Re: Mamiya Camera for IR, 120 IR films, & Pentax K1000 dimpling effect

["Karl and Anita Shah-Jenner" <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thundercat asks:
 >but is the warranty any good if you buy overseas
>i am told by many they are not good in the US
>and if you but overseas you have to send the camera
>back to the company in the country you bought it from.

I have read a warning somewhere (either USPS or Mamiya.. can't remember)
that stated that if the US customs get their hands on any, repeat ANY Mamiya
gear coming in from overseas - even second hand stuff, it will be
confiscated and destroyed - they ARE entitled to do this as the distributors
have a water-tight licence agreement on Mamiya imports.  If this happens you
will have no recourse to get your money back!

I just thought this is worth bearing in mind if you want to take the risk of
buying outside the US.  I've sent a fair bit of Mamiya equipment to people
in the US and this has never happened, but I'd hate to hear that someone
lost a lot of money due to a customs seizure

Karl
West Australia

>>Mamiya USA also known as MAC Mamiya America Corp. is
>>engaged in strict price fixing and importation controls of all USA
>>imported gear.  For these reasons it is always cheaper to buy
>>Mamiya equipment overseas.

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