therwol wrote:
My understanding from reviewing several sources is that if you buy from a dealer in another country, and if you have a receipt to prove it, then the camera is not considered gray market. Nikon USA will repair the camera for a fee, but since you did not buy their warranty (which inflates the prices here), they will not do warranty repair on it if it breaks. You have to send it back to the country where you bought it.
This is my understanding as well, but with the clarification that you need to be able to show that you were physically there, i.e., mail order doesn't qualify for this exception.