bobishkan Loc: Fort Myers Sunny Florida

I am thinking of saving $300 and buying a new gray market Nikon D7500. Other then not having a USA warrantee, is there any other difference in things like the voltage on the charger, or the language in the camera? I have owned numerous Nikons for the last 50 years and none of them required service. I am feeling lucky! What do you think?

delkeener Loc: SW Rhode Island, USA

I think you still have a warrantee. It won't be honored by Nikon USA. I'm think Nikon in Japan will take care of it.

Like you, however, I've bought five Nikons and never had any need of the warrantee or service from Nikon, USA.

My son lives in Japan and told me their electrical service is exactly the same as ours. They do drive on the wrong side of the road.

dandekarv Loc: Lake Forest, Ca, US

[quote=delkeener]I think you still have a warrantee. It won't be honored by Nikon USA. I'm think Nikon in Japan will take care of it. ..

Would Nikon perform after warrantee repair (at cost)?

hankswan

I have used Nikon for 40 years and same as you, I have never needed to repair a camera, or a lens. One problem that you did not ask about is the language that the enclosed printed matter uses. As far as repairs are concerned you can use a Japanese Camera dealer for repairs. I bought lenses and a couple of bodies from Japanese dealers in Japan and I have always been well satisfied with the transactions. I have received the purchased items quickly and many times faster than purchases made from a vendor here in the US. Mostly I purchase used equipment and have been well pleased with the item. Go on eBay and find an item you might be interested in that shows a Japan source and send an email to the vendor with questions such as Nikon (or other brand equipment) authorized dealer. I know from experience that Japanese Photo bugs are very careful with their photo equipment. If you see a group of Japanese tourists I guarantee that just about every one of them will have camera equipment. I usually receive an item in 5-7 days and once received it in 3 days. I really wonder if Nikon would refuse to repair an item because it was from another part of the world. What happens when a tourist breaks a lens or camera does he really have to wait until he returns home to get it fixed? Anyway to answer your question I would not hesitate to buy a grey market (foreign sourced) item if it is a major brand. Hope this has been helpful.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Nikon manufactures or licenses the camera to their standards. It's still a Nikon.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

Don’t. Warranty might be needed if you drop the camera. That happened to me with my D500. Got it fixed by a local shop but decided to send it to Nikon anyway only to find out the used camera from another local store turned out to be grey market. Took it back where I bought it. They let me exchange it for a new USA version. Cost me $300.00. Happy in the end but lost $250 in repair costs.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Why would a warranty cover the camera if you dropped it??

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

You can also use Nikon repair facilities in Canada, they will repair what USA Nikon repair facilities will not (at a cost).

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

It would not. But after I flexed it I sent it to Nikon to make sure it was correctly fixed. I would have been happy to pay for the service. Nothing was wrong after the repair. I just wanted to double check. That’s when I found out it was a UK version not a USA version.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'd bite the bullet and get the USA version, even though both cameras are identical. Maybe Nikon will work on the camera sometime in the future, but you're taking a chance. If you tell potential buyers that it is gray market, it would be more difficult to sell. Still, $300 is $300.

Tommy II Loc: Northern Illinois

You totally confused me. Warranties cover a camera being dropped? And it was usd to begin with?

rjriggins11 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

It's not just the warranty. If anything should go wrong with it, Nikon USA will not repair it at all. I'm a camera tech and do a lot of gray market repairs but Nikon parts are unavailable from Nikon itself and usually come from a third party vendor. Real Nikon parts, just not from Nikon.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

I’ll explain this already. I have a private shop fixed it I sent it to Nikon to see if they will make sure it was fixed right I was not trying to get Nikon warranty to fix it.

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

Think of it as an insurance policy - to be able to get it repaired by Nikon for life (for a fee) may be worth it. It would be to me!

cmcaroffino Loc: Sebring, FL

You might look at Nikon refurbished. Price should be about the same as gray market and Nikon will repair it if needed in the future.