[Wheatfield]

Check deep when buying from any online/mailorder dealer. There are several (I won't name names) where gray-market is all they sell. As for Amazon, they are an authorized Pentax dealer for both US and Canada. Look for "Sold by Amazon" in the description. They are also resellers for Adorama (sold by and fulfilled by), if you prefer to buy from them.


Steve

Note also that ANY product that crosses an international border outside of the manufacturer's authorized supply chain automatically becomes grey market in the country it is sent to. This may or may not affect warranty, some warranties are international, some are semi international, some are voided in the event of a grey market sale. It is definitely something to be aware of.

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Interesting and confusing waters we wade when the world becomes so much less nation bound. You would think that companies would start to understand that international boundaries are much less meaningful to today's consumer.

I'd suggest verifying with Amazon and seller before making a purchase I guess.

International boundaries may be less important to consumers, but they are very important to the nations they live in. Depending on the nationalistic feelings of a particular population, boundaries are very particular to consumers.
You might have less problems buying from Canada than from Iran, for example, and for sure your government will have far less problems with you importing from Canada than Iran.
Granted this is an extreme example.

[UncleVanya]

Note also that ANY product that crosses an international border outside of the manufacturer's authorized supply chain automatically becomes grey market in the country it is sent to. This may or may not affect warranty, some warranties are international, some are semi international, some are voided in the event of a grey market sale. It is definitely something to be aware of.

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International boundaries may be less important to consumers, but they are very important to the nations they live in. Depending on the nationalistic feelings of a particular population, boundaries are very particular to consumers.
You might have less problems buying from Canada than from Iran, for example, and for sure your government will have far less problems with you importing from Canada than Iran.
Granted this is an extreme example.

This is starting to veer into politics so I will say nothing more on the subject of the rightness or wrongness of it.