The way I see it:
the US warranty is valid only for US (and sometimes Canada as well). If you try to use
that warranty outside US, you might have problems (at least in Slovenia, they will not
accept any other warranty than the one that is valid for Slovenia as well. It is
obvious that they want you to buy stuff here, so they get something out if it
(provision) - so if you buy the stuff elsewhere, they don't get anything out of it and
they are not willing to provide you with free services either.
They grey market stuff is similar. Here, you don't have a valid Canon warranty but a
warranty that says the store that sold you the equipment will take care of the
warranty. So, the service is provided by the seller and not by the service network.
So, generally, stuff bought elsewhere is not being serviced by "authorized repair
shops" in Slovenia for free (under warranty). Unless you have a receipt that you
bought it here.
When I was selling my 300D (bought in USA) some guys would ask me if it has a valid
warranty ... and in my experience, everything works during the warranty period. :)
Then, the fun begins.
Regards,
Miha.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Willem-Jan
> I thought I had a good impression of how the Canon warranty works in
> a global context, being that grey-market models in the USA might be
> refused by Authorized Canon Repairshops[*], but not by Canon itself
> (engaging repair in or parts from Japan if necessary for non-USA
> models), and that at least within European countries there was no
> problem either:
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