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<blockquote data-quote="Elliot87" data-source="post: 308779" data-attributes="member: 25183">As a beginner on a budget I've been shopping around for lenses that won't break the bank. Amazon UK seem to have a lot of Nikon lenses at very very good prices, but it seems from some of the buyers feedback that they are grey imports from china with no European warranty. I believe Nikon may still cover them with their worldwide warranty but it does mean that they don't qualify for Nikons cash back offer in the UK.I'm posting this partly to make others aware of this, as it isn't very clear on Amazon that you're buying from a non European third party.However I'm also not 100% sure on where you'd stand with such a lens were it to develop a fault?&nbsp; Has anyone else purchased one of these grey imports or would you if it meant saving money?They're very tempting, this is an example of one such lens on Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-55-300mm-4-5-5-6G/dp/B003ZSHNCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1400522422&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=nikon+telephoto+lens" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-55-300mm-4-5-5-6G/dp/B003ZSHNCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1400522422&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=nikon+telephoto+lens</a>£169 seems like a bargain to me but you know what they say &quot;If it seems too good to be true............&quot;Elliot</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elliot87, post: 308779, member: 25183"] As a beginner on a budget I've been shopping around for lenses that won't break the bank. Amazon UK seem to have a lot of Nikon lenses at very very good prices, but it seems from some of the buyers feedback that they are grey imports from china with no European warranty. I believe Nikon may still cover them with their worldwide warranty but it does mean that they don't qualify for Nikons cash back offer in the UK. I'm posting this partly to make others aware of this, as it isn't very clear on Amazon that you're buying from a non European third party. However I'm also not 100% sure on where you'd stand with such a lens were it to develop a fault? Has anyone else purchased one of these grey imports or would you if it meant saving money? They're very tempting, this is an example of one such lens on Amazon: [URL]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-55-300mm-4-5-5-6G/dp/B003ZSHNCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400522422&sr=8-1&keywords=nikon+telephoto+lens[/URL] £169 seems like a bargain to me but you know what they say "If it seems too good to be true............" Elliot [/QUOTE]

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