Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For Gd's sake, Feli - look for a used one. Except for a lens that I absolutely have to have that's not yet available used, I can't imagine buying a new manual focus lens. Body? Sure. Auto -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Feli Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:04 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Gray market On Mar 16, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Christopher Driggett wrote: > Feli, > In Nikon USA's case if you purchased something grey market in the US > then they will never touch it for service no matter if it is in > warranty or not. So, if you purchase a used item that was originally purchased grey, you are out of luck if it needs to be serviced, even if it's out of warranty and you are willing to pay? > If you purchased it outside of the US then they will honor the > warranty. This is usually the same for the other companies. If you > are going to purchase grey market then purchase it outside of the USA. Hong Kong probably. I'm looking for a 1.4/35 Summilux ASPH. New it would break the bank, but I could swing it gray or as a dealer demo... feli ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information