How To Determine If A Nikon Camera Is A US Model (Page 2): The reason for caring is the possibility of needing repair work done. Nikon USA will not work on "Foreign" cameras. They have...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

The reason for caring is the possibility of needing repair work done. Nikon USA will not work on "Foreign" cameras. They have good reason for that policy.
--Bob

dpullum wrote:

I am a bit confused why GeneV cares. GeneV, are y... (show quote)

sgt hop Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md

traderjohn wrote:

It's not important to understand why; he cares. Only that he does.

right,i felt the same way...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

I heard this before and I wonder what do they look for if the serial number doesn't tell them.

Yeah, this is a real mystery. When the D90 was introduced, I found only one place selling it, so I bought one. I went online to register it with Nikon, and they replied that it was non-USA. I returned it. How did Nikon know.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rmalarz wrote:

The reason for caring is the possibility of needing repair work done. Nikon USA will not work on "Foreign" cameras. They have good reason for that policy.
--Bob

Right, and also a future sale. Nikon USA uses profits from their imported sales to pay for warranty work. If they make no profit from the sale, they lose money on each repair.

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

dpullum wrote:

I am a bit confused why GeneV cares. GeneV, are y... (show quote)

I have had to send a Nikon camera to Nikon repair after being dropped. I assume the serial number satisfied them that it was not a grey market camera as they did repair it. Any electronic piece of equipment can have a glitch develop or an accident like mine happen; that does not make a Nikon a product to avoid. I have had 10 Nikons over the years & only had one quit working.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

dpullum wrote:

I am a bit confused why GeneV cares. GeneV, are y... (show quote)

Have you ever heard of dropping a camera and needing repairs?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

whatdat wrote:

I have had to send a Nikon camera to Nikon repair after being dropped. I assume the serial number satisfied them that it was not a grey market camera as they did repair it. Any electronic piece of equipment can have a glitch develop or an accident like mine happen; that does not make a Nikon a product to avoid. I have had 10 Nikons over the years & only had one quit working.

I think firmware updates can also be a problem for foreign cameras.

dbrugger25 Loc: Raleigh, NC

GeneV wrote:

I have been under the impression that the serial n... (show quote)

Try registering the camera for a warranty. That might result in acceptance or rejection. If it is used, that might not work but it's worth a try.

bimmer124 Loc: Woodstock, New York

I wonder what the cost would be for deciphering?
Personally, I would not play that hand.
Reminds me of a previous post from a Canon user when his camera asked if Canon batteries were being used.
He sent it back and made a bill for over 350.00.
The manufacturers are catching on how to bloat the bottom line for little effort.

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

This list provides the information needed - open on a computer in full screen mode for better viewing.
https://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/camera.html

stan0301 Loc: Colorado

Because the idiots will only repair cameras sold through “authorized” dealers - which destroys the product on the used market - killing two birds with one stone - except - the abundant supply of used equipment used to be a prime reason to buy Nikon

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

The "idiots", as you want to call them, don't care if the camera was purchased through an 'authorized' dealer or not. They care that the camera was one destined for sale within the U.S. They have good reason to have that policy in place.

One can have a non-U.S. camera repaired but that camera needs to be sent to a repair station in the country in which the camera was initially intended to be sold.
--Bob

stan0301 wrote:

Because the idiots will only repair cameras sold through “authorized” dealers - which destroys the product on the used market - killing two birds with one stone - except - the abundant supply of used equipment used to be a prime reason to buy Nikon

rcarol

GeneV wrote:

I have been under the impression that the serial n... (show quote)

I had a D600 that I purchased used from Samy's camera. The sensor had a bit of debry on it so I decided to take it to Nikon for a cleaning and possible shutter replacement because the camera was still under Nikon's extended warranty for the oily shutter issue. They cleaned the sensor but did not replace the shutter. I asked if the shutter had already been replaced. They couldn't say for sure since there were two Nikon D600 cameras with the same serial number.They explained that often Nikon will use the same serial number on two different cameras. One is assigned to a camera/lens kit and the same serial number will be assigned to a bady only sale. I'm just passing on to you what they told me.

GeneV Loc: Lampasas, Texas

foathog wrote:

And how much does this inspection cost you?

Since this was only a matter of curiosity I won't be checking on that.

G

GeneV Loc: Lampasas, Texas

Iron Sight wrote:

What reason makes it important to identify import model?

Just a matter of curiosity.