[Leica] Buying Leica gear from Hong Kong

[Piers Hemy]

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". 

But, since you mention your professional interest, can I ask your reaction to the advice given here: <http://www.stopfakes.dk/consumer/consumer-guide/what-is-illegal-in-denmark.aspx> which seems to suggest that Denmark has a somewhat relaxed attitude. Or is it simply that the Danish government admits the reality that other governments do not, that action against consumer users of counterfeit goods is unlikely?

Piers


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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman
Sent: 10 December 2015 05:31
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Buying Leica gear from Hong Kong

I was wondering as well. Also about whether the items he sells are genuine. As I follow trends in counterfeiting closely as part of my job, I can tell you that everything, from the most trivial household item to luxury items like Leica cameras, can be counterfeited, and IS counterfeited. And I do not need to tell you which country is the world leader in that business…

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 10 Dec 2015, at 05:51, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Strange name for a camera dealer. Does he deal in watches as well?
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:17 AM, BRUCE <bruceslomovitz at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Approximately a week ago I asked if any members had experience purchasing
>> Leica gear from Hong Kong.
>> 
>> I realize that there are numerous Hong Kong vendors with eBay stores. I
>> chose to buy an M-P (240) from BreguetCamera in Hong Kong.
>> 
>> I bought my item on the 2nd and received it on the 7th via USPS. The item
>> was well packed and in perfect condition. It had also never been opened. I
>> do believe in supporting our U.S. Leica vendors whenever possible. But the
>> circumstances in this case led me to buy from Breguet. I would buy from
>> them again without hesitation. I saved hundreds of dollars. So to me, it's
>> worth doing if conditions favor it for you.
>> 
>> Bruce R. Slomovitz
>> 
>> 
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