Grey Repair Parts for Authorized Repair Stations

<p>Are authorized repair centers allowed to order genuine Nikon parts to repair grey market equipment?<br /> <br /> I saw a claim that ordering parts requires providing a US serial number. But that doesn't make sense to me because it doesn't work if an authorized repair station stocks parts.<br /> <br /> Is it even legal for Nikon to prevent repairs to grey market cameras like this?<br /> <br /> I'd give more weight to what I read here than to most other sources on the internet.</p>

<p>APS: http://www.nikoncamerarepair.com/ <br>

is the place to deal with--hands down!</p>

Authorized Photo Service, linked to by Nick above, repaired my gray market 200mm/f4 macro. Since people can ship so

many gray-market Nikon cameras and lenses into the U.S., why can't they ship (gray-market) parts around Nikon USA? As a general comment, I would say that along as there is a market for it so that there is profit, people will find a way to do it.

<p>I already use Authorized Photo Service and also praise them regularly.</p>

<p>Something I recently heard and was trying to confirm was that Nikon authorized repair centers have to provide serial numbers to order genuine Nikon parts.</p>

<p>If this is the case, then yes, keeping a supply of genuine Nikon grey market parts makes perfect sense.</p>

<p>If an authorized service center works on grey market equipment, do they risk losing their authorized service center status? I suspect not. It wouldn't be any different than an authorized retailer selling grey market. But I'm trying to confirm.</p>

<p>I have a call into APS and will update this thread when I hear back from them. The person I needed to speak with was busy with a customer.</p>

<p>Authorized Photo Service fixed my gray-market 200mm/f4 AF-D macro back in 2005: http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00BxJs</p>

<p>I posted my experience to this forum, all out in the open. And most likely APS has been fixing gray-market Nikon products long before that. After a decade, they haven't lost their authorized status as far as I know.</p>

<p>I had an issue earlier this year with a stuck filter on a telephoto. The folks at APS fixed it for me at no charge. What a class outfit!</p>