!Hi John
I guess you live not too far from me.
I thought that Nikon stopped taking NEW orders in approx. October 2022 , so they could fulfill there existing orders.Ordered mine with Grays of Westminster (UK) on January 24th, got it today…..woooooh hoow, now I need a sunny day..in the UK. Will probably have to wait just as long.
No Nikon stopped taking orders for the 400 f2.8 TC and the 800PF at the same time. That was Nikon themselves so that was for everywhere. What may have happened is an NPS member decided he didn't want it and at that point the shop has to give it to a Non-NPS order so the top name on their open stock list would get it.I think it may have been only B&H that stopped accepting new orders.
Thanks, Bruce. There are now at most three available.If people are looking for 800PF's there are 4 being sold in the B/S forum on FM... they all look unused. The lowest priced lens is $6500... w/out tax that's a big savings on a new one. Other than being a forum visitor, I have no connection with FM or any of the sellers... I thought that this might be helpful, as one never knows when Nikon will fulfill their back orders.
These numbers seem unusual as the photosynthesise site has previously accepted that the first PF 800 production number ends with 2001.My local shop in Cape Town has just received 6 lenses. Long overdue to fill outstanding orders
The highest serial No is 2000782*
That sounds about right as last July I spoke to the USA Northeast rep at my shop and he said any orders placed then whether it was an NPS order or open stock the minimum wait time was 18 months. This was before the 600f4 TC was announced. We all know that certain number of people canceled their 800 PF order and then ordered a 600f4 TC. So would be understandable that the backlog could shrink by a couple of monthsMy Canadian dealer said the Nikon rep told him all of the supertele backlog would be cleared by September.
Thanks much for this (tho such 'simple' explain things info should be coming from Nikon, me thinks!.) My sincere take away from this is that I should not expect my 600 tc until 2024.Here's the latest estimate (DPR thread) of production rate(s) of the 800mm PF. It is clear Nikon has accelerated production over the past few weeks. This could be the pay off of increasing production of the limiting PhaseFresnel element. There are several reports of long awaited orders arriving at smaller camera shops.
There is recounted evidence (source, Nikon USA) that Nikon has only 1 dedicated US$7M machine specialized to mold (and etch?) its propriety PF elements; as importantly the elements apparently take several months to anneal before the final procedures can go ahead manufacturing the telephoto.
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The Z 600 mm TC does not have a PF element. So I would think that the machine that makes PF elements and has been a bottleneck for the Z 800 PF would not affect the production of the Z 600 TC. Hope your Z 600 TC comes soon. I have the Z 800 mm PF and am liking it a lot.Thanks much for this (tho such 'simple' explain things info should be coming from Nikon, me thinks!.) My sincere take away from this is that I should not expect my 600 tc until 2024.
Thanks. Glad you're enjoying the 800. I was very tempted as a lens on the camera beats one on an order list But as the guy at the retailer said, once I hung up, the next person called would surely be taking the lens, so I'll live with my decision And yah I know the 600 isn't a PF, but there's clearly something else in the production of that lens keeping them as rare as the 800 (and the 400 2.8).The Z 600 mm TC does not have a PF element. So I would think that the machine that makes PF elements and has been a bottleneck for the Z 800 PF would not affect the production of the Z 600 TC. Hope your Z 600 TC comes soon. I have the Z 800 mm PF and am liking it a lot.
The Z 600 mm TC sure looks like a wonderful lens and very versatile -- more so than the Z 800 mm PF. But for me -- my photography and age -- it's heavier than I would like. I also do a lot of bird photography where 800 mm is nice and I have also been using it with the Z 1.4x TC to get to 1120 mm f9. Good luck getting the Z 600. I'm sure you will love it.Thanks. Glad you're enjoying the 800. I was very tempted as a lens on the camera beats one on an order list But as the guy at the retailer said, once I hung up, the next person called would surely be taking the lens, so I'll live with my decision And yah I know the 600 isn't a PF, but there's clearly something else in the production of that lens keeping them as rare as the 800 (and the 400 2.8).