Nikon 9000 scanner -- discontinued?

<p>I know this rumor has circulated for a long while, but now both Robert White and Nikon Singapore list this scanner as discontinued.</p>

<p>In Japan, the 9000ED is available as a special order item at the larger <br />stores such as Yodobashi Camera, and is listed on the Nikon web site as a <br />current product. At the current exchange rate, it costs about US$3700 <br />(Ouch!), and that's without the glass carrier.<br>

<a href="http://www.nikon-image.com/products/scanner/scoolscan_9000_ed/">http://www.nikon-image.com/products/scanner/scoolscan_9000_ed/</a></p>

 

<p>Our 2nd Nikon 9000 scanner came in via Fed Ex last week.<br /> <br /> It was bought new in the box from a camera dealer in the Midwest.<br /> <br /> It is a factory sealed box; here was what was inside:<br /> <br /> Yellow coupon<br /> <br /> "win a $1000 Nikon Shopping Spree!" <br /> www.nikonusa.com/register</p>

<p>backside :</p>

<p><br />******Sweepstakes STARTS 1/1/08 and ENDS 4/30/09*****</p>

<p>This points to the new in the box scanner was probably boxed up by Nikon about about 2 years ago</p>

<p>ANDRE; if your find this thread did your new 9000 you got last week have the same yellow card and OLD dates?</p>

<p>The Plot thickens!</p>

<p>The sealed Nikon Box was inside a perfect outer box with a 4/10/10 date; and scratched out routing codes that my new scanner was in Japan last month; and air shipped to the Midwest camera dealer.</p>

<p>Thus this scanner was not old stock in the Midwest; but was new in Japan in April.</p>

<p>Thus I wonder how many New Old stock Nikon 9000's are in Nikon Japan; or are they just using register cards with old dates?</p>