Re: followup was Re: NOBLEX cameras without warranty

[Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 15 Dec 00 at 0:35, Joe McCary wrote:

> 
> > while i would hope robert managhan is correct, i have considerable doubts
> > about his assurances.  years ago when they had the hot  photo items leica
> > and nikon did not just refuse to service anything brought
> > into this country by anyone other than their appointed importers.
> 
> Nikon STILL refuses to repair any "gray market" camera or lens!  That means
> unless it was purchased through a USA importer and has a valid USA Warranty
> they will return it unrepaired. That makes buying used gear much more risky
> than if you know where it was imported.

That's why one should buy EOS....true worldwide warranty....:))
(although not through independant shops, only repairs at Canon Repair 
Center(s), and only as far as the spare parts are available on US 
soil (the EOS-5 used a different viewfinder layout than the A2(E))
 

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand

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