orrie smith wrote:
Million dollar question. The cameras are all made by the same Chinese factory. Nikon, while I think it is a great camera, is narrow minded when it comes to repairs. The parts and repairs are the same, no matter where it is sold, but Nikon will not work on cameras or lenses that were originally sold in another country. Stupid.
Just my opinion.
And my rant.
It is a protection scam. Nikon USA many moons ago even before the internet, made that arrangement with Nikon Japan... They are not related, in name only! This has been going on for years and it really, really wrong...