[Leica] Buying from Hong Kong camera shops

Richard Man richard at richardmanphoto.com
Tue Dec 1 11:44:45 PST 2015


Breguet has some crazy gears for some crazy price. I bought my XPan 90mm
lens from them eons ago. No problem.

If you pay with paypal+credit card, you are pretty much protected against
any scammy sellers, so don't worry about it.

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:

> Bruce,
> I've bought two new Leica lenses from an E-Bay seller known as
> powerseller228, aka M&K Kamera Trading, who are in Hong Kong.
> Both transactions were very fast and had no problems, and the cost savings
> were considerable (35% off the MSRP).
> Leica will warranty all NEW items purchased from anywhere in the world
> (authorized dealer or not), the caveat is that you will have to send it
> directly to Germany for any needed warranty service, instead of your local
> service center.
> I have no problems with buying new lenses and accessories this way.
> If you are contemplating a digital body though, just be aware of the
> warranty implications.
>
> Never personally dealt with Breguet, but I have not heard or read anything
> bad about them, just good.
>
> Jay
>
>
> On 12/1/2015 11:10 AM, BRUCE wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm wondering if any of the members have purchased anything from any of
>> the Hong Kong camera shops who advertise on eBay. In particular, I would
>> like info, feedback concerning Breguetcamera. Anything, good or bad. They
>> claim that the goods come with manufacturer's warranty. Are there any
>> gotcha's in this ragard.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Bruce R. Slomovitz
>>
>
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