Does SONY give international warranty on their lenses?

Hi

I would be very interested in knowing if a lens, a G or ZA lens namely, will get a 1 year full warranty, if purchased in the US. I am very often in the US, while i had the Olympus gear, warranty was a no brainer, as Olmypus gives a 1 Year worldwide warranty on their products, no matter where purchased, as long as you have a copy of your invoice.

Just to give you an example
70-200G SSM in Switzerland comes with a 3 Years warranty for 2400 USD.
70-200G SSM in US comes with a 1 Year warranty for 1600 USD.

Even if i have to add the custome taxes for import from the US (7.6%) i have still the price benefit.

Cheers
Martin

That is incredibly bad news for travelling photographers. I know it's meant as a control measure over grey import, but come on....

A very short-sighted move by Sony IMHO. No professional will use kit they can't get serviced 'on the job'.

One day, maybe one day, Sony will stop behaving like a Walkman and TV company and recognise that the photography market is somewhat different.

On a lens the warranty question is a moot subject. Buying a lens is like buying any other piece of electronics. When you take it out of the box it either works or dose not.   How many have had repair issues with lenses. Ill bet very, very few. IN fact one has just to look on ebay to see how many 10-20 year old lens are in mint shape. Generally, lens reliability is superb regardless of make.

So, I would not concern myself with this especially if you get to shoot a few photos as a "test drive". If its ok, ikt will work forever.

Cameras,and other mechanical objects are a different story. In these cases, i would be more concerned about warranty. Sony in Canada is about 25% more than USA but the offer a 100% two year warranty.

If all else fails, ask the retailer if they sell the Mack warranty as it's redeemable globally. See the Mackcam website for further information here.

Prices can be very cheap, especially if you order a lens or body from Onestop-Digital, though they don't hold much for the A-mount, but worth a look anyway. See here.

Ahoy!

If you want an international warranty, you should be able to buy a MACK warranty for a new item which must be registered within 2 months of purchase. Onestop-Digital (OSD) offer the MACK warranty. For example,if you bought a Tamron 272ES Macro lens, it would cost GBP £12.00 for 7 years cover.

It may be an idea to contact MACK via their website and enquire about buying a policy from them directly unless they say you have to buy cover from your nearest retailer, but it'll cost nothing to ask.

I am in Canada. I bought a Sony Zeiss FE lens in March and inside the box, there is a Sony European Guarantee Information Document, it said

"Dear Customer,
Thank you for having purchased this Sony product. The Sony European Guarantee applies to your product. You may obtain a copy of the Sony European Guarantee from the dealer where you purchased your product, by downloading it from country specific Sony website or by contacting Sony Customer Information Centre, as detailed in this document.
Please retain your sales receipt."

Please see the exact document in the link below:

Sony European Guarantee PDF

So it appears Zeiss FE lens purchased in Canada also include guarantee for Europe. I believe this is item specific since I couldn't find the European guarantee document inside my Sony Alpha/NEX camera boxes.

I also bought a new non-Zeiss Sony lens in Tokyo (Yodobashi) last Oct. I asked about international guarantee but was told it only comes with guarantee in Japan.