vungtau557 Loc: NC

I personally would not trust ABE's a while back they were selling d610' at an excellent price. I contacted them asking if these were grey market cameras and of course got no response.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

It's interesting that we are seeing all this vitriol, and we don't have any clue what is broken on the camera. The flash system on one of my cameras stopped working. Fortunately, it was repaired under warranty. The repair involved replacement of the flash circuit board, the main circuit board, a number of wiring harnesses, and all the grip material that is destroyed any time a camera is disassembled. If I'd had to pay for that repair, it could have easily been $500 or $600.

There is a good likelihood that this repair of an 8-10 year old camera may be more expensive than a nice used replacement...again, depending on what is wrong with it. Paul is right...a nice used replacement is likely a much better choice.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

At least you saved a few dollars buying from Abes, LOL, and now you have an expensive paperweight. I don't think Nikon even supplies repair shops with parts any more.

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

Southern Photo Repair in Miami, Fl is certified Nikon repair...period. 305.653.7355 They arre authorized Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony....API, UPI send their gear there...Gray Market not an issue...I just got a body back, had to wait a bit longer than usual due to the shipping issue a few months back in Los Angeles... All repairs carry 1 year warranty....Once received, full checkout of camera or lens is done with a follow up phone call to you, so you know ahead of time what is being repaired. Normal 2-3 week turn around

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

You doth protest too much! There is hardly any manufacturer that produces products for global use that do not vary the quality metrics by country. If they want to compete globally they have to price their product so it sells. Many times they exclude "stuff" to get the price down with no plans to service it. If this is a surprise to you there are many more in store for you. If you live in the US and buy Gray/Grey knowingly or unknowingly your playing Russian Roulette.

St.Mary's

The advice to simply buy a replacement at KEH, B&H, or where ever, is sound. Last summer my Sony Nex-6 died, and the lowest cost estimate to get it fixed was around $300. A good used one sold for approximately the same price. I of course did not get the camera repaired nor did I purchase a used one. I bought my full frame Sony.

Flash Falasca Loc: Beverly Hills, Florida

AoM is a PoS, I bought a lens for $999 and it was falsely depicted in the add so I wanted to return it. they were going to give me One cent !! luckily, I purchased it through Amazon and Amazon got me a full refund !!

Abo

How does one "reparse" a camera?

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

As far as I know Nikon has never repaired grey market equipment. It does seem strange that they were not able to tell from the serial number which country it was intended, and stranger still that they told you to send it in then returned it. I have never heard before that equipment was constructed differently for different countries.

RoswellAlien

I’ll second several others: will be cheaper to replace it with another low shutter count 7200 from a reputable dealer. I’ve used Used Photo Pro (Roberts Camera in Indianapolis) and have complete confidence in them. Had a 7200 for some years before replacing with a 500. I’ve also always used Adriana, B&H or Roberts. Maybe a bit more $$, but there’s no question about anything.

Bobsan Loc: Elgin,I'll.

Try Chicago Camera Specialist in downtown Chicago. Listed at chicagocameraspecialist.com

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

Abe's of Maine? What a joke... RichKenn you've been on UHH for since April 7th 2018 and you'll not noticed all the negative feedback from Abe's of Maine?

Also "... because they could not tell which country it was intended for..." I don't believe this for one moment RichKenn, WHO is THEY? Show us a copy of the correspondence, k? I've dealt with Nikon for over a decade and I assure you they hold a very high bar for ethics. Sounds like you're hating life for making an inappropriate decision... Sorry but don't rant because of your foolishness... Those who use do diligence aren't likely to be scammed.

I have two D7200's which are my commercial workhorses... US models and they work flawlessly... btw I tried a D500 but it's IQ wasn't up to my D7200 (for fashion/beauty work) I don't shoot birds, no money in that genre.

btw, Even B&H is now selling GRAY MARKET, and they cleverly attempt to conceal this just like Abe's of Maine.
What! How can that be! But I thought B&H is the only trusted source of US warranty Nikon Cameras!

Very simple... The photographic market is in a downward spiral... B&H has joined with Abe's of Maine
Albeit at least if you look VERY closely you'll see that B&H covers their butt while doing this...

Check out a recent on-line ad from B&H for the epic AF 50mm f/1.4D (an optic in high demand).
Yep, B&H is no fool... and B&H realizes that "There's a Sucker born every moment" P. T. Barnum the great American showman :) Also B&H has the balls to showcase a "Nikon Authorized Dealer" logo in this ad, like wtf?

Notice the "Imported" in small font at the top...
And the URL of
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/97413-GREY/Nikon_1902_AF_Nikkor_50mm_f_1_4D.html
(note the GREY parameter) kind of sucks that I have to analyze web URL's now so as not to get burned by B&H
Nikon WILL NOT service this lens. $369.00 caveat emptor...

Wishing you all the best on your epic journey RichKenn...
btw KEH warranties it's Nikon Cameras for 180 days (14 day no questions return policy).
Maybe a KEH replacement?

The D7200 is one of the finest pieces of kit Nikon has produced in the last 10 years.
Except for the D3x which I still use on nearly all my current studio work...
And Nikon recently serviced this epic camera (which was released way over a decade ago).

Yep, B&H is seriously competing with Abs of Maine now... You've been warned folks...
So please do come online here ranting about Nikon not servicing your B&H Nikon (GRAY) kit.

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Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Here is a link to Nikons grey market policy taken from the Nikon USA website.
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-store/shopping-help/gray-market.page#:~:text=Nikon%20Inc.%20USA%20and%20Nikon%20Authorized%20Dealers%20won’t,information%20as%20well%20as%20software%20updates%20and%20downloads.

BebuLamar

This is the one aspect that I am most concern with. Although I rarely buy used equipment that is still quite new (that is less than 5 years old but if I do I am very concerned. Because I may need Nikon to fix the equipment because it's not so old but at the time of purchase I would have no way to ensure that it's not gray market.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Here's the real thing...four or five years ago, I decided to refurbish a D300. It had a seriously messed-up Aperture Interface system. At the time, that camera was about the same age as the OP's D7200 is now. No parts were available anywhere. I finally found and bought a donor body that had what I needed ($50), then my local authorized repair shop did the work for me when I found out that near-complete disassembly was required. They charged another$250.

Keep in mind that no matter what is written here, there are no longer any "authorized" Nikon repair facilities in the US except for one in California and one on Long Island. Both are operated as part of Nikon USA. There are others who can probably fix your camera, but they can not get parts from Nikon. So, they are dependent on either having them in stock already or on getting them from some secondary source. And even if they can get the parts to make the repair, they may not be able to get new grip pieces needed for reassembly. I'll tell you from experience that the ones available from third parties are just stinky awful.