Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't like China piracy as much as anyone and I know they routinely "copied" electronic products, but I find the stories of fake lens and cameras a bit incredulous. Lens take much polishing and other work, and ditto with cameras. I agree with Frank, it smells like companies punishing savy customers On Thursday, December 10, 2015, 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 <javascript:;> > > > > 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 > -- // richard ImageCraft: C for Everyone http://c4everyone.com "More features and faster than GCC/Eclipse, @ 1/10th price of IAR, Keil"