I live in the US. I bought a Nikon D 80 about 4 years ago and got an extended warranty for the camera for an additional 2 years ( total 3 yrs ). The price for the extended warranty was $ 49.95 and was from Nikon. I thought that was very reasonable for a $ 700 body. You might look and see if this option is available to you. Don't know about other warranties ( Mack ). I got the camera from Adorama. I usually buy from B&H.

DaveO

Please don't talk about Nikon Warranty, Loads of my equipment becomes uncovered this month! :-( No doubt it'll wait till the day after before showing any signs of trouble.

I'm surprised it isn't breaking consumer law to have it only available to the first owner. Also, DSLR's and lenses should have three year warranties IMHO.

I was very surprised that a company like Nikon have such retarded warranty policies. I have had terrible experience from Canon because of their warranty policy - in fact that experience is why I'll never buy another canon product - but Nikon should be better than that.

Ker-ching 2c.

The option of the third year warranty "payable" is not covered for Nikon professional cameras D3X for example. In the Uk all warranties apply to the first owner only ,and are not transfereable. whyNikon do this I do not Know. It would make a substanial difference to the secondhand value if warranties were transferable. while in the warranty period.

I have a 2+ year old D90 and have had this "Green light of death" issue for a few months now. I am wondering, if one rememdy is to get the main power circuit board replaced, then, why would it only do this occassionally, wouldn't the board issue cause it to always do it?

I also have experienced other mentioned issues; not able to reset the camera with the (2)buttons pressed and/or reformat the memory card (in the camera), the back screen stays on until the shutter button is touched and other strange lock up errors. And, all of these seem to be occassional, not permenant.

I also have trouble with my SB-600 flash, either it does not recognize that it is attached, or it won't flash at all (at times)...

Has anyone heard of Nikon doing more to help all of us with these issues, especially since I am now out of warranty. Also, I hate paying for repairs and maintenance the does not actually correct or fix the problems.

Thanks in advance, for any help!

Makes perfect sense now you have told us, thanks Leonard.

Hi Leonard,

Good to know. Thanks! :-)

My best,

Mike

It's a deadly common problem of D90. It's not the memory card at all.
Symptoms:
Memory access lamp is flashing when cam turned off. After terning ON the top LCD backlit lamp turned on and information came up on main LCD. After one snap they become normal. The battery drain like hell when turned off.
Fixation:
Simply go to the DSLR repair shop or Nikon service center and ask them to change the main power circuit board of the camera. Will take about $100 if the board available.
Reason of issue:
The power control IC get short and feedback the battery power to the battery causing the draining out and other problem like the top LCD back lamp turned ON after turning on the camera.
Careful:
To avoid this issue in future, after full charge of the battery, do not put it in the camera right then. Wait for the battery to cool down for 5-10 min and then put it in. With the full charge, the battery hold high ampere for a short time. It could damage the power distributor IC suddenly if you put it in the camera right after a full charge.
Best, Leo
>>from personal experience<<

KenRC51 said:
What do you mean by you do not have to register the warranty? On the warranty card it says that you must register the product within 10 days of purchase.

In the UK you only have to register your purchase on-line within 30 days, there is no requirement for you to ever fill in the warranty card that comes in the box, although it would need to be sent with your proof of purchase, to the service centre when needed. The rules in other countries may well be different for the reason I gave above. I'm not sure if this is what Prolmages was referring to?

ProImages said:
No, you do not have to register the warranty.

What do you mean by you do not have to register the warranty? On the warranty card it says that you must register the product within 10 days of purchase.

No, you do not have to register the warranty.

SkintBrit said:
That's exactly right, remember an official US import is a grey import in any other country. Think about it this way, we've just had the royal wedding here in the UK, do you really think that Nikon UK is going to say to foreign journalists whose cameras experience a problem while over here on assignment, "sorry we can't help you, it's not a UK camera or lens"? Of course they're not. You will however need to pay for any repairs as the warranties are provided and administered by the importing country, so as I have never paid in to the US service kitty by buying any of my UK equipment, it's only fair that I can't use their service network and vice versa. I do think it would be great if the service centres around the world were paid for my Nikon Corp, so we would all have word wide access to a service agent, but that's not the case at the moment.

I totally understand the concept, just heard horror stories regarding Nikon USA not performing repairs on Grey Market imports. Supposedly, this is to curb people from buying their gear from anybody other than the official US distributor (Nikon USA). There are a lot of people that seem to confirm this.

That's exactly right, remember an official US import is a grey import in any other country. Think about it this way, we've just had the royal wedding here in the UK, do you really think that Nikon UK is going to say to foreign journalists whose cameras experience a problem while over here on assignment, "sorry we can't help you, it's not a UK camera or lens"? Of course they're not. You will however need to pay for any repairs as the warranties are provided and administered by the importing country, so as I have never paid in to the US service kitty by buying any of my UK equipment, it's only fair that I can't use their service network and vice versa. I do think it would be great if the service centres around the world were paid for my Nikon Corp, so we would all have word wide access to a service agent, but that's not the case at the moment.

TaoTeJared said:
Not true - I have had many things worked on. You just pay the standard repair fees.

There are very few repairs that are covered under the warranty. Mostly what is covered is the electronics. If you drop it, soak it, bang it, etc. you will have to pay to have it fixed.

You're saying that Nikon USA will repair non-US imports? Everything I've ever heard stated they will not touch a grey market import, no matter how much you pay them. I've never had a problem that required Nikon service, so I don't know anything, other than what I've heard from other sources.

jfh said:
Also, it is my understanding that in the U.S., Nikon won't even work on an import/non usa item during and after the warranty period, even for a fee.

Not true - I have had many things worked on. You just pay the standard repair fees.

There are very few repairs that are covered under the warranty. Mostly what is covered is the electronics. If you drop it, soak it, bang it, etc. you will have to pay to have it fixed.

Also, it is my understanding that in the U.S., Nikon won't even work on an import/non usa item during and after the warranty period, even for a fee.

KenRC51 said:
What if I bought a used lens from someone else but I have their reciept. The reciept shows that guy's address who I bought the lens from. Is the lens still cover?

Officialy (in the UK at least) the warranty is provided for the original purchaser only, and is not transferable. Unofficialy if you have the original warranty card and can prove the date of purchase, you should be O.K. Our warranty is only a year though (currently 2 years on a promotion) so check the T&C's of the scheme for the country that you live in.

Supposedly you have only so much time to register the product from the purchase date (I think 60 days). I always registered mine right away. So I never gambled with it.

I do purchase a lot of items used and any repairs and CLAs are all under $200.

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Good question. It would be difficult for Nikon to know if you got it as a gift, or just bought it second hand and they gave you their receipt. I would like to know this too, as lots of ebay sellers say they will provide receipt with the lens you buy from them.

What if I bought a used lens from someone else but I have their reciept. The reciept shows that guy's address who I bought the lens from. Is the lens still cover?

Nikoner - savin $20 to $80 is maybe a not a big deal, but with exotic lenses it can reach much, much more and than it starts to make sense. anyway, both adorama and B&H are good companies, with good customer support, but You never know when You will need the warranty, even when Your lens is used only as a paper clip on Your desk.

Nikoner said:
I am looking to buy a lens and am wondering, what are the ramifications of buying a new imported lens from Adorama (or B&H) instead of a USA one?

So for an approximate $20 to $80 extra you get:

I just buy US lenses. If you have to get something repaired at a min it will be $150 and can be much much more. For me saving the $100 on a $1200 lens is not worth it.

Because of the wording on the Nikon Website, I sent an inquiry and this is their reply:

Thank you for contacting Nikon Technical Support. In regards to your inquiry, all your products were registered online successfully. Unfortunately you'll still have to send in the warranty card in order to obtain warranty coverage, the online registrations is for security purposes. Keep in mind you'll have to keep the receipt for the complete warranty time and send us a copy anytime the products need service.

Not really got anything useful to add (Nikon haven't answered my question yet), but my D300 came back from Nikon this weekend and wanted to say I am really impressed with the job they've done.

There are now no hot pixels, NONE! Before there were a few that were only visible if I took a picture with the body cap on, and a couple which were bad enough to show in ordinary photos and were quite annoying. Now a body cap photo is pitch black, even at ISO 3200.

Not had a chance to really check the focus yet, but from a few snaps of the cat with my 50/1.8 already I think there's an improvement. And they've done a great job cleaning it up, it looks nearly brand new. There was a load of dust behind the screen protector that I couldn't properly get rid of, it's all gone now.