Hi,
I'm looking to buy either a Nikon DX 35mm lens or Nikkon DX 55mm-300mm, or both...
Being a somewhat obscure product I wondering where is the best place to buy Nikon Lenses from in NZ?
Or is somewhere online a better option?
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Geektastic: Nikon lenses have international warranties for 12 months and also lenses sold in the USA and Canada have an additional 4 years for which you would have to send the lens back to the US or Canada.
P&V or Progear are the two best dealers in NZ.
Photowarehouse is always over-priced. WPS have somewhat lost their edge over the last few years IMV.
rayonline:Geektastic: Nikon lenses have international warranties for 12 months and also lenses sold in the USA and Canada have an additional 4 years for which you would have to send the lens back to the US or Canada.
P&V or Progear are the two best dealers in NZ.
Photowarehouse is always over-priced. WPS have somewhat lost their edge over the last few years IMV.
You sure about that? I've asked MacAlister in Auckland by phone and they said no. The MacAlister name needs to be printed on the warranty card. After I chatted with USA Nikon via online they said that foreigners can send stuff back to the USA and pay also for return freight possibly and the other 4 yrs are only if you reside in the USA.
However, I pointed out to TA Mac (who went very quiet...) that if Nikon USA accepted that 5 years was a reasonable warranty, it was likely that fact could be used as evidence to claim the same thing under the Consumer Guarantees Act here in NZ....
TAMac are a bit ess aitch one tee I am afraid. Sadly we do not have a proper Nikon presence here in NZ, unlike Canon. So for example we have no access to Nikon Professional Services here for those of us that make a living with Nikon stuff.
Geektastic:rayonline:Geektastic: Nikon lenses have international warranties for 12 months and also lenses sold in the USA and Canada have an additional 4 years for which you would have to send the lens back to the US or Canada.
P&V or Progear are the two best dealers in NZ.
Photowarehouse is always over-priced. WPS have somewhat lost their edge over the last few years IMV.
You sure about that? I've asked MacAlister in Auckland by phone and they said no. The MacAlister name needs to be printed on the warranty card. After I chatted with USA Nikon via online they said that foreigners can send stuff back to the USA and pay also for return freight possibly and the other 4 yrs are only if you reside in the USA.
Absolutely sure.
Nikon lens warranties (unlike their camera bodies which are only in the country of purchase) are international for 12 months from purchase. I have had NZ bought lenses repaired under warranty in Canada, for example. As long as it was official product purchased from an authorised dealer it has international warranty. I have here in my hand the warranty for my 70-200 f2.8G VRII and the document title is 'Worldwide Service Warranty"!
See here
If you buy US official Nikon stuff then just use someone you know in the US to do it for you if you need to return it. However, I pointed out to TA Mac (who went very quiet...) that if Nikon USA accepted that 5 years was a reasonable warranty, it was likely that fact could be used as evidence to claim the same thing under the Consumer Guarantees Act here in NZ....
TAMac are a bit ess aitch one tee I am afraid. Sadly we do not have a proper Nikon presence here in NZ, unlike Canon. So for example we have no access to Nikon Professional Services here for those of us that make a living with Nikon stuff.
kiwigander:However, I pointed out to TA Mac (who went very quiet...) that if Nikon USA accepted that 5 years was a reasonable warranty, it was likely that fact could be used as evidence to claim the same thing under the Consumer Guarantees Act here in NZ....
TAMac are a bit ess aitch one tee I am afraid. Sadly we do not have a proper Nikon presence here in NZ, unlike Canon. So for example we have no access to Nikon Professional Services here for those of us that make a living with Nikon stuff.
Doesn't your making a living with the Nikon gear mean that the Consumer Guarantees Act doesn't apply?
Geektastic:rayonline:Geektastic: Nikon lenses have international warranties for 12 months and also lenses sold in the USA and Canada have an additional 4 years for which you would have to send the lens back to the US or Canada.
P&V or Progear are the two best dealers in NZ.
Photowarehouse is always over-priced. WPS have somewhat lost their edge over the last few years IMV.
You sure about that? I've asked MacAlister in Auckland by phone and they said no. The MacAlister name needs to be printed on the warranty card. After I chatted with USA Nikon via online they said that foreigners can send stuff back to the USA and pay also for return freight possibly and the other 4 yrs are only if you reside in the USA.
Absolutely sure.
Nikon lens warranties (unlike their camera bodies which are only in the country of purchase) are international for 12 months from purchase. I have had NZ bought lenses repaired under warranty in Canada, for example. As long as it was official product purchased from an authorised dealer it has international warranty. I have here in my hand the warranty for my 70-200 f2.8G VRII and the document title is 'Worldwide Service Warranty"!
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