[Leica] Buying Leica gear from Hong Kong

[Nathan Wajsman]

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
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> 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:
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>> 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
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>>> On 10 Dec 2015, at 22:58, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>>> 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
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