Joe
I bought the Nikon 4000 from Ritz Camera and it came with Genuine Fractals.
I think that it is only the grey market products that don't come with it.
Martin
> From: Joe Oldham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:51:53 -0700
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: The Nikon 4000 and Genuine Fractals
>
> on 9/20/01 9:32 AM, Phil at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I'm in the United States. I ordered the Nikon CoolScan 4000 on the
>> internet.
>>
>> The day after I ordered it, I got an e-mail from the retailer. "Call us as
>> soon as possible about your Nikon 4000 order!"
>>
>> I called them. They told me that the stock they have of Nikon 4000 scanners
>> is "meant for the international market," (he meant outside the United
>> States) but that the scanner and software bundle is identical. I told the
>> man that if it's the same scanner and software bundle, to please complete
>> the order and send me the scanner.
>>
>> I received the scanner in the mail. It DOES NOT HAVE GENUINE FRACTALS
>> 2.0!!!
>>
>> So:
>>
>> If you are outside the United States, and you have purchased the Nikon 4000,
>> can you please tell me if your scanner came bundled with Genuine Fractals?
>>
>> and
>>
>> If you are inside the United States, and you have purchased the Nikon 4000,
>> can you please tell me if your scanner came bundled with Genuine Fractals?
>>
>> I would really appreciate your response. After I receive word from the
>> list, I'll take a deep breath and call up the retailer on the phone. I'm
>> afraid that maybe the software bundle for the "international market" is
>> different from the software bundle for the US market.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>>
> I (and a friend) each bought the scanner from different sources and they did
> not come with Genuine Fractals although the press reviews (at least some of
> them) said that it came with GF.
>
