ARGH, why is the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens out of stock everywhere?

blahblah99

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Only places that have it are ebay and some shady websites, both of which want close to $1000 or more!!!

Anybody local in so cal wanna sell me one picked up?
 

FilmCamera

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It's backordered....you'll just have to wait. Could be a supply problem that Nikon is having.

Also might be that they kitted a ton of them to the D200.
 

soydios

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They're backordered by six months or so. I want one myself.

The dilemma that Nikon faces is that if they expand their manufacturing capacity for this lens, it'll all be sitting idle once everybody has purchased one. They also grossly underestimated how popular it, and the D200 that it was introduced with, are. Pretty much all their output is going into D200 kits (maximum profit). I'll probably buy one in a few years, once it's actually in wider stock and prices settle down to MSRP.
 

kyutip

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Try calling Samy's (Santa Ana or LA). Last time I was there (2 weeks ago) they said that their waiting list is around 50-ish, not too shabby.
I think that is the best lens for that range and a lot of people realize that, thus the high demand.