"White box" nikon lenses

As I understand it, "white box" lenses are lenses have been removed from a camera-lens package and sold separately at much below us

discount list price of the lens itself. Would Nikon honor warranty on so called "white box" lenses?

<p>I've seen lenses sold in plain boxes at Samy's Camera here in Los Angeles that are Nikon factory refurbs, 90 day warranty, would you be talking about those?</p>

I don't think so. These are advertised as new, being part of a manufacturer packaged camera-lens kit that the retailer

broke up and sold separately. The retailer advertise the lens at a price approximately equal to the advertised price of the

camera-lens kit, minus the list price of the camera. The resulting lens price is substantially lower than the normal list price of the

lens.

Chuck is talking about a dealer breaking up a kit. For example currently there are deep discounts on the D810 with the

24-120mm/f4 AF-S VR kit or D750 + 24-120 kit. As far as I know the two components should have separate warranty

cards that can go to different buyers.

 

However, you could be dealing with gray market. For this question, it is best to ask the seller. It is inappropriate for me to

guess your exact situation and risk giving you an answer that maybe totally off base.

No bonus points for guessing my situation after my earlier post about a certain VR lens not working and needing

replacement. :p

<p>Not sure what consumer law is like in the States, but here in the UK a contract of sale is always with the end-seller (i.e. retailer) and it's their responsibility to honour the merchantability of goods. If something goes wrong within "a reasonable length of time" or the goods are faulty, then it's up to the retailer to put it right, replace, refund, or whatever. Manufacturer's warranties are pretty much redundant or useless unless they extend the period of cover past 12 months - over here at least. I suspect the same applies in the US.</p>

<p>In fact my experiences with Nikon UK have been so bad in the recent past that I'd dread having to deal with them direct about a faulty item. I'd rather take the retailer to small claims court than try to wrangle with Nikon.</p>

<p>I believe in the US the responsibility of fulfilling any manufacturer offered warranty is with the manufacturer. Because in the past Nikon products commanded premium price in the US market as compared to other markets, Nikon has sought to discouraged the US resale of Nikon products purchased in other markets (ie gray market items) by explicitly declining to offer any warranty, or indeed promise to provide any paid service, for Nikon products meant for sale elsewhere, but purchased in the US.<br>

Since the price differential between gray market and US warranty product have in general become very small compare to where they were 10 years ago, I don't know if Nikon intends to continue this policy.</p>

 

<p>If it's a US serial number, yes, Nikon USA will warrant it. Competitive Camera in Dallas separates kits, mostly because people want the new camera and don't need the kit lens. I have bought these lenses before.</p>

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<p>If it's a US serial number, yes, Nikon USA will warrant it.</p>

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<p>+1. What Dan said.</p>

<p>Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p>

<p>They should be considered separate. When I bought the Df body, the dealer I bought it from didn't have a body only so he took the body out of the kit with lens and sold me the body.</p>

<p>BeBu, I assume you got a warranty card for your Df (and it coves the Df only, as the kit lens should have its own lens warranty card). Until 2, 3 years ago, Nikon USA didn't even have a warranty card for DSLR bodies (but they did for film SLR bodies). Therefore, as long as you have a receipt, you are covered. Nikon USA doesn't necessarily know you didn't also get the kit lens (although that kit lens is not shown on the receipt).</p>

<p>I wonder who bought that Df special-edition 50mm/f1.8 lens that costs a little more.</p>

<p>a few year back when I purchased my D7000 in store,they removed the 18-140 lens from the box,since I all ready had the that lens.They said they were out of just the bodies boxed alone.I got the D7000 in the kit box.Maybe it is this type of situation that the lens is sold separated from the kit,</p>

<p>Instead of buying a white box lens separately and gamble it was a USA lens, I phoned B&H and exchanged the camera body that was purchased alone with the same model camera body with the lens in a kit. It did come with separate warranty cards for the body and the lens. So all is good.<br>

<br /> Thanks</p>