Originally posted by tclausen That's rather interesting. As far as I know (*), in Japan and Europe, Pentax lenses come with a warranty card. Wonder why Pentax find it smart to do differently for different markets.
(*) I do not buy Pentax lenses daily, so this goes back to when I last acquired lenses...that was in 2013, still, but things may have changed since...
Perhaps it is because Pentax USA will provide the 1 year of support to any Pentax gear purchased in the US and is supposed to honor the international warranty for 1 year as well. It would seem that between those two that Pentax USA has to service any genuine Pentax gear that the owner can document was purchased <1 year prior to presenting it for service. If so, what use is a warranty card?
I do respect that Pentax provides warranty support to all Pentax gear purchased <1 year ago, even if not from an AD.