How verify int'l warranty?

I would like to buy a D70 body in Asia ... with an international
warranty.

How can I tell if the international warranty document that comes with
the camera is genuine?

I have heard of these being forged in some instances.

Thank you,

Jim

 

I suggest you contact the local (in your country) office of the manufacturer of
the camera and ask them if they'll honour the warranty.

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Go with a reputable store. In HK for example there are a couple of chains
(Broadway, for example).

 

I may be wrong but I don't think you can get an international warranty
for cameras-only the lens.
eric phillips

 

There is no such thing as a International warranty for Nikon Digital
Cameras. This class of goods is dealt with on a country-by-contry
basis.

Nikon lenses and speedlights however, *do* currently have
international warranty.

Also note, it doesn't matter where you buy it - even if you purchased
it in the US doesn't mean that Nikon USA for example will honor the
warrantee. Gray imports exist in every country, so best to check the
serial number. The first digit denotes the country.

2xxxxxx - Japan
3xxxxxx - USA
4xxxxxx - Continental Europe
5xxxxxx - Canada
6xxxxxx - Australia and New Zealand
7xxxxxx - SE Asia
8xxxxxx - United Kingdom

I know for a fact that at least one major US based website (which
appears in the top 3 on places like pricegrabber.com) is shipping D70
imports when their web page explicitly states NO IMPORTS, FULL 1 YEAR
US WARENTEE.

If anyone purchased a D70 over the Christmas period, they should check
now that the serial matches their country. It's hard to see, because
it's almost scratched on, directly above the word 'Nikon' on the
bottom of the camera.

I'm telling you it isn't.

This must be one of those instances, you aren't buying it from a CBS
affiliate by any chance?

;-)

 

Interesting. I bought mine at Microglobe in UK, and it has a
3xxxx serial nr, but came with an Aussie power lead. Go figure.

Oh well, I will hound them for warranty if I need to, though
europe is no easier than US for me. I love how there is no
mention of africa on the list. (It's something one gets used to).
For such a big place, it's quite remarkably invisible.

 

Hmm, Aussie is two flat blades set in a slight 'v' shape angle?

Weird.

To be honest, if there were any major problems with the D70, we'd know
about it by now. The vast majority will doubtless survive their first
year issue-free. 95% of any issues on this type of product can be
fixed with new firmware anyway.

Africa - a big place with no cash.

We don't yet know the countries for the following serials, so when an
African sells 5,000 mud houses or a single diamond-tipped spear and
buys a D70, maybe he can report back:

0xxxxxx - Unknown
1xxxxxx - Unknown
9xxxxxx - Unknown

(I stole the list from a Nikon Users web site)

 

I thought so. Is it not? Maybe it's also an Asian thing,
I wasn't aware.

Hmmm. There are quite a few Africans with loads of gold & diamonds
around, not to mention copious amounts of oil. Africa isn't short
of rich people, the range is just a bit more than some places and
the centroid is lower...