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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 523815" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Just to tack onto this from memory (specific details may be slightly off, but the gist is there), Nikkor (which produces lenses) is a worldwide brand while Nikon (which produces bodies and accessories) is regionalized.  The difference being that a Nikkor lens bought anywhere in the world by anyone from anywhere else in the world will come with the same warranty as if you bought it from the shop down the street, whereas if you live in the US then you need to buy a Nikon from a dealer authorized by Nikon USA to sell equipment there in order to have a functional warranty.  This is why you'll find gray market bodies but never gray market lenses.</p></blockquote><p></p>