Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, The EU and North America might be exceptions, but it is a country specific warranty for the most part nowadays - only for digital camera bodies, not for lenses, or film cameras, which continues to be covered by worldwide warranty.. http://www.nikon-asia.com/en_Asia/service/warranty_policy Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I think it is by regions, Jayanand, so a camera bought in the US will be > service in the Canada, for example, and of course a camera bought in any EU > country will be serviced in any other EU country, at a minimum (plus places > like Switzerland or Norway). > > As for those who believe that a camera or lens is too complex to fake, > keep dreaming. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11 Dec 2015, at 05:07, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Nikon's digital camera warranties are valid only in the country of > > purchase, as are Canon's, I believe.If I remember right, Nikon's policy > in > > the USA is that you would not get service under warranty if the item was > > purchased outside the USA, but you would get paid service if you > produced a > > bill confirming that you had, in fact, bought the item at a authorized > > dealer in the country of purchase. If you cannot even do that, then you > > would not get service at Nikon's authorized service centres at all. I > > always travel with the bills as proof of purchase wherever I go, for the > > equipment I am lugging around. > > > > Fuji, incidentally, gives a worldwide warranty. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > > wrote: > > > >> Frank, everything gets counterfeited, from detergents to smartphones to > >> airplane parts. Trust me. > >> A grey market serial number would still be recognized; you might not get > >> warranty service in the ?wrong? region, but the item itself would be > >> genuine. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 10 Dec 2015, at 22:58, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> In the US, if you try this with Nikon gear, bought abroad ( not US), > you > >> would most likely get the same message and result. > >>> > >>> The counterfeiting of a camera body or lens is so difficult, that it is > >> highly unlikely. The report that the attempted registration was > invalid is > >> more likely to be the equivalent of punishment for the user for daring > to > >> buy on the world market and try to get future service or support in the > >> users country. ( Nikon's actual reason...!) > >>> > >>> IOW, a very tough tariff punishment from the country agent... not the > >> manufacturer .... and probably does not affect your actual > Manufacturer's > >> warranty, from wherever it was purchased. > >>> > >>> Leica included...... > >>> > >>> YMMV > >>> > >>> Frank Filippone > >>> Red735i at verizon.net > >>>> > >>>> You have reminded me of the ZD lens I bought over the counter in HK > >> some years ago, Nathan. It appeared to be completely genuine, from an > >> established well-known vendor. As with most of the range, the lens was > >> manufactured in PRC. When I came to register it on the Olympus website, > the > >> serial number was rejected as invalid. Thus, while I knew I would not > have > >> the Olympus European 2-year warranty for a lens bought in HK, I ended up > >> with no warranty at all. > >>>> > >>>> I have to assume that as well as outright counterfeiting, there is > >> off-the-records manufacturing taking place, whereby perhaps an order > for a > >> batch of 1000 ends up in 1050 being produced, and the surplus sold off > >> "from the back door". > >>>> Piers > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >