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Stores, but also provides you and me all the free telephone technical support,īrochures and technical literature, free seminars, free warranty repairs, Optics on Long Island, NY, and smaller companies like Linhof (Germany) use manufacturers' reps in the USAĪuthorized organization not only imports and distributes the goods to Photo Film USA based in New York, Schneider (Long Island, New York), and Canon (Japan) has Canon Major photo manufacturer has either an authorized representative or its own division in the USA. Of mass destruction, Zippo lighters, Mag-Lite flashlights and bullets,Įxplosives and propellants for advanced weaponry.Įven Made-in-USA Kodak film is exported and then re-imported, so this applies to just about everything purchased in the USA. Movies, aircraft, computer software, weapons Things we still make in the USA that anyone cares about overseas are Hollywood Obviously has to be imported into the USA for you and me to use. Made equipment, like Nikon, Canon, Leica, Sony, Fuji film and just about everything, If I can save $1,000 on something, I'll jump at the chance, but for $100, forget it. I'd not buy a digital camera or modern lens gray-market unless there's a huge discount, and as of 2016, there are some huge deals out there. This sounds scary, but Gray-Market is how I've always preferred to buy my manual-focus Nikon lenses.
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In the case of digital cameras, you probably won't be able to get software and firmware updates, and may not be able to get service for it no matter how much you are willing to pay, because the very specialized parts and service jigs, firmware and software are only available directly from the legitimate importer, or the manufacturer back in Japan. Gray market goods have no US factory warranty, and receive no customer support from the legitimate importer. In photography, gray market goods are those imported by anyone other than the authorized distributor or agent, a.k.a, middle-man. The gray market falls somewhere in between. The white market is the trade of legitimate goods. The black market is the trade of illegal and/or stolen goods.