Nikon/Canon warranty on 2nd hand equipment

[firestormer]

Does anyone know how Nikon / Canon operate their warranty policy in practice ?

I'm looking at purchasing some expensive kit and want to save some money, but I would also would want some fallback if it all went pear shaped.

So if a seller says a D700 or 5DMkII was purchased 9 months ago, but they never registered it, would the next owner be able to register it?

I know these warranties are not strictly transferable.

Assume the gear was purchased in the UK and not a grey import.

Are third party warranties any good ?

Thanks
fs

[Pirate!!]

Have you emailed the manufacturer(s) in the UK? They would know . . . we might speculate to know. Ask Canikon UK. Assume nothing! If you provide the serial number(s) to them, they ought to know if it/they was/were sold via a UK retailer, though that may not be an issue.

Takes 30 seconds to draft and send an email. Manufacturers operate different warranty policies, so check with them first.

[dazza74]

From a Nikon perspective you'd get a year warranty in this box from the date it was sold. If you register a Nikon within 30 day's of purchase you get another year on top. Basically somethings not right if the 9 month old D700 doesn't have another 15 month's warranty left on it imo, you don't spend £1700 on a camera and not bother to qualify it for a two year warranty.

[Boldonion]

With Nikon you get a year from the date you bought the camera ( date on receipt or invoice which you might have to produce in the event of a claim) and a year on top from a company called Homeserve, providing the camera was supplied by Nikon Uk ( ie not a grey import). The warranty is not transferrable and only applies to the original owner.

Originally Posted by firestormer

Does anyone know how Nikon / Canon operate their warranty policy in practice ?

I'm looking at purchasing some expensive kit and want to save some money, but I would also would want some fallback if it all went pear shaped.

So if a seller says a D700 or 5DMkII was purchased 9 months ago, but they never registered it, would the next owner be able to register it?

I know these warranties are not strictly transferable.

Assume the gear was purchased in the UK and not a grey import.

Are third party warranties any good ?

Thanks
fs

[firestormer]

Thanks for confirming guys
If I do buy 2ndhand gear I'll still need to mitigate against breakdowns, I've found a few camera insurance companies that cover theft and accidental damage. Are there any reliable extended warranty companies that covers kit like this ?

[jonnypb]

Most warranties only cover the original owner. However, if you've got all the paper and receipts from the original purchase if it was in the UK I wouldn't see an issue in kit not still being covered. At the end of the day all they want to see is a valid proof of purchase, they're not going to do an identity check on you.

For all they know the kit was purchased by someone else as a birthday gift for you so when people say the warranty isn't transferable that's true in a sense but as long as you have the original receipts then take it with a pinch of salt.....