Digital BW, The Print

Barry-

I have a few items for you to consider. The imports are not a good 
idea for the camera, but not bad for the lens. If it is not a Nikon 
USA item, not only do you have no US warranty, but Nikon will not 
even repair it for a fee. You can use third party repair shops and 
such, but I would say that for something a complicated as the camera 
body, it's not worth the risk.

The lenses are another kettle of fish. I've never had a problem with 
a lens...especially a "vanilla" lens like, say a 105mm macro lens, so 
why not save 25% and take a little risk...after you buy 4 lenses this 
way, you can throw on away and be even <g>...they are exactly the 
same product in almost every case.

You might want to read Moose Peterson's review on the D100 before you 
make up your mind. Whether that is a good buy or a refurbed D1 is 
better will be based on what you use the camera for. Moose likes the 
refurbed D1 idea better...pixel count is only a small part of the 
puzzle <g>.

I have a D1 and a D1x and love and use them both. Moose likes the D1h 
better for the speed etc. I have a couple of friends who have bought 
D100s and like them, but they are not what I would call "heavy users" 
and the lighter body, etc is not a problem for them.

Both the Nikon and Canon high end cameras are fantastic...sort of a 
jump ball...if you have any lenses for one or the other, then, that 
is the way to go.

Cheers,

Tom O'Connell

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "bggilliand2001" 
<bgilliand@m...> wrote:
> All,
> 
> I'm getting a new camera, and I'm leaning toward the Nikon D100. I 
> noticed that several dealers offer US and non-US cameras. The non 
US 
> are much less money. What are the "cons" of getting one of the non-
US 
> Nikons? Any other advise (especially lenses) for multi-purpose work 
> is much appreciated. 
> 
> Barry Gilliand