Re: Gray or USA?
- From: "Dimitrios Tzortzakakis" <dimtzort@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:52:22 +0300
I bought a Tamron 24 mm for my previous Nikon FM-2
SLR, and after letting it in my awful humid flat for the summer it was full
with fungi, and I had the front element cleaned for free (using the
guarantee).
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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering, freelance electrician
FH von Iraklion-Kreta, freiberuflicher Elektriker
dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr
? "Ed Ruf" <egruf_usenet@xxxxxxx> ?????? ??? ??????
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> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:20:05 -0400, in rec.photo.digital Paul Schilter
> <paulschilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > What do you guys buy, gray or USA? Obviously this is a question for
> >Americans but I wish to know what is the plus and minus of buying gray
> >market cameras and lenses? I know the warranty is less on gray, but how
> >much of a warranty do you need on a lens? Or do the modern auto focus
> >lens need their share of service? What say you all?
>
> Both. In my situation I bought the USA version of the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
> VR lens and a bit later the gray market TC-20IIE teleconverter, both from
> B&H. As it was the US spec lens had a Nikon rebate that covered much of
the
> price difference and came with a 5yr vs 1yr from B&H warranty on the
> import. Given the complexity of the stabilized VR lens, this seemed a
> no-brainer. The TC on the other hand has no real moving parts and a 1 year
> warranty in either case.
> ----------
> Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at
> http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html
.
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