This kind of thing regularly ended up in court in the 80's. Product
says Olympus on it, warranty card says it's got a 1 year warranty (or
will importer remove warranty cards?). Customer just wants it fixed,
should the customer be punished because Olympus America didn't import
it? Back then, they decided to fix the imports and then bill Olympus
Japan, instead of creating an angry customer.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon.net
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> The problem with gray market 3d party warranties is the cooperation
> of the manufacturer. There are essential parts that Nikon will not
> supply to independent repair shops. Neither will they repair, in
> warranty or not, a gray market camera at cost. I understand you can
> get something repaired that you bought while traveling(receipt with
> no shipping charges?), but you may end up with an expensive
> paperweight if anything happens to your gray market camera bought here.
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, CA
> USA
>
>
> On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:36 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>
>>John Hermanson wrote:
>>
>>>When the E-400 is available, it will probably show up in dealers
>>>ads. So
>>>in a way, it will be available in the US, just through a different
>>>middle man. Don't know what that will mean regarding factory service
>>>though.
>>>
>>
>>Gray market cameras will certainly be available. But the real
>>problem is
>>warranty. Althouhg Candace is the worst exxample I remember hearing
>>about, several others here have needed some kind of service on
>>E-thingies and lenses.
>>
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