This lens from this seller is a "Gray Market" lens. Tamron will not provide any warranty. Will Amazon or the seller provide any warranty?
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I don't know the answer, but I'll answer anyway. I bought mine used, from a seller called "anandrav." So I took a chance. The lens arrived in perfect condition. But what I really wanted to say, is that the quality of the images and the general sharpness of the lens has really been eye-opening. I've bought enough things by grey market, that if one turned out to be a failure, I"d still be miles ahead. But, of course, I don;t know the particular seller and your tolerance for risk. I'm a little tolerant. What's the ad look like and who is the seller?
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I bought one with US warranty. I do not know if a gray market lens is available with international warranty. Check at large camera store web sites (like Adorama or B&H).
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This appears that there is a couple of ideas to why such a price difference. 1 this could be a refurbished lens. 2 this could be a gray market lens that you will not be able to get the US Warranty for the lens. 3 could be sold by an unauthorized dealer. My experience, is to find an authorize dealer that you will get the proper support for warranty and technical support.
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The model number for this lens is a005. This model then uses a suffix of "nii" for Nikon models, "e" for Canon models and "s" for Sony models. If you're trying to compare to another lens I don't know what it could be. At any rate, I have two of these lenses for two Sony cameras. I can say the Sony version of this lens is excellent and comparable to lenses costing much, much more. It has a very quiet autofocus and is very,very sharp. Let me add, if you are planning to purchase this lens from Amazon, check with Tamron first and verify that Amazon is currently an authorized Tamron dealer. When I ordered my first lens two years ago, Amazon was authorized and I had no problem getting the 6 yr warranty or a $100 rebate. When I ordered my 2nd lens, about 14 months ago, Amazon was no longer an authorized dealer and consequently Tamron would not allow me to register the lens for warranty or approve a rebate. They recommended I return the lens to Amazon - which I did - and reorder thru an authorized dealer. I ordered again thru B&H Photo and was able to register for the 6yr warranty and $100 rebate (I don't think Tamron is offering a rebate for this lens at this time.) I understand Amazon is again an "authorized Tamron" dealer but I would check with Tamron to make sure.
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I got this kind of lens from amazon, with 5 years warranty from the manufacturer.also the same applied with my sigma 50mm f1.4.
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Tokina USA will not warranty products purchased through Amazon - I found this out when my lens failed and I sent it in for repair. Try BH Photo or Adorama instead.
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Mine is in perfect condition. I have several lenses from Tamron and they have all been in mint condition. Return it to them and they should replace.
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yes - I called Amazon to verify that before purchasing, and mine did have the USA warranty. You may want to call, just to make sure. Lens is utterly amazing.
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If it's from Amazon or Adorama (where I got mine) and I'm sure B&H; and other big US dealers, it will definitely NOT be gray-market. Great lens too btw.
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tamron makes all their lenses available for all brands as far as I know I don't know about your particular lens you better contact tamron or go to a camera dept.
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I am not sure if you were asking a specific seller, but if you buy from Nikon or New lens from Amazon - it is a typical Nikon lens warranty. If you are buying a used lens from an individual seller on here, you should ask that seller if the lens is still under a warranty (because they may have lost all the paperwork or they may no longer have a warranty because they have had the lens for some time). I bought a used lens from here and it works great! I love my 85mm!
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Hi, no is not a gray market lens, this lens came nicely packaged and I was able to registered as mine in canon website.
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Imported does not equal grey market. Yes, it's imported, as are all cameras & lenses. But it's imported through Nikon so it's an official import, which means it comes with a US warranty and can be repaired in this country by any Nikon dealer. It's a great lens.
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If it is sold directly by Amazon, I don't believe you have an issue. If it's a 3rd party (even selling through Amazon), you should check. Usually it'll say something like "USA Warranty" in the description. And if a lens is significantly cheaper than at the usual places, be doubly suspicious.It's a great lens, but its strength is in the 16-24 range, not as much in the 24-35 range. Since I have the 24-70, that's not such a big deal -- but be aware.
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I do not recall, and do not have it at-hand.I can tell you that I have not needed a warranty -- the lens works perfectly and functions as-new.:)
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I have probably taken over 1000 pictures since my purchase of lens. I have not heard this problem. Call Tamron and speak with them. This is the second one I have
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HiI m not sure if it is grey market item or not, because I m going to use it outside of the US , I really didn t care about warranty. But anyway it is a great lens .