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The warranty goes from 5 years to 90 days. Nikon lenses are warranty for 5 years their bodies are one year.
If they've changed that then I may be wrong but I got this warranty that said if you register your lens you get an extra 4 years. I'm sure that if that warranty card is in your possession they will still have to warranty it even if they don't offer it to new lens buyers. I bought mine last July. It's the best lens that I have and I have all Nikon lenses.
You are correct. I purchased a new 105 2.8 micro came with a 1 year warranty, dealer just received it. Just purchased a 500pf 5 year warranty card enclosed. Contacted Nikon was told that since the 5 year warranty card was enclosed that Nikon would honor it. Also stated that she would put a comment in the system regarding our conversation. I’m going to make sure to keep track of that 5 year warranty card.
. I can hardly remember having bought something new if it comes to cameras or lenses. With stuff on this cost level it is just like with new cars. As soon as you have driven it off the dealers's yard it lost its first 10% . In extreme cases the price differences were big enough to be able to compensate for getting something fixed at own cost. And if you are a bit careful buying from private persons can be even more cost effective. The nice thing with this hobby is that at least most people seem to like their equipment and pay attention to it, so the risk is relatively low, especially thinking about part of the target groups for pro level gear. They sometimes have to give a really hard time to their gear just to get the job done. I had the chance to get in contact with a guy doing motor sports and one of his jobs was following the WRC around the world for years. I certainly would not have bought gear from him, because it was shaken during offroad rides, got "washed" and bombed with mud, sand, gravel, ... but it showed me what kind of abuse this pro level gear can take while still work flawlessly for years.. - a single day and pairs nicely with my gripped D850. Its great time comes especially when I can't sleep and get out well before sunrise or I forget to go home in the evening. It's a bit like in the Johnny Walker adverts " The light goes, the D4s comes" .
Very good point there! Thanks.
A friend just purchased a refurb 850 from Nikon with a shutter count of 0. He asked how that could be, could be several things. They could have replaced the shutter (or other component) and reset to 0 or they could be resetting everything as there was some static a while back from people buying refurbs with shutter counts ranging all over the place. Some were sending them back complaining that they wanted cameras with lower shutter counts. Would not surprize me if they are now resetting all refurbs to avoid the backlash. OTOH, could have been a unit sold, the buyer took a couple of shots and decided to return it, we'll never know if there was a valid defect or just personal choice.
I bought one last year and it's a great lens.
Well said Woodpecker!Same here
Don't get me wrong, I am still careful with my gear to keep it working and to conserve its value in case I want to sell it, but I became a lot less hesitant to buy second hand and tend to be less "scared" in using it under critical conditions.
If you go and buy used and get caught by a seller trying to cheat you, IMHO that's just bad luck. I am happy to say that it never happened to me up to now (knocking on wood while writing this) and am convinced that one gets what (s)he deserves. In other words, being as realistic and honest as possible when selling gear is already part of the protection against untrustworthy sellers, because the way you present your stuff reflects the way you would expect others to present theirs to you and you look at it with different eyes. Add some horse sense to it and you are pretty safe. The rest is just normal risk of life
BTW @Capturingtheunseen.com , thanks again for decision support a couple of months ago. I still love my D4s and I haven't regretted buying it - USED off course
