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Forum: Sold Items
01-04-2016, 03:57 AM
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-21-2015, 06:12 AM
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10-15% would still make it a good deal. I have to see what Mackcam says their prices are.
I did contact them and their response was "there is no international warranty with Pentax".
That is a really good point.
I read and understood it the same way. It's pretty bad of Pentax that you actually have to go to a forum to discuss their warranty statements to try to understand them.
Yeah, I guess you are right with that. As long as someone is willing to ship their camera to Japan, you can get it repaired by Pentax. But I will try to avoid those toll and transport costs by purchasing an international warranty.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-20-2015, 05:06 AM
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Ah, damn. Atleast I know now that it is not this way.
The savings might actually be higher (>400USD if I buy it in Sweden, 220 USD if I buy it in Germany). I didn't even know that third-party warranty was a thing. Do you know any companies that offer that service, preferably in the EU? I only found Mackcam so far and they seem to fit. Also, do you know in what price range a one or two year warranty would be?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-19-2015, 01:06 PM
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Thanks for the replies!
This is pretty much how I expected the warranty to be, but then I read the stuff on their website and it confused me a bit. it doesn't say anywhere that the warranty is based on any location (place of purchase or warranty usage) or their local representatives. That's what I don't really get. Maybe I am just dense but does it say anywhere that it needs to be repaired in the same country it was bought?
No, I don't. Just some colleagues. But if the worst case happens I would still have to spend a fortune to send it to the US and back and kinda lose the savings on that. Just FYI: one time shipping is 500 swedish crowns (60 dollars) with the saving being around 2,500 crowns.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-19-2015, 12:10 PM
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I am considering to order a Pentax camera from the US to save some money and was wondering about the status of the warranty in such a case.
For this I googled a bit and found some posts here discussing the old international warranty program but not much more recent information. I also checked the part of the Pentax website that covers warranties and stuff and found this sentence:
"...Any PENTAX which proves defective during the 12-month warranty period should be returned to the dealer from whom you purchased the equipment or to the manufacturer. If there are no representatives of the manufacturer in your country, send the equipment to the manufacturer, with postage prepaid.."
Warranty policy - RICOH IMAGING UK LTD.
As I understand that, I can order a camera from the US and send it, if needed, to the local (Swedish) representative that handles all the repairs and claims and only need to cover the shipping.
The reason I am posting this is because I am not sure if I understand this correctly (it states the same information in Swedish on the Swedish website) and wonder if someone might have some experience that may or may not support my understanding/interpretation.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-04-2011, 11:18 PM
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Hi Ash,
thanks. I already got some good help from here.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-04-2011, 11:07 PM
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Thanks for all the feedback.
As of yesterday I yet had to convince my girlfriend of buying an used lens with a scratch, since she is at the moment the money maker. Now after reading the new replies I felt like I could be able to convice her by reading the replies, buuuut the lens is sold. So gotta keep the eyes open again.
Anyway, thanks again for all the help, I didn't get the lens but I learned something about scratches :)
PS: It is really nice to get to read some of your peronal experiences with scratches.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-04-2011, 01:04 PM
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Hi there,
my name is Ole and I am at the moment living in Sweden while my home country is Germany. My camera is a K-r and I can be considered a camera freshman.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-04-2011, 12:55 PM
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Thanks for the fast replies and for the welcome :)
The time until I would have to return the lens would be 14 days. Should be good enough to do some testing with it.
The lense is used and it is around 130€ cheaper then other offers, which is why I am considering it. And the right to return the item within those 14 days without any reason make it somewhat more attractive to just get it and test it. I can save 130€ and lose max. the shipping costs of 20€.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-04-2011, 07:36 AM
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Hi there,
I am planning to buy a Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM SLD for my K-r and also found a (maybe) good offer on ebay. But to know if it is a good offer or not I got two questions.
The seller (a photography trader with a 99,3% rating) is writing that the lens got "micro scratches" on the lens, but that they are not having any influence on the image quality. You can also not see the scratches on their pictures on ebay, but the pictures are pretty small anyway.
First questions: Is it true that the lens can have scratches without influencing the IQ? Or is it just visual if you are doing professional photography.
And am I able to test the lens on my own at home to see if the scratches are influencing the IQ? Or would I need some special equipment? I would be able to return the lens within 14 days after receiving it, so I could buy it, test it and return it if the scratches are actually messing the pictures up.
And since I am somewhat a photgraphy noob: please tell me if I am missing some important points when considering this lens for my camera.
PS: Since I am not able to start an introduction thread I will just do that here: My name is Ole, I am living in Sweden at the moment and I am a proud owner of a K-r and love it!
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