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Anyone know what the warranty (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter rfc1
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Open the PDF for Binoculars without electronics in the link below from Nikon USA. It shows a typical Nikon Warranty for products sold in the USA. Your new Nikon 8x30 E2 from Tri-State should come with one if it is a binocular which was meant to be sold in the USA.
http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/en/nikon-store/shopping-help/index.page?#tab-warranty
This is from Tri-State's e-bay listing:
Warranty: 1 year USA Warranty for parts & labor, by seller
Seller Warranty Coverage: Manufacturer defects.Same as manufacturer warranty
Model: Premier E2 (8x30)
Imported Model: Manufacturer warranty not applicable
These are Gray Market, which means NO USA warranty - just a 1-year warranty from the seller. I bought mine from a Japanese seller through amazon and the warranty card is for a Japan warranty, also not USA. Not sure if you even get that through Tri-State.
Warranty: 1 year USA Warranty for parts & labor, by seller
Seller Warranty Coverage: Manufacturer defects.Same as manufacturer warranty
Model: Premier E2 (8x30)
Imported Model: Manufacturer warranty not applicable
These are Gray Market, which means NO USA warranty - just a 1-year warranty from the seller. I bought mine from a Japanese seller through amazon and the warranty card is for a Japan warranty, also not USA. Not sure if you even get that through Tri-State.
Amazon has dropped the E2 price to $379.99 for Japan vendor, amazon fulfilled orders:
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Binocul...TF8&qid=1443457875&sr=8-2&keywords=nikon+8x30
Make sure you are buying from a vendor that is fulfilled by amazon.
If, as I did, you sign up for an amazon.com credit card during the order, you can get 3% cash back and maybe even a gift card you can use during the order. I got a $50 gift card for signing up for the amazon.com credit card, but the offer may have changed by now.
If the offer is the same, then these binoculars will cost you less than $330. Plus, you can easily return them to amazon if there is any problem at all with them. They do come with a Japan warranty card and with English instructions in the user guide.
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Binocul...TF8&qid=1443457875&sr=8-2&keywords=nikon+8x30
Make sure you are buying from a vendor that is fulfilled by amazon.
If, as I did, you sign up for an amazon.com credit card during the order, you can get 3% cash back and maybe even a gift card you can use during the order. I got a $50 gift card for signing up for the amazon.com credit card, but the offer may have changed by now.
If the offer is the same, then these binoculars will cost you less than $330. Plus, you can easily return them to amazon if there is any problem at all with them. They do come with a Japan warranty card and with English instructions in the user guide.
Hi,
I just measured the objective tube diameter on my E2 and it's 43mm. So it' between size 19 (41.8mm) and size 20 (43.2mm) with the latter being a closer fit.
Joachim
NDhunter
Experienced observer
The Bushwacker Size 5, works perfect. You can leave the hinged cover
on or take it off.
Jerry
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That's the ones I was looking for , thanks.
A bfoutch said, the Tristate E2's are gray market. Tristate is not an authorized Nikon dealer, so all of their Nikon items are gray market. The E2 I bought from Tristate did not come with any warranty card whatsoever, although I suspect that these were originally intended for the EU (I bought another E2 from a different NYC vendor with a nearly consecutive serial number with the Tristate unit, and this other E2 had an EU warranty card). Just the same, my transaction with Tristate went smoothly.