mrjayd
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If one buys a camera (D2H), that is only a few months old, is it still covered under Nikon warranty?
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hmac
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mrjayd
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hmac
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Nikon's warranty on USA digital imaging products is limited to the original purchaser only, and is not transferrable or assignable, according to the warranty document that came with my D2H.
When warranty service is required, the camera has to be accompanied by the original bill of sale that shows the purchaser and purchase date.
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H McCollister
When warranty service is required, the camera has to be accompanied by the original bill of sale that shows the purchaser and purchase date.
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H McCollister
Give your original invoice to the new buyer.
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hmac
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Yeh, I've done that when selling such items. But how closely do Nikon warranty service people check on the identity of the person who presents or ships the camera to Nikon for warranty work? My bill-of-sale from B&H has my name and address on it. Is Nikon pretty sticky about making sure the names addresses match up?
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mrjayd
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But what if the names don't match when you are submitting the thing for repair.
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Chuck Steenburgh
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mrjayd
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GIVE ME A BREAK.......for something that costs as much as Nikon gear costs, the warranty should be transferable.
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Chuck Steenburgh
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muskiemouth
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It's also a scam; a collection of gear can cost as much as a car, which have transferable warranty’s.
Btw, someone I know has committed that crime successfully. (Ya, that's right, a friend, ya .....)
I if sell any gear on Ebay I always include with it the offer to "pretend to own it" for warranty purposes.
Btw, someone I know has committed that crime successfully. (Ya, that's right, a friend, ya .....)
I if sell any gear on Ebay I always include with it the offer to "pretend to own it" for warranty purposes.
Chuck Steenburgh
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That's why I usually buy grey market with a (transferable) Mack warranty added on for a pittance.
Of course, this sort of reasoning is also what people do to justify their use of your copyrighted photos without compensating you. But then again, I realize not all photographers are making their livelihoods from selling their photos.
Of course, this sort of reasoning is also what people do to justify their use of your copyrighted photos without compensating you. But then again, I realize not all photographers are making their livelihoods from selling their photos.
muskiemouth
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I'm not sure the reasoning is the same. My reasoning is that Nikon (whoever) has a 5 year warranty on something. It's up to Nikon to determine whether a warranty claim is a manufacturing defect or not. If I kept the lens myself for 3 years and made a claim (manufacturing defect) than why shouldn't someone else, (who bought the lens off me) be able to make that same claim. I don't see this as the same reasoning as steeling copyrighted material. Nikon shouldn’t be factoring in resales into their warranty claim underwriting IMHO.
hmac
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Mack warranties are indeed tranferrable for a $15 fee. The problem with Mack being your only warranty is that they generally get poor reviews. I always buy the Mack warranty on cameras too, because they're cheap. But based on user reports that I've read here and other forums, I have no illusions nor great hopes that I will be overly happy with their service (if the day comes when I have to use them).
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H McCollister
Suppose i want to buy a friend a new camera for a suprise gift.. the ticket is in my name.. so he gets a new camera still in the original box and wrapped in pretty paper ,and the warranty is absolutely good for nothing if everyone is totally honest about the purchase ???
Chuck Steenburgh
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Sure it's the same. Nikon set terms of sale which you can either accept (by purchasing) or not accept (by purchasing a competing product). Likewise with our photos. If I charge too much for my photo, then a buyer can always purchase someone else's photo. But too many people will say, "That's ridiculous, that photo isn't worth that much, and since it's just the right photo and the one I want I'm going to copy it anyway."
muskiemouth
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I agree that they are the same because they are both "crimes". But that's where the similarity ends. One is piracy (or copyright infringement) and one is fraud. In the case of the piracy the photographer is out money because his product is being reproduced and used/sold illegally. In the case of this fraud Nikon is not out anymore money than they would have been in the case if everyone kept their lenses for the warranty period. They have initially agreed to defect free warranty period that they "avoid" through a bogus technicality.
IMHO to say the reasoning is the same in these cases, really means that the reasoning is the same for all crimes like shop-lifting, suicide (it's crime), you name it. The only similarity is that they are crimes, and it fact there are places in the world where it's illegal to provide warranty's that aren't transferable, so perhaps someone else it committing a crime in those places.
I suppose we'll have to agree to dis-agree on this one.
Cheers
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