Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nikon USA has always had a policy of not repairing any grey equipment period. Leica USA (or any where else) will repair grey equipment but you have to pay for it. If they are sending the lens to Germany there are only two possible reasons. Either Leica USA does not have the expertise to fix it; or, for warranty reasons, Leica Germany has to do the work. John Collier On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 01:47 PM, Edward Caliguri wrote: > I think the "problem' lies in the place of purchase of the lens. Many > companies are cracking down VERY hard on gray market equipment. I know > at > least a dozen Nikon Pro members/ news shooters who have recently been > told > by Nikon that they would NOT fix lenses etc. bought gray, and that > they had > to be sent back to Japan for months, or the owner needed to look > elsewhere. > even 'small' things are getting tossed back. It's something to think > about > when buying gray nowadays! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html