D200 discontinued at Costco...hmmm..

I've been looking at the D200 lately and found that Costco has just
about the best *legitimate" price out there at about $1550. That was
last week. This week, it's no longer on the website.

I stopped down to Costco yesterday and was told that they no longer
carry it. They did have a big display of the D40 though.

Kind of makes you wonder if the D200 is about to be replaced with the
D200S or D300. Or maybe the D200 was at the wrong price point for Costco.

I don't suppose anybody has any ideas about that?

Charlie

 

Wouldn't surprise me if an upgrade was in the wings.
After all it's being challenged by resolution of even
compact cameras. And we all know what sells
is megapixels, no?
On the other hand, it's not a volume sale item by
any stretch. No dslrs in that price range are.
Maybe costco is only interested in volume?

 

Probably a slow mover in that type of store. Anyway, I'm not going to ditch
mine because of Costco.

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Is this price for the body or with a lens. If body only, $1550 + tax
is no bargain.

 

Actually, I mis-typed that. I believe that it was ~$1450, body only.

There are lots of lower prices that come up in Google, but if you search
on the store ratings, most of the ones I found were scammers of one type
or another. At least with Costco, I know where I stand. The local
camera specialty stores are still between $1600 and $1700.

The thing that really struck me was that Costco appeared to drop it
altogether. The thing that's held me back from buying the D200 was
mainly that I didn't want to be the owner of a brand new, but outdated
camera as the next generation came out with twice the resolution.

The D200 has been out long enough that it seemed like it was due for an
upgrade. Or a D300.

Charlie

 

This looks like a good deal:

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-10-2MP-...4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1183853567&sr=8-2

 

That deal looks too good to be true. But it is Amazon.

 

The pro level D2x is what's due for an update.

Looks too good to be true.

 

The item is listed on but not stocked by or shipped from Amazon otherwise
I'd jump on it before they corrected the error!! Following the availability
link reveals that price from only one of 3 sources that list it as new but
that one instruct you to call them before ordering. The result of that call
would likely be to find out the deal is good to be true.I can hear it now,
"That package is on backorder but we can offer you in this comparable (in
price but surely not quality) package. The other two sources listed at that
link show the typical price of approx. $2300.00 and one of those is Adorama
which is sort of known for bait and switch but in this case has a normal
listing price.

Call them and see what they say!

 

Yeah, I had the same kind of wonderment. If this was on e-bay, I'd say
no way, but Amazon is a bit picker about their merchants.

 

That lens sells for around $800.00. I still find this hard to believe.

 

I don't see US Warranty in the listing.

 

Not any more. There are some real slime there.

 

That's for the camera body only. The one that had the $1300 price in the OP
was for a body and lens package. Best price for that same combo is in the
$2300 range.

 

I just tried to buy this, but a message popped up during the transaction to
tell me that they couldn't ship to the UK. I really wanted to take them up
on that offer as I don't see how they could go back on it. In law, you must
sell the goods at the price you offered them for on your website. It's a
heck of a deal!

Joe.

 

P.S.

They have also adjusted (corrected) the price since I attempted to order it.
:-(

Joe.

 

Different vendor isn't it?

 

Yes the vendor that had the $1300 listing is no longer shown. They were the
one with the "Call us before ordering" instruction in their description
text.

 

I didn't follow this thread closely to know if the $1300 comes with any
lens or just body (I guess must have some lens). But this is one of the
sites I usually use to check for price and rating

http://www.nextag.com/nikon-D200/search-html